LUCK AIN'T ALWAYS ON YO SIDE, BUT THEM BLESSINGS GONE BE THERE
ALL THEM TIMES YOU EVER CRIED, WAS JUST HELPING YOU SEE CLEAR
ALL THEM TIMES YOU EVER TRIED, WAS JUST HELPING YOU BEAT FEAR
AND ALL THEM TIMES YOU EVER FAILED WAS JUST GETTING YOU PREPARED (PREPARED)
YEAH, TAKE A SECOND TO BREATHE IN
WE WAS DESTINED TO BE HERE
THIS WAS SOMETHING NO MUTHAFUCKA COULD PREVENT
HARD TIMES AND LIFE CHANGING EVENTS
NEVER BROKE, FOLDED, OR BENT
LOOK MAMA, I MADE IT IN (YEAH)
NOW MY ONLY GOAL, NOW, IS TO GET A WIN, START OVER, DO IT AGAIN
I AIN'T GOTTA PRETEND (NAW)
CAUSE THA NIGGAS I'M WIT, KNOW WHERE I BEEN
BEEN WIT ME SINCE IT BEGAN
THIS SHIT IS 'TILL THA END (YEAH)
AND ALL THAT BULLSHIT IS IN THA WIND, I'M DONE MAKING AMENDS
THESE NIGGAS SWEAR THEY YA MANS (NAW)
THEN BE GONE THA MOMENT YOU NEED A HAND
THIS SHIT GETTING OUT HAND
I STOP GIVING OUT A HAND
CAUSE I LEANED THESE NIGGAS A PULL YOU IN, THA SECOND THEY GET A CHANCE
REMEMBER IT'S YOU OR THEM
USE TO LOOK IN THA MIRROR LIKE "WHO IS HIM?"
NOW I LOOK, IM LIKE "YOU IS HIM"
THIS A MOVIE LETS SHOOT A FILM
BALL LIKE WE HOOPING AT UofM, BUT MY SHOOTERS AIN'T IN THA GYM
THIS SHIT LIKE 'ABOVE THA RIM'
REMEMBER WALKING TO SCHOOL IN SOME DIRTY TIMS, NOW WE RUNNING SHIT LIKE THA CRIM
SAY MONEY CRIM DALACRIM
SURVIVING THROUGH THA HARD TIMES WHAT GAVE US PURPOSE
DO WHATEVER FOR THA SQUAD CAUSE OUR DREAMS WORTH IT
MUD BROTHERS FROM THA BOTTOM, TRYNNA REACH THA SURFACE
LIFE START WIT HELLA FLAWS, BUT WE MADE IT PERFECT
DID IT OFF A STRIVE, I AIN'T WISH AT ALL
IT AIN'T GIVEN, GOTTA GET IT
NO EXCUSE INVOLVED
AIN'T NO STOPPING, AIN'T NO QUITING
GOTTA KEEP EVOLVING
WHEN IT'S OVER, IT'LL BE WRITTEN AS A WINNING STORY
SURVIVING THROUGH THA HARD TIME WHAT GAVE US PURPOSE
DO WHATEVER FOR THA SQUAD CAUSE OUR DREAMS WORTH IT
MUD BROTHERS FROM THA BOTTOM, TRYNNA REACH THA SURFACE
LIFE START WIT HELLA FLAWS, BUT WE MADE IT PERFECT
DID IT OFF A STRIVE, I AIN'T WISH AT ALL
IT AIN'T GIVEN, GOTTA GET IT, NO EXCUSE INVOLVED
AIN'T NO STOPPING, AIN'T NO QUITING
GOTTA KEEP EVOLVING
WHEN IT'S OVER, IT'LL BE WRITTEN AS THA WINNING STORY
(THA WINNING STORY)