Intro (On Purpose, With Purpose)

Lyrics

[Verse] I been away for two years and a bit I'm still sayin' what these niggas scared to admit Somebody asked me why I don't live in Newham anymore I just had to move here, the view there was a myth I'm just lookin' at my circle, like, if I died now, could I really put my money on who's there for my kids? My jigga, I thought you was stand up nigga till a opp sent a shot and you was cheerin' for him I'm at the age where my friendships are fragile Glad I got a son while I'm still agile Last night, you see a man in Mayfair Next day, it's Daddy Daycare, and death could only be the reason that daddy ain't there I said, "Go and havе some children," maybe you'll chill thеn Or maybe you should focus on gettin' molly, until then It's ironic boys havin' daughters made us real men And all we wanna do is protect, teach and shield them See now, I got responsibilities, I'm havin' flashbacks of Mum bein' responsible for me Thirty-eight with a .38, subtract twenty-seven, add one, what a problem it can be What's a life when death's the only promise you can keep? Gut feelin', my abdominal can speak Last night, it was impossible to sleep I used to worry about the robbers and the thieves, now I'm worried 'bout the tax man White Airforce and the money gettin' black, man, tryna stay clean Mm, they got me listenin' to rappers my age, talkin' like they're in their fuckin' late teens See, I'm a man that's always had a vision, but bein' broke made me make bad decisions What's a man with ambition and ammunition? And a mission, fuck plannin' permission I'm the builder and the architect I design it then build it I just still need to carpet it I was into garage when I couldn't put a car in it Now they askin' where I been, and the answer is I just been behind the scenes ghost writin' It's still me behind the bar like the barman is It's still me behind the bar on the barber ting Barking, it's still me behind half the marketin' I'm in this, "What's next?" pinnacle vibe I swear I really wanna let all the subliminals slide, I can't See, I rather put these niggas in line than put these niggas in lines All these niggas are lying, mm Some of them boy there got me living in their heads Don't make me kill an MC, I make a living offa dem, oof Granny could always see the villain in my friends I still say, "Free the brothers" like they're innocent men, hmm I'm lookin' back at moments I should've cherished The journey and the soldiers we buried When Darren and Jordan got hitched, I had a twenty-bag show and didn't go to the weddin' I feel like I've got a album full of stories I really ain't supposed to be tellin' I watched nanny die slowly, I looked in her eyes and she was closer to heaven Pronounced dead the same day I shot "Proud Family" Then a year after that, cancer try kill aunty I don't know if I'm strong or the pain's been on hold so long, I don't know what I'm goin' through exactly I'm at an age where man I grew up with are havin' heart attacks I used to worry about arrest, but not a cardiac I'm two years deep in the gym, now I just gave my bredrin my starter pack Right now, you're in the line waitin' on the rollercoaster of emotions I'm still rollin' with the punches I only feel peace when I'm closer to an ocean Well, well, I manifested my life from a jail cell then I came home and put this whole ting in motion But I was born with it, that's how long I've had talent Only see how far I've come when I check my bank balance, it's G [Outro] Purpose is heavier than anything you've ever carried Purpose will make you contemplate suicide There is some deliverance you're asking God for That He is holding back until you do what He's called you to do