[Intro: Dave East]
Uh, uh, too many, too many
Tryna win
Too many losses
Smoke, n***a, let's smoke, n***a
Whatever
Lifestyle

[Verse 1: Dave East & $id Tha Kid]
This feel like that 50 Cent, '99 "How to Rob" shit ("How to Rob")
Mama on me, tellin' me, "N***a, go get a job," shit (Get a job)
Nine-to-fives wasn't hirin', that made us rob shit (Rob)
Crown Fried for dinner, you now, wing and the thigh shit (You know)
Mama bought us clothes, our reaction, "This not no fly shit" (Not fly)
With five dollars, that's a nick bag or burger-and-fry shit (Nickel)
Sittin' in class noddin' off, I was on some high shit (High)
I lost a lotta homies, but they never leave my conscience (Never)
Them shots started clappin', like acne how they broke out
Hard to see us, tint no less than five percent when we roll out
If I got it, I split it with family, I don't hold out
Police investigatin' 'bout action that I don't know 'bout (I don't know)
Couple bodies done got straightened like a blowout
I ain't never been there, they just told me that shit sold out
Her nose sniffin', she start actin' different when the coke 'round
Used to front back when they had it, fast forward, n***as broke now (Hah, uh, yeah)
[Chorus: $id Tha Kid]
Yeah, they wasn't ready, now I came up
Chances wasn't given, we had to go out and take 'em
Tryna leave my mark on the world like it's a paste-up
All about them bucks like I'm Giannis, a paper chaser
Yeah, they wasn't ready now I came up (Yeah)
Chances wasn't given, we had to go out and take 'em (Ayy)
Tryna leave my mark on the world like it's a paste-up (Yeah)
All about them bucks like I'm Giannis, a paper chaser (Uh-huh, yeah)

[Verse 2: $id Tha Kid]
Growin' up, this rap shit was like a fatherly figure (Yeah)
Taught me to be slick and just make it to the top and be bigger (Bigger)
Hustlin' is topic of discussion, follow these others (Yeah)
And you gon' lose yourself like B-Rabbit, no time to recover (Yeah)
'Member days without a way, I was stuck inside a maze
Picked up the pen, put it on the page, sharpened my game like it's a razor (Uh)
'Cause my words is a weapon, all of you rappers gettin' tased (Tased)
Better watch where you steppin', like a Smith and Wesson, I'ma blaze (Grrt)
Yeah, I spit the impeccable, I ain't no regular emcee (Nah)
Generous teacher, won't ever give an F if you testin' (Haha)
Me, 'cause I make an effort to make sure I'm the best thing (Hey)
To ever touch a mic, and I ain't talkin' caressing (Yeah)
Compete when I'm on the track, so if you cross the line, you finished
Raw image, no gimmicks, suckas ostracized from my division (Yeah)
Life's a dick when it get hard, so it's all fucked in the beginning
Keep pushin', you'd think I'm doin' time the way I'm locked in every minute, uh
[Chorus: $id Tha Kid]
Yeah, they wasn't ready, now I came up (Yeah)
Chances wasn't given, we had to go out and take 'em (Ayy)
Tryna leave my mark on the world like it's a paste-up (Yeah, yeah)
All about them bucks like I'm Giannis, a paper chaser
Yeah (Yeah), they wasn't ready now I came up (Hey)
Chances wasn't given, we had to go out and take 'em (Hey)
Tryna leave my mark on the world like it's a paste-up (Hey)
All about them bucks like I'm Giannis, a paper chaser (Yeah, yeah, yeah)