[Intro]
Yeah, I mean sometimes you just gotta get truthful, honest
N***as hate to hear the truth, but here it is

[Pre-Chorus]
Life is never really what it seems (Yeah)
We expect more than we achieve (Yeah)
Plottin' on another way to scheme
You trappin' when you could've made the league
My n***a, everybody got a dream
But reality is

[Chorus]
Most of us ain't gon' make it rappin' (Nah)
Most of us ain't gon' make it trappin' (Nah)
Most of us ain't gon' make it playin' ball (Fuck we gon' do?)
Somebody ain't gon' see tomorrow
But none of us is gon' be here as long as reality is

[Verse 1]
My momma told me I can do anything I imagine (Ayy)
My daddy told me I should do everything with a passion
My granny told me stay out them streets and don't get distracted (Nah)
A n***a couldn't wait to be grown and then it happened, shit
Could you imagine (What?)
If everything you saw for your future might never happen (Fuck) Livin' in the past, tryna justify all your actions (Damn)
Feelin' like you livin' for nothing and hustlin' backwards
Ready to flip a mattress (Ayy)
It's funny how these battle scars tell all
Yeah, they gon' tell the truth whether you well off or you fell off (Real shit)
I seen so many puppies get a pound and turn big dog
Was quarterbackin' packs so they got sacked for a big loss
Wasn't on your A game, out here doin' anything (Damn)
Tryna find a bunch of different places you can place blame
I know a bunch of people who fell victim to the same thing
'Cause talent take your places that character can't sustain
And that's why
[Pre-Chorus]
Life is never really what it seems (Yeah)
We expect more than we achieve (Yeah)
Plottin' on another way to scheme
You trappin' when you could've made the league
My n***a, everybody got a dream
But reality is

[Chorus]
Most of us ain't gon' make it rappin' (Nah)
Most of us ain't gon' make it trappin' (Nah)
Most of us ain't gon' make it playin' ball (Fuck we gon' do?)
Somebody ain't gon' see tomorrow
But none of us is gon' be here as long as reality is

[Verse 2]
I been eatin' on the ocean with women I always wanted (Yeah)
Reflectin' on the times we was trappin' off unemployment (Ayy)
Drivin' in my momma's Corolla to get a quota
Thinkin' I can't wait to live how I live at the moment
A n***a never lost focus (Never), I stayed on course
So many wanted to be the Jumpman 'til they jumped off the porch
Bringin' cleats to the court, you playin' the wrong sport
That's why you never got your shot and forever comin' up short
You so in love with your mentality, you miss reality
N***as too worried 'bout status instead of salary
You think you gon' get the panties if you make her Patek freeze
I could take a bitch to Applebee's, she won't be mad at me (Nah)
Perception is only your reflection of who you'd rather be (Ayy)
It's clear n***as live in fear of they own mortality (Ayy)
School of Hard Knocks, I never been in no academy
'Cause I come from The Bay, where n***as learn to live with tragedy
[Pre-Chorus]
Life is never really what it seems (Yeah)
We expect more than we achieve (Yeah)
Plottin' on another way to scheme
You trappin' when you could've made the league
My n***a, everybody got a dream
But reality is

[Chorus]
Most of us ain't gon' make it rappin' (Nah)
Most of us ain't gon' make it trappin' (Nah)
Most of us ain't gon' make it playin' ball (Fuck we gon' do?)
Somebody ain't gon' see tomorrow
But none of us is gon' be here as long as reality is