Yeah yeah yeah
Oh oh oh
Aww nah nah
I was on my own
No roof on me to call my home
I told my mamma I was grown
Had no idea that I was wrong
Been havin' visions of the past yeah
When I was right down to my last
Them emotions had a mask
Can't let them people see me sad
Then them lame n*ggas tried robbin' me
Can't believe them n*ggas robbed me
Next one that try robbin' me it's a homicide that's the policy
Makin' friends been hard for me
Can't trust a soul I need honesty
Women say they need all of me
But me myself I is all I need
Cuz I'm straight
No I won't fold and I can't break
One felony ain't beat the case nah
Now my eyes open I can't waste
Cuz I'll be the man when I'm finished
Workin' it out like it's fitness
Gave up my heart in the trenches
And came out a lion I did it
Made all my mistakes and I ain't never goin' back yeah
Came without a scrape and now I'm straight
But
They don't wanna see me shine
So I got right back on my grind
I know I had to take my time
I'll remain patient for what's mine
No they don't wanna see me shine
Nah nah
All of them nights I sat and cried
They had me locked down in my mind
Now I'm just waitin' on my time
Cuz they don't wanna see me shine
Too many jobs I had lost then I had to go harder fasho'
9-5 really ain't workin' I stuck to the pen and the flow
So many nights in the stu I was workin' to turn it to gold
Now I have nothin' to them they know I get it and go
I got nothin' left to prove
I'm such a blessing it's the truth
I know they watchin' all my moves
I'm here to show them what to do
Complicated in the struggle then it made a man out me
Everytime life knocked me down I had to stand proudly
I was taught to always face your problems never ran from em
It was all part the plan don't misunderstand
Cuz
Now they gotta see me shine
Now they can see I took my time
I had stayed patient for what's mine
I never wavered from my grind
Now they gotta see me shine
Yeah yeah
No more them nights for me to cry
All of this came from out my mind
I'm built for greatness it's my time
Now they gotta see me shine
Gotta see me shine
I'm just waitin' on my time
They gotta see me shine