Lyrics

[Intro] You know I used to be a slacker, y'all I know a lot of us were, I've changed Would y'all say I've changed? (You've changed, a little bit) Yeah? (Yeah, you've changed) Alright Just a little bit, but uh, I used to be a slacker when I wrote this song I've changed, I'm a lot better off now but, uh This one's old (Uh) And uh, it's still cool And some of y'all maybe are too Maybe this intro's too long, who knows? I don't slack on intros anymore, that's— Back in the day when I was a slacker this intro would've been way shorter So uh, we gon' keep it long, you know what I mean? You good Kush? Let's go [Chorus] If I woulda tried harder I would be all I can be If I woulda tried harder I coulda sailed the seven seas, yeah If I woulda tried harder I would be a better man I guess I shoulda tried harder But I didn't, so here I am Here I am [Verse 1] I should probably be a star by now But I'm probably at the bar by now If you're hearing this past five, or even four If it's morning, I'm probably somewhere on a cement floor Even more so if we on tour Me and E explore the country, wondering about the evening before (Uh) Trying to explain where the time went While other rappers find a studio to grind in It's kinda like when Kobe finds a gym But the flow be Iverson Yes, homie, I am him I don't practice a lot, not a habit I got I'd rather smoke pot and kick it with Craig and them But Craig and them ain't making Benjamins They just sittin' on the couch again and again and again Damn, free time, I always wasted it I wonder what my life would've been like if I'da gave a shit [Chorus] If I woulda tried harder I would be all I can be (Be all I can be) If I woulda tried harder I coulda sailed the seven seas, yeah If I woulda tried harder I would be a better man I guess I shoulda tried harder But I didn't, so here I am Here I am [Verse 2] Back in high school, this shit was a breeze Smoked a bunch of trees and I still got B's Got high as ugh on my SAT's Both as far as score-making and right before takin' 'em I've never worked harder at a job than required I've only worked hard enough not to be fired It's like Office Space You'da thought that Peter was there Or Jennifer Aniston rockin' minimum pieces of flair I couldn't imagine what woulda happened If God wouldn'ta made me good at rappin' It's only 'cause of that a good life I provide myself But just think, what if I'd applied myself? I could be another level rich Sponsored by a bubble beverage On television talking about how good Dr. Pepper is I wish I was as ambitious as 50 Cent I coulda went the same route him and Diddy went, but alas [Chorus] If I woulda tried harder I would be all I can be (Be all I can be) If I woulda tried harder I coulda sailed the seven seas (Sailed the seven seas) If I woulda tried harder I would be a better man (Be a better man) I guess I shoulda tried harder But I didn't, so here I am Here I am [Outro] Ayy, a-la-da-da-da, uh, Michael Jordan, I ain't talkin' to you, nope Mark Zuckerburg, I ain't talkin' to you, nope Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Oprah Winfrey, I ain't talkin' to you To who else is successful? Uh, Dwayne the Rock Johnson, I ain't talkin' to you To Magic Johnson, I ain't talkin' to you To Howard Johnson, I ain't talkin' to you To the company Johnson & Johnson, I ain't talkin' to y'all You made Band-Aids for Christ's sake, I ain't talkin' to y'all, no Ah Kush Mody, I ain't talkin' to you To my brother Herbal T, I ain't talkin' to you Davy Nathan, Jonathan yo, I ain't talkin' to you To my people at the Sugarshack, I ain't talkin' to y'all, no I ain't talkin' to y'all Playin' basketball, I'm not that good I'm gonna do my thing like you knew I would, ayo, uh-uh I shoulda tried harder I would be a better man, ayy I guess I shoulda tried harder But I didn't, so here I am [Spoken] Alright Thank you Bam Thanks, y'all