One Foot In

Lyrics

[Intro] Man I know I coulda been better, still could be It's just that... when you out here man, it's about making money, not excuses One day I plan on being able to be aight [Verse 1] Listen it's hard, you might not wanna receive this from me I wanna leave the streets but I ain't tryna leave this money Born with a silver spoon, shit, boy, you got me laughing I'da been happy if the spoon I had was made out of plastic Now I'm grinding, society completely denied me Couple of tattoos on my face, man, these people won't hire me Lawmakers doing plenty dirt, lying and cheating You made this plate so now you wanna lock us up just for eating And deep inside I know it's wrong, I won't say that it's not But even still I say a prayer before I step on the block And keep my head upon a swivel, see that's normal for us We living in hell so you best to look to heaven for trust Even my girl be stunting on me when this money surroundin' Seem like I come up short everytime I ask her to count it Taking chances with my freedom just to make me some change Young money-getter feeling like I'm trapped in the game [Hook] I know I need to slow it down (I know I need to slow it down) I know I need to get on now But I still got one foot in (one foot in) I still got one foot in (promise, man, I'm tryin') I know I need to go another route (need to go another route) See it's hard for me to get out now, that's why I still got one foot in (yeah) I still got one foot in Yeah [Verse 2] Riding 'round strapped, aggravated, gun in my lap Got two strikes up on my head, the next one it's a wrap And everyday I visualize myself locked in the joint Sometimes I think and wonder how I even got to this point I could've did something different with my life if I chose But seen the older G's showing off they jewelry and clothes And had to have it, not listening to my mama or preacher The only time I went to school was when I'm serving my teacher For this money ain't no telling how I'm liable to play On top of that I just found out I got a child on the way So now it's really on, nine months later he here And me not being in his life's the only thing that I fear I gotta flip this thing around and I eventually will But other than moving this work I never learned no skills So what's my option? 'cause mentally I'm tired of this grind But still my actions don't line up to what's inside of my mind You see [Hook] I know I need to slow it down (I know I need to slow it down) I know I need to get on now But I still got one foot in (one foot in) I still got one foot in (promise, man, I'm tryin') I know I need to go another route (need to go another route) See it's hard for me to get out now, that's why I still got one foot in (yeah) I still got one foot in Yeah [Verse 3] I started tryna think of other ways to bring ends through But when my money started falling off my friends did too I thought about going to school and picking up on a trade But see my son and baby mama they need money today And plus my conscious started messing with me, stressing my nerves Because I'm seeing what this dope doing to people I serve And now the light is on in my head, clear is my vision I done seen plenty of my partners dead or living in prison And I'ma travel down that same road if I don't release And leave my child with no guidance in these treacherous streets That fast money's an illusion, and we all gon' learn But when you livin' day to day it's hard to think long-term And if you tell a young cat to stop hustlin' for bread Make sure you got another option you can give them instead Because if not, they'll just turn around and laugh in ya face And they'll resort to what they know just to survive in this place You see [Hook] I know I need to slow it down (I know I need to slow it down) I know I need to get on now But I still got one foot in (one foot in) I still got one foot in (promise, man, I'm trying) I know I need to go another route (need to go another route) See it's hard for me to get out now, that's why I still got one foot in (yeah) I still got one foot in Yeah