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von GRIP

Uh, you paved a lane in this rap biz
Made a way for these black kids
Made your pain for the masses
Ain′t the same as these bastards
Escaped the chains and the shackles while these lame niggas baffled
This talent entangled with randomness, this game is a raffle
Could've been in this position at a younger age
But maybe then my hunger fades
Could′ve signed a bad deal and be underpaid
Or made a hundred mill' and maybe could've died a hundred ways
Cold winter nights and hot summer days It′s easy to become a slave when tryna put food on them plates
And shoes on your jits, you losin′
Your shit 'cause you movin′ in place
Feel like you losin' a race, maybe my shoes isn′t laced
Paid all my dues and I faced what only a few could embrace
A sinner for do-gooder's sake, I′m sparrin' and duelin' with snakes
So still keep a tool on my waist, but now they can Google me, wait
Used to be scared to cap
Life′ll knock you on your ass if you don′t land a jab
I played the hand I had and got my fam' a bag, yeah

I know you are a star
Hope you get real far
′Cause where you need to be
Is exactly where you are
You know that you're a star
But don′t take too long
One day you'll see
He′ll never leave you in the dark


What you wanna be when you grow up?
An NBA player
Y'know, it's gon′ be like, y′know, it's
Tough, but it′s something that you can do
You believe in yourself?
Yeah
You willin' to put the work in to get there?
So, like, it gon′ be a lot of obstacles and, uh
Just hardships and, uh, stuff that you gotta endure
But, you know what I'm sayin′, you, you
Gotta know, you always gotta keep it in there
In your heart, know that you can do it
Don't let nobody stop you, you know that, right?
Of course I know that, I know that, I know that

Little one, hear my plea
You'll be okay, just listen to me
Never change, you earned some grace
The world′s a stage, so make ′em see
Just have some fun, a major key
You feel some hate, but you're still free
You feel some pain, it may seem strange
But here′s some game to feel the feel

We 'posed to be corpses or in a penitentiary by a quarter-century
And don′t no outside forces intervene
You sport the same skin as me, that's symmetry
Instead of closin′ doors to limit me, more empathy
We absorb energy, so if you see me as your enemy
That's different from your inner me
We get milli's and still got poor tendencies
Support industries that don′t care ′bout the war in these streets
And endorse 'em with ease
We feel forced to compete so we beef over a chorus and a beat
On a course of defeat, and of course it′ll seat
Millions of asses in stadiums 'round the globe
This game pimped us, now everybody yell, "Ho"
Chop off both of my feet before I ever sell soul
That′s my word, and I stick to it like velcro
Had a dream I met my younger self so I knelt low
And I told him these words
"You gon' go through a lot of shit that wasn′t part of the plan
Take all them losses as lessons, go as far as you can," uh

I know you are a star
Hope you get real far
'Cause where you need to be
Is exactly where you are
You know that you're a star
But don′t take too long
One day you′ll see
He'll never leave you in the dark
I know you are a star
Hope you get real far
′Cause where you need to be
Is exactly where you are
You know that you're a star
But don′t take too long
One day you'll see
He′ll never leave you in the dark

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