If they say you′re actin' brand new
That′s 'cause you're doing something that they can′t do
They wouldn′t last a mile running in your shoes
They hate you so but still what's on your feet
Saved from the clutches of defeat
I′ve been forgiven for mistakes I can't repeat
They had me cuttin′, had me bleedin' on the streets
God picked me up and put me back on my feet
Dear Joe, I hope you get this
Careful with the money ′cause it cares how you spend it
Make sure it's momma and Jolice before the girlfriends
Ain't gon′ mention names but all they do is play gimmicks
Just know when they book you, they gon′ say "He's too expensive"
And just know when they see this, they gon′ say, "We can't believe it"
We be going church, getting blessings and receiving
Next we be on stage for awards, achieving
From trying to get my mind right, spitting on a sound bite
I beg you hold it steady like she′s barfing on a prom night
I hope you get it 'cause in school we never got the merits
Daddy said, "When you get your A that′s when you get your presents"
Speaking of presents, make sure that you winning
You know how it goes, gotta be in it to win it
Performing in shows, going from city to city
I'm just thankful I'm alive ′cause it could have been different
Thank God for listening
We stay up ′til the sun goes down, alive
We're so alive, we′re so alive
We get lost in the midnight stars, alive
We're so alive, we′re so alive
No malice in my heart
Emptied half the clip this first verse was to start
Pusha T, set apart, w
That's a euphemism for this block don′t quit, we on some Jesus shit
Play the game, boy, like it ain't a game though
Screw 'em, get your coins, ′cause they ain′t what you came for
Tell 'em gatekeepers Mr. Shyna keeps shinning
Call my girls Tasia ′cause my hoes be stunning
You gotta play this game like it's Tetris, brick by brick
Whether you trappin′ or you stackin' it, shift by shift
New plates on the Benz, h-how you do that?
And every time they trying to cut you down, how you grew back
Like amphibians, I was feeding them
They didn′t wanna let me in like an alien
Just to get the crumbs had to use an alias
Now we fuckin' set the trends, ain't no more tamin′ us
Motherfuckers framin′ us
We stay up 'til the sun goes down, alive
We′re so alive, we're so alive
We get lost in the midnight stars, alive
We′re so alive, we're so alive
If they say you′re actin' brand new
That's ′cause you′re doing something that they can't do
They wouldn′t last a mile running in your shoes
They hate you so but still what's on your feet
Saved from the clutches of defeat
I′ve been forgiven for mistakes I can't repeat
They had me cuttin′, had me bleedin' on the streets
God picked me up and put me back on my feet
