No Per Diem 2.0

Lyrics

I remember doing shows with no per diem Shit on by promoters but the fans hope to see him Some hope to be him, went from dive bars and clubs To shows in museums. No cap, no DMs But The message is direct Everything you put in ain't exactly what you get One more thing don't forget A check never outweighs integrity or respect They told me everything that I couldn't do Told me everything that I should've done Showed me еverything that I shouldn't choose Then showеd me everything that I could've won Told me everything that I should be And it's everything that they ain't On God, from what I can see… You ain't qualified to tell me what I can or can't Do... if you never tried, never failed Can you truly recognize if I ever will Fall then I'll rise to be better still Get by, 'til we make more paper than Hammermill ...Turn a skeptic to a zealot 'Cause I'll die working toward it, 'fore I live to regret it Whether lost in the forest, off course in the dessert I'ma forge what we got into lil slice of heaven I remember doing shows with no per diem Shit on by promoters but the fans hope to see him Some hope to be him, went from dive bars and clubs To shows in museums. No cap, no DMs But The message is direct Everything you put in ain't exactly what you get One more thing don't forget A check never outweighs integrity or respect (Uh huh) It's always been clear who I been rocking for Doing what's right, ain't what's easy or popular Ice cold, you might need to rock a fur Since my first concert in the nosebleeds with binoculars I think it was Sesame Street Live Wrote a paper about it, everything expertly described Since the day I first, (first) switched gears and hit the go Proudly doing it wrong 15 years in a row Still… (Still) Never straying from the path Knew if I could make 'em cry, then I could make em laugh I was doing the knowledge and they was doing the math It was long overdue like a Ran and Stan collab (Haha) Tax man, saying I ain't gone see a return That ain't nothing new, I just need to keep what I earn Looking back with no regrets about anything that we did (Uh huh) Make a living with creations Make life with what we give I remember doing shows with no per diem Shit on by promoters but the fans hope to see him Some hope to be him, went from dive bars and clubs To shows in museums. No cap, no DMs But The message is direct Everything you put in ain't exactly what you get One more thing don't forget A check never outweighs integrity or respect I'mma put in more where it really counts And never sell my soul for any amount Never stress what people consider less Got everything I need that's what it means to be blessed (Uh) …I was undervalued by the overrated Gave me the wrong directions now they're all surprised I made it Created my own lane, found the strength to pave it And "where I'm s'posed to be" is where I'm situated They told me everything that I couldn't do Told me everything that I should've done Showed me everything that I shouldn't choose Then showed me everything that I could've won Told me everything that I should be And it's everything that they ain't On God, from what I can see… You ain't qualified to tell me what I can or can't do You ain't qualified to tell me what I can or can't do