The Way That I Am Songtext
von Joyner Lucas

Joyner Lucas, real powerful artist
What is it about him that you like?
He was saying a lot of lines that I saw some of me in that
But at the same time, it was different because it was
Like, he′s not compromising bars to tell his story
He's still got complexity in there
Like he′s taking you on this journey
And I never snapped outta that journey till it was over
And I was like, "Yo, this kid is fucking
Incredible." Straight out the mud
The kitchen is dirty
Just hit at the plug and cop me a 30
I'm not who I was
The vision was blurry
I'm seeing shit clear that picture is murky
When I was a kid, I thought I was worthy
Of feeling some love but love ain′t deserve me
I wish I knew then that love and that hurt me
I severed that bridge before it can burn me
My mama was hard, my daddy concerned me


Was beating my ass, ain′t show me no mercy
He thought he was Joe, them whippers were dirty
He tried to make music, the shit wasn't working
He taught me to rap, was practicing early
I wanted a dad but he never heard me
He traded his sons with power attorney
I traded his love for diamonds and Birkins
I′m not who you knew, don't act like you know me
A lot of shit changed, I′m not like the old me
The money and fame will never control me
But I went through things I wish that they told me
I still need to change, some niggas who owe me
I won't take the blame, but calling
You broski, that′s really your name
You used to be brodie but now you're a lame
You niggas can blow me, a whole lot of money
A whole lot of fakes with doubt in your body
I know how to trace, I don't really swipe ′cause I know how to shake
If I wanna stunt I just pull out the safe
Whole lot of cake and I know how to bake
Parking lot pimping, I pull out the Wraith
And bury you niggas and pull out the Wraith
You showing your cards but you′re still not an ace
Some niggas tell me I remind them of Em
That MMLP album had me on ten
The shit I was going through made me a stan
A lot of that pain I've been still holding in
Niggas who hate him the same ones who hate me
Just smile at my face and be shaking my hand
Crazy I even back then always knew that
One day I′d relate to the way that I am
That's the way that I am
It′s the way that I am
It's the way that I am
Crazy I even back then always knew that
One day I′d relate to the way that I am
Taking a chance, I'm shaking the dice
She used to be ho, you made her your wife
Don't mind if I lose, I came here to fight
I feel like two wrongs gon′ make me a right
Talking my shit, ain′t saying it nice
I save these drugs, I'm raising the price
Your energy′s trash, you say that it's life
My angels are Black and Satan is white
I sprinkle some glass and maybe some rice
My chopper gon′ blast, I'm aiming to snipe
I ain′t on the 'Gram and came here for likes
You stay on the 'Gram, you came here to type
You troll in the comments, you looking to spam
You really a fan, go take you a hike
Climb up the mountain and jump off the top
Your body gon′ pop, no saving your life
You looking at me, I see hate in your eyes
It′s obvious you want a fake other side
Your whole life is made up, I ain't too surprised
The industry phony and made up of lies
They keeping me out but I′m breaking inside
I'm snatching the crown and I′m taking what's mine
These industry bitches won′t rape me with pride
I put them together and made a collage
Niggas tell me I remind them of Em
That MMLP album had me on ten
The shit I was going through made me a stan
A lot of that pain I've been still holding in
Niggas who hate him the same ones who hate me
Just smile at my face and be shaking my hand
It's crazy that even back then I always knew
That one day I′d relate to the way that I am
That′s the way that I am
It's the way that I am
It′s the way that I am
Crazy I even back then always knew that
One day I'd relate to the way that I am