Going Down

Yeah, I heard there's war going on outside I promise I'm doing everything for me and mine I'll sell my freedom to eat on that government dime My own martyr, 'Imma struggle 'till the day that I die I know I tried, I'm checking my bread Eyes red, I barely sleep in my bed From PM to the AM, I been working, it's a process They doing what they can to keep my people in the projects I'm dreaming for a day where I could break that ****ing promise My head spinning, pulled me out of the whip That copper asked me what I'm doing with his hand on hip A black man, a black Benz, it's all part of the script I learned that 40 in a 40's simply moving too quick **** him, and what he stand for, I'll for fight that power Then buy a house by those people, turn my music up louder Then move my family on the block and have 'em hand me my flowers A big ego on a nigga, I'm in love with the doubters Look, 'cause when I said it I meant it, like really obviously I've been honest, I'm on it with new velocities To suffer from success is just one thing I refuse I bet that none of ya'll niggas ever fit in my shoes I been down, like beat battered in scenes scattered, my jeans tattered And in that bottle was peace, in need of green pastures I think I drink to success, so I'm drinking heavy now I've been compared to the best, but we all going down Yeah, look I'm leaving soon and won't be back for a minute So sit your petty ass down and let me handle my business I've done it all upon my lonely, no one grants me a ticket It's black excellence, I'm happy throwing hands with these bigots I only know division, no decisions Towel is ****ing thrown in Since it's me, I'm steady hustling on my own volition, own ambition Nigga I ain't stopping 'til I get rich and control the system Know I'm pissing off 'bout every one I've got a bone to pick with I'm incoming, someone hand me a drink 'Cause with a bottle and a mic the only way I can think I think I model all my plight from what I heard from that shrink They acting like they never seen no nigga close to the brink **** 'em, I said it once, and look I'll say it again I've have a lot of hard times and seen 'em out to the end It never depends, I know I'm taking all they can send I heard the bigger the ego, the ****ing bigger the man That's a good Christian with bad habits, a great addict I put my life on the record, so nigga stay at it I've heard them adages, shit that makes people average I don't take advice from nobody I know I'm better than Been down and out, so what I do got a purpose Look how you think you bother me when I believe that I'm perfect? You're either with me, or your ass against me I'm 'tryna right my wrongs because I can't rewrite the history We all going down