I know that patience is a virtue but we workin' it in
And insecurities be hurtin' but we work em' within
So if I said yo water holy would you baptize a kid?
And we can talk about that young, dumb shit that we did
Thinkin' back, I wrote my first rhyme in 2009
Just tryna holla at a shorty back in Jeff Junior High
Coincidentally, my first heartbreak at the time
But had to roll it off, neva let 'em know I ain't fine
Years follow and I'm bitter pill swallowin' (Mhm, Mhm)
Years follow, bitter still 'n' wallowin'
Neva let my guards down, I swear the feelin' hollowin'
Maskin' my emotions, could've swore it was Hallows' Eve
And lookin' back, I neva thought those demons would follow me
Almost let my pride kill myself, Apollo Creed
I was workin' register, you walked in- it's all a dream
I turned and looked at my homie like, who is that? Ooh- she mean
He said her name is Erica, she got an interview with me
Second we started wasn't flawless, that had to do with me
Always had class while my ass on that truancy
I was in the field trippin', vision switchin' to you 'n' me (I said)
I was workin' at that liquor sto (Workin' at that liquor sto)
Still ain't know what I was lookin' fo (Don't know what I'm lookin' fo)
Then you walked in lookin' good as hell (Good as hell, good as hell)
Angel or demon? Shit I could neva tell
I'm like might as well (Might as well, might as well)
(I said-) That liquor store shift made a force shift
Liquor store shift, liquor store shift (Yea)
That liquor store shift made a force shift
Liquor store shift, liquor store shift
Y-O-U are B-A-E, gotta get that right
Bet I gotta get that off my chest, bet I gotta call you out on site
Remember that line? I know you do
Spit it in the car? Ova that Views
Lookin back- wasn't ready for you
Sabotaged, thank God that we grew
And if you neva take my seed baby girl I'll be cool
That's still a whole lotta life in this garden with you
I know I ain't always been my best, with you I do better
Been to hell 'n' back so many times we shoulda bought a sweater
When I met her, I was passive-aggressively tryna sweat her
Gotta house now, two cats, a dog and what's better
When I met her, wasn't thinkin' of the family I'd be head of
I was tryna pull some strings on her hips like Jipetta
Now she got them hooks deep in a kid and neva let up
If it wasn't for that liquor store, woulda neva met her (Damn)
Yea- said if it wasn't for that liquor store, woulda neva met her (Damn)
I was workin' at that liquor sto
Then you walked in lookin' good as hell
I'm like might as well, I said