When you put the work in, man, it shows Straight up out the ashes, then I rose Man, I done hit a all-time low Been at a standstill, I had to go, go, go Man, they out here on a scheme like la-la-la Breaking promises you need like nah-nah-nah No hearts, no love, no kumbaya, yeah No hearts, no love, no kumbaya, yeah Everything automatic so I can't waste time And if we break up, I only make up time My team do the *** easier to lay up lines Never scared to cross that line to pay up Look, dine, dine, dine, that's my top three in the order Never took a shortcut Made a crib off the lake backyard, look like a shore club Shout out to my loyal ones, I wish that it was more Went from 30,000 a year to 30,000 feet as my floor plan I got El Chapo with a chopper as my doorman I'm on the other side, taking care of what's important And business not booming and it's time to change the format Time to change the recipe, I'm special especially Going for the record, no felony And I'm dodging jail and jealousy Daydreaming by the cruise with Penelope Looking like success fell on me, damn And get rid of all that jealousy All that hate in your heart Nigga, I ain't got no enemies I'm focused on what's meant for me Put my energy back into me, real ***, yeah When you put the work in, man, it shows Straight up out the ashes and I rose Man, I done hit a all-time low Been at a standstill and had to go, go, go Medellin on a scheme like la-la-la Breaking promises you need like na-na-na-na No hearts, no love, no kumbaya, yeah No hearts, no love, no kumbaya, yeah Boy, this *** intricate Working like a machine And keep trying through a wrench in it But I'm too intuitive and into it No ghost riding, no sixth sense in it That's why all this *** sound so intimate That's why I feel like you know me before we face to face As of the latest, I'm the greatest, Ali Boumbaye I put that work in overnight like that *** do today I paint the pictures they can't trace Try and you get erased I'm less focused on props and more on property To put so much back in my hood that I changed the economy I'm bout to build a movie through the downtown properly And help revive the heart of the city Just keep on watching me And if these bitch-ass niggas got they wishin' to stop at me Just know I done done so much good business in my life That there's gon' always be a job for me, a op for me I never burn bridges so there's a hundred ways to get where I gotta be Same people you see on the way up, same ones you gon' see on the way down You love me, I love you You hate me, I love you Straight up When you put the work in, man, it shows Straight up out the ashes and I rose Man, I done hit a all-time low, man Had to stand still and had to go, go, go Man, they out here on a scheme like la-la-la Breaking promises you need like na-na-na-na No hearts, no love, no kumbaya No hearts, no love, no kumbaya La-la-la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la-la Metro boomin', want some more, nigga Metro boomin', want some more, nigga