Let's just get this over with, like a funeral procession
Life don't teach no lessons, it's just stressin, so just count your blessin's
Lot of people lost that got me to this point, this joint
I light, in search of peace of mind and not for this coin
Yeah I like to gloss up, shine, but I boss up, so you can't interrupt
If I right real lines, gonna smash it quicker than a paper cup
Hear me down here, know I still care, go even harder cuz you not here
Didn't even get to share a beer, can't comprehend, but I can make things clear
Fuck the police
Life already hard without this gang trying to run the streets
But that's not why I'm here to speak
Already heard that from rappers with much better technique
Just here to let some emotions out. Can't share em so I write em down
But I'm a rapper now, so everything I write I have to say out loud
But that's fine, I'd do it for you guys every time
Sorry, I'm lying, thought we had so much more time

How much longer will I be around, so I write these lines ands bars down
If I earn the crown, know that I stand on the shoulders of giants
When you see me a hundred feet off the ground
Gonna blaze a pound, get so high, talk to you like you still around
Sorry I can't stop joking, just like I can't stop smoking
Just my way of coping, and it got us through some tough times, hoping
You hear these words, news still slice like a steel sword
I'm still trying to absorb, emotions I've ignored
Can't die young, live fast, but then move past
Want to see all my young homies outlast
Threw so many lines in the trash, now I'm up to the task
Let my grown mind, try to understand the past
Even with some context, that don't mean shit
Honest, get you on a track that would be lit
Sorry, I started too late, you knew we could make this pape
Fate is what we make, but can't ask a kid to lift that weight

If you hear these lines, know that your star still shine
This one's just a test, know that I'm still trying
One day I'll write some lines that rock the earth and the heavens
Forget my name, it's you that I'm really reppin
But I'm not there yet, haven't even placed my bets
Still a pet project until I gain some respect
This isn't even close to as good as I get
Gonna get ya'll name in that Genius fact check
There I go again with jokes, but that's why we were friends
Growing up broke, but we could always split bread
Like kinfolk, always at each other's homesteads
You were just a kid, can't spit these bars without getting sad
We was neighbors, nobody knew better
Times tough, but the pressure make us shine bigger
Didn't know I'd be writing these lines like a letter
Don't know what I'm gonna do after