We came a long way man, we just came a long way And we sittin' on top of this * This * can go one or two ways This * can go up, it can go down Either way, nigga, I'm prepared, feel me? Yeah, I be comin' in peace, but * me Best beware the others, this * deep Undercovers creep, this Southern heat Make em' bearable, summer just last week Seen yo' mama weep, cryin' cause she don't wanna bury Yo' brother, the blood leaks While the EMTs gotta carry her baby like surrogate mothers Whoa, thank God we survived a run with a terrorist Tougher though traumatized, wouldn't trade it for nothin' Through hard times, it was there I discovered a hustle And makin' the best out of struggle I kept grindin' to the step of level respect Mine gotta stay out of trouble Cause Tech N9ne's like the air I rebuttal Cold world niggas knowin' what it is Just in case they don't, I show em' what it is This summer, I do real numbers Couldn't dare touch it if they sold a double disc Black hot niggas burnin' up the street Shots poppin' and we heard it up the street It's a war, niggas runnin' up the score Jesus said that you should turn to other cheats Once these niggas gettin' murdered, they weak Dead bodies smell the odor industry My homie, homie got out on Ferrolis On my Coca-Cola, then the soda industry Summertime, bring the coldest winter breeze Hella blues like the Rollin' Sixties Christ went to heaven, age 33 And so did Pimp C and so did Nipsey What you gonna do, baby? I told you, I told you This * can go up, it can go down I don't give a *, nigga I done seen the highest heights I done seen it twice And I seen the lowest of the lows And still I roll Now I'm at your neck, nigga Yeah