Paid for It

Separate myself from the crowd Separate myself from the clout I didn't wait, I dealt with it now Energy kept safe, held it down I had help, I help with it now Can you smell what hell brewing now? Check yourself, don't sell ruin how Can you cope? You fell for the clowns I had been marginalized Lost enterprise Got separated for most of the time And now I'm trying, you pierce me with eyes Your soul is dying, you must realize To keep from lying, you must drop your guise The tables are turning and tides shifting Your clique full of bums, and some guys fibbing Try to manage my goals, so if God wills it I might just make it home with a smile Ain't heard from my friends in a while Shits getting muddy as I'm growing older Can't find my composure, I'm stuck in a vial Pour out my soul combination of vowels Secretive knowledge, I can't tell you how As long as you try, you goin' make it Go on keep on trying 'till you reach the undertaker No impatience on God Blood, sweat and tears You know I paid for it 200 years You know I'll pay for it Tussle with fear You know I pay for it Once you take a step back You might finally see what you made for it Blood, sweat and tears You know I paid for it 200 years You know I'll pay for it Tussle with fear You know I pay for it Once you take a step back You might finally see what you made for it It was all about grind and hustle Training mind and muscle Tryna make life easy I sideline the fuss Take my mind off bucks Place my mind on us 'Cos if we all growing that's glorious I was stuck in the house just like cory was 'Till my mom said no more, then I hit the bus Then, I went to my homies to catch a buzz Then, I ended up stuck just the both of us Tryna make my ends meet up like tinder Spitting that heat turn the studio to cinder I been down Got discovered without no auditions Reminiscing the days I enjoyed the flipping Whenever your girl come over make sure I tip her Shit Slow down boy Till the day when I run the whole town boy But for now, guess I gotta hold down boy Blood, sweat and tears You know I paid for it 200 years You know I'll pay for it Tussle with fear You know I pay for it Once you take a step back You might finally see what you made for it Blood, sweat and tears You know I paid for it 200 years You know I'll pay for it Tussle with fear You know I pay for it Once you take a step back You might finally see what you made for it