It's beauty in the struggle, ugliness in the success Hear my words and listen to my signal of distress I grew up in the city and know sometimes we had less Compared to some of my niggas down the block, man, we were blessed And life can't be no fairytale, no once upon a time But I'd be goddamned if a nigga don't be tryin' So tell me, mama, please, why you be drinkin' all the time? Does all the pain he brought you still linger in your mind? Cause pain still lingers on mine On the road to riches, listen, this is what you'll find The good news is, nigga, you came a long way The bad news is, nigga, you went the wrong way Think bein' broke is better, better than yours? No such thing as a life that's better than yours Think bein' broke is better, better than yours? No such thing, no such thing For what's money without happiness? Or hard times without the people you love? Though I'm not sure what's bout to happen next I ask for strength from the Lord above Cause I've been strong so far, but I can feel my grip loosenin' Quick, do somethin' before you lose it for good Get it back and use it for good And touch the people how you did like before I'm tired of livin' with demons cause they always invitin' more Think bein' broke is better Now I don't mean that phrase with no disrespect To all my niggas out there livin' in debt Cash and minimal checks Turn on the TV, see a nigga Rolex And fantasize about a life with no stress I mean this *** sincerely And there's a nigga who was once in your shoes Livin' with nothin' to lose I hope one day you hear me Always gon' be a bigger house somewhere But nigga feel me Long as the people in that motherfucker love you dearly Always gon' be a whip that's better than the one you got Always gon' be some clothes that's fresher than the ones you rock Always gon' be a bitch that's badder out there on the toss But you ain't never gon' be happy till you love yours No such thing as a life that's better than yours Love yours No such thing as a life that's better than yours Love yours No such thing as a life that's better than yours Love yours No such thing, no such thing Heart beatin' fast, let a nigga know that he alive Fake niggas, mad snakes, snakes in the grass Let a nigga know that he arrived Let a nigga know that he arrived