Ask me why I am how I am I say sorry bout it
I came up different so let me tell you bout it
Came up on my own help I stayed without it
Was too easy for me too fail I just couldn't allow it
Mom and dad always working
Only thing they did was birth me
Grandpa and grandma turned me
No complaints this start of my journey
Got the rock James worthy
Middle school dunking early
Did it all had three jersey
Now everybody thought me worthy
Sports made me friends
Then I started staying with them
They mamas the goats welcomed me in
Project houses milk crate rim
They mommas taught me respect
Changed up my dialect
Learned the importance of that check
Then out couldn't be like the rest
I was brought up with a mix of cultures different mothers
Had a team of brothers
All from the gutters
Peeping of the shutters
Scanning the street for gunners
Rather be an other
Than just be another
No matter what I do I can't be another sad story
Killers on the news thinking they got their glory
Another statistic wasted away like the ones before me
Work hard be a star so they can't ignore me
Then Imma put my people on for everything they did for me
I've gotta hold it down calm when it get stormy
Water to wine for my team keep pouring
They used to ignore me now they taking inventory
Concrete roses you know we extra thorny
Ain't nothing like me anything but corny
Everyone the same now they so boring
I'm different the can never ignore me
Three high schools three years cause I had to ball
Thought it was my call
Kept hitting walls
Broke my leg it woke me up
Lost my game I had to re up
Then got My cleaned up
Old act calling scene cut
Had to work for my skills to show
Couldnt have worked harder on bro
Thank god it humbled me tho
But Lost my confidence I lost my go
Had to work my way back
Never got it all a back
Out the gutter what you call that
Stayed at school like I packed
Saw my brothers less
That's what I regret
The game made me who I am
The game gave me my fam
It did take away my jam
Still grateful I do what I can
Still be filling up stands
Even though most is just rap fans
No matter what I do I can't be another sad story
Killers on the news thinking they got their glory
Another statistic wasted away like the ones before me
Work hard be a star so they can't ignore me
Then Imma put my people on for everything they did for me
I've gotta hold it down calm when it get stormy
Water to wine for my team keep pouring
They used to ignore me now they taking inventory
Concrete roses you know we extra thorny
Ain't nothing like me anything but corny
Everyone the same now they so boring
I'm different the can never ignore me
Ask me why I am how I am I say sorry bout it
I came up different so let me tell you bout it
Came up on my own help I stayed without it
Was too easy for me too fail I just couldn't allow it