Been There Too

Lyrics

[Intro] (Mike & Keys) [Chorus: LaRussell] These niggas ain't gettin' no money These niggas ain't stackin' no loot These niggas ain't takin' care the family I can't blame 'em, I been there too These niggas ain't gettin' no money These niggas ain't stackin' no loot These niggas ain't takin' care the family Ayy [Verse 1: LaRussell] I never thought I'd be rich I never thought I'd lose the homies I'm on, is that the reason they on me? Is it the bread, the cheese, or the bologna That got these quote "real" niggas actin' phony? That got these quote "real" niggas in they feelings? Callin' my phone in they emotions while I'm chillin' I try to be there for everyone I can When the crutch is removed, will they fall? Will they stand? When they fall and hit the ground, will they blame it on the man? Or will they blame me for what they can't understand? Like I don't wake up and sacrifice every day I sacrificed years just to have this kinda day What can I say? The curse of the Bay Some niggas turn your game off 'cause they ain't get to play Try wakin' up at 4 a.m. to catch a plane Try travelin' from Merced via train Try showin' up with a smile through your pain Try to walk in these before you smut a nigga name I gave opportunity to every nigga I know Tryna inspire some of y'all like tryna flip a rhino Niggas love to play what Russ did or didn't do If you mad at what I didn't do, why didn't you do it? I had the light and lit a candle, they blew it I knew it [Chorus: LaRussell] These niggas ain't gettin' no money These niggas ain't stackin' no loot These niggas ain't takin' care the family I can't blame 'em, I been there too These niggas ain't gettin' no money These niggas ain't stackin' no loot These niggas ain't takin' care the family I can't blame 'em, I been there too [Verse 2: MALACHI] Yeah (Huh) What is a win to he who is scared to fail? That don't jump 'cause he figure that time'll tell? Who sees water, but fears the depth of the well? Inhale, sometimes he's odd, but God shiftin' my scale And God changin' my mind an experience at a time He'll change yours too if you try to walk in your shine Wanted to be accepted, although my card would decline Wanted to be addressed even when you ain't feel at home You love to push people away and then feel alone You love to put the bullet through them and then play the victim Now I be in the V like LaRussell and Con Funk Shun Conduct myself well when they wasn't cool with my shiftin' When you know you worth a mil' but ain't got a meal for the children That reside inside your heart, but also inside this building Filled with big stories of niggas who didn't make it Hieroglyphics on the wall that said you would be the greatest Told my papa I'm waitin', told my mama I'm waitin' Watch when I get my turn, them niggas gon' have to face it The eagerness to learn had also taught me my patience And here's Russ sayin', "Let's do a live session" I pull up with my pops, like TJ, we three deep Put me under the heat and nigga ain't see defeat Finally found my tribe of music I call my peeps And I hustle with them every day of the week, huh [Chorus: LaRussell & MALACHI] These niggas ain't gettin' no money These niggas ain't stackin' no loot These niggas ain't takin' care the family I can't blame 'em, I been there too These niggas ain't gettin' no money These niggas ain't stackin' no loot These niggas ain't takin' care the family I can't blame 'em, I been there too [Outro: LaRussell] Huh Ooh-wee Yeah, nigga, this real life Huh