Gotta Get It

Lyrics

[Intro] Yeah Uh, uh Yeah Ayy Gotta get it Gotta get it, get it, gotta get it Gotta get it Uh, ayy [Verse 1] Queen City raised a king Since the Hornets can't do it, ma, I gotta win a ring My parents never married, I carry The flag of a lone star like where they was raised 'fore they beared me Please, don't compare me to any of my peers in this Like Shakur, I done shed many tears for this I got God from my mom and the sins from my father But I'ma break barriers like Barter I coulda went to Harvard But see, I chosе an HBCU then dropped out tryna be Shawn Cartеr At NCAT passin' blunts, dickin' down daughters Thinkin' to myself like, "I gotta go harder" Ain't nobody better than, better than I ever been Was heaven-sent just to travel through hell again They sayin' if it ain't trap, I'll never win I couldn't give a fuck like I'm celibate, it's evident that [Chorus] Yeah, huh, ayy I gots to get paid No church in the wild if we tryna get saved (Saved) Yeah, huh, ayy I gots to get paid Got family to feed, ain't no time to be afraid [Verse 2] Hey, ayy And I still need a lot of dough Lot to cope, bein' raised in survival mode Watchin' my mama take her check and paid tithes I love God, but we ain't gon' pay the bills with the Bible, though My religion was the mission And if it isn't love, then I find a new edition The blind lead the blind 'til they find the truth is missin' But me, I was a realist, never was superstitious Listen, uh What's the profit if these people gain the world and lose they soul? That's why I learned to stack it and lay low It's war where I'm from, soldier boys hold Dracos Halle Bailey, fuck around, give a boy a halo I was more Basquiat, couldn't do the same old Shit as everybody, though they tried to make me change, though I'm still tryna put my mama in that Range Rove' Stayin' ten toes 'cause I know how the game go [Chorus] Huh, ayy I gots to get paid No church in the wild if we tryna get saved (Saved) Yeah, huh, ayy I gots to get paid Got family to feed, ain't no time to be afraid, say