Every day when mama tell me I'm gon' be somebody Mama told me go to school so I can be somebody Uncle taught me how to fight, now I protect my body Daddy taught me how to drink, now I ruin my body Cousin taught me how to smoke, now I'm up out my body Can't take care of mom and toe, but I can't blame nobody Got so much up on my soul that I can't help nobody Grandma said why am I here if I don't help nobody In a sunken place, always been my place But this ain't about race, this is not a race Looking at my face while I steady pace Who am I today, what will I embrace? Get your name erased, harder than I look Not to be mistook, leave these niggas shook Every time I do it for you like a crook Write you in my book, you'll get overlooked Cause who I am today, I cannot save your grace So when you go to run, I hope them shoes is laced Cause I don't give no ***, no I'm not saving face Issue on me ego, now I dig my grave If Uncle JJ here, I know what he would say Baby it's okay, baby it's okay Nigga not today, nigga not today It's too late, yeah it's just too late