Lyrics

[Intro] As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be great Bigger than life My father, big Rodney, he was a businessman Back then to be a successful black businessman you had to get yo' hands a lil' dirty He wasn't always a gangsta he just did a lot of gangsta shit Hustlin', slangin', you know all that He did whatever he had to do to make sure our family survived My moms, Renee, she was his Queen to her Slim, his Bonnie to her Clyde She was the backbone of the family After she gave birth to my older sister they eventually got married And then later gave birth to 2 more kids, me and my lil' brother At the time everything was lit I'm cribs, cars, clothes, all that You know the American dream Just a sure as the night fall, the demon's was approachin' Went from a dream to a nightmare, all in one motion