Life Story

Lyrics

[Intro] Let me give you a little bit of insight To the road your boy had to travel so far [Verse 1] Whoa, it all started on a Wednesday Labor pains, hospital room then K My grandmother named me, I was with it then They wrapped me up and brought me home to the Dead End We growed up with love, neighborhood was fast, man Mama made sure her son always had things Daddy was a hustler, he did it all his life Playing pool, poker, making bets and shooting dice He didn't live with us but he wasn't far from me First time in my life seeing large money Kept my pockets full, fifty bucks was great then Chillin' in the pool hall at the age of ten By now we in the village, I'm a overachiever I played a little ball, coulda been a wide receiver Life was pretty good, and every day was new But things took a bad turn in 1982 [Chorus] This is just a few parts of my life story I know I did a few things that wasn't right for me This is just a few parts of my life story I know I did a few things that wasn't right for me, I'm still learning though [Verse 2] I lost my grandmother, Mamma's married, now it's on You know the drill, me and step-daddy don't get along Felt like a third wheel, too young to understand Trippin' 'cause I'm the only child but that's my mamma's man But then he went to jail, pain she tried to keep it in By then we living on Salinsky, two deep again I met some new friends, and day and night we ran Around eighth grade is when my rap life began Boys would battle rap, I never heard of that Went home and wrote a few, came back and murdered cats Figured I must be good, wanted to prove it though My daddy broke some bread and threw us in the studio I'm 17 now, first rap record made Travelin' and talkin' major deals in the eleventh grade A few mistakes were made, I went from group to group A few years later still never seen no loot [Chorus] This is just a few parts of my life story I know I did a few things that wasn't right for me This is just a few parts of my life story I know I did a few things that wasn't right for me, I'm still learning though [Verse 3] I'm out of school now, still at my mamma's house A grown man now, stepfather finally out Music was in my blood, to them a wasted scene They said, "Go get a job", I'm tryna chase a dream Although I love 'em both, I knew I had to go I asked my dad, "Can we try again?" He said, "Fa sho" This time we movin' units So now we making chips I'm living life rapping, struggling with relationships Around that same time, I dropped another bomb I visited The Nation, converted to Islam The truth was uncovered, they snatched the tablecloth My content changed, started scaring labels off Went through some ups and downs, no longer concerned with fame The hard road I traveled just helped me learn the game And this is just a short passage to capture my life Parts of my past but I still got some chapters to write [Chorus] This is just a few parts of my life story I know I did a few things that wasn't right for me This is just a few parts of my life story I know I did a few things that wasn't right for me, I'm still learning though