[Intro]
You gotta put in the grind for this shit
You can't cheat this shit, you know what I'm sayin'?
(Okay, Prodigy, that's pressure) Yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
I had to grind for this, yeah
I was workin' my ass off, now I'm havin' shit, yeah
My grandma, auntie, mama proud of me, yeah
Who ever thought I'd see a half a ticket? Yeah, yeah, yeah
Everybody wanna be rich, but you gotta grind for this, yeah
Everybody wanna be rich, I put in the time for this
I was just beatin' the buckets (Beatin' the buckets), I was just stealin' clothes (Stealin' clothes)
'Member I ain't had nothin' ('Member I ain't had nothin'), I was usin' hoes (I was usin' hoes), yeah (Yeah, yeah)

[Verse]
I put in the time for this shit
Twenty-four hours in the studio, I wasn't lyin' to my chick
I was havin' studio time, foenem tryna hit a lick
I was buyin' studio time before I buy some for my jit
I was riskin' my life on the block tryna shoot my first and last clip
I was goin' to the studio with a Glock and a ProMag-ass clip
I had to put in work for hours, told Pharris put me on air
My bitch tellin' me come in and help, me, I'm in the studio like for hours
She got mad, we broke up, she on my ass, but so what?
I'm in my bag, I go up, n***a talk down on me, but so what?
I heard n***as tryna pass me, so they tell me slow up (Tell me slow up)
If you know me, you know I been grindin', it's my time to go up (Time to go up)
I got rich from this shit
You can't tell me shit, I done got rich from this shit
I done made my first check, it was 'bout a mil' and some cents
I could take a vacay with the fam and go chill and shit, uh
[Chorus]
I had to grind for this, yeah
I was workin' my ass off, now I'm havin' shit, yeah
My grandma, auntie, mama proud of me, yeah
Who ever thought I'd see a half a ticket? Yeah, yeah, yeah
Everybody wanna be rich, but you gotta grind for this, yeah
Everybody wanna be rich, I put in the time for this
I was just beatin' the buckets (Beatin' the buckets), I was just stealin' clothes (Stealin' clothes)
'Member I ain't had nothin' ('Member I ain't had nothin'), I was usin' hoes (I was usin' hoes), yeah