Child of the Night

It's gonna get in you, child of the night

And the hood rolls on

How do I begin to do this shit right?

Get my hustle on

It's gonna get in you, child of the night

And the hood rolls on

How do I begin to do this shit right?

Get my hustle on

Look here

Now, I'm a man of many talents and man of my word

But on my path to see the light, sometimes my vision gets blurred

It's all a part of growing up and seeing life at its worst

Then trying to iron out my wrinkles, putting family first

It seems like the whole world is out for sinking my boat

But with God as my navigator, I'll be staying afloat

And I admit to being caught by many foolish distractions

Then I'm forced to pay the price as the result of my actions

I'm battling with myself and every day, it's a war

Curiosity killed the cat, why am I Curious George?

Gotta keep my nose up outta things that ain't none of my biz

And just 'cause something looks good don't really mean that it is

Get through the agony and anger, the pain and strife

And take the necessary steps to try to change my life

I got some questions for You, Lord, 'cause my mentality's hood

So why is everything that's bad for me feel so good?

It's gonna get in you, child of the night

And the hood rolls on

How do I begin to do this shit right?

Get my hustle on

It's gonna get in you, child of the night

And the hood rolls on

How do I begin to do this shit right?

Get my hustle on

Now I'm a only child, so excuse some of my selfish ways

I got spoiled when I was young, spoil myself today

Oh, but I feed at least a thousand stomachs and how I've done it

Is from the ground up, a hunnid miles and running

Dodging and ducking everybody trying to hammer me down

A self-made millionaire, baby, look at me now

Can't tell me nothing, still hungry as the day I began

'Cause all I ever really needed was a pen in my hand

And a pad in my lap, didn't matter, in fact

Me and my mama lived in one room and what's badder than that

Was a young man forced to grow up at the age of 12

Trying to get in where I fit, streets giving me hell

But yet, I give it right back, so how you like that?

Continue doing wrong till I was on the right track

Tell me 'bout heavy money, I might give it a push

But a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

Come on

It's gonna get in you, child of the night

And the hood rolls on

How do I begin to do this shit right?

Get my hustle on

It's gonna get in you, child of the night

And the hood rolls on

How do I begin to do this shit right?

Get my hustle on

No matter how much older we get man, we all still children at heart

We all make mistakes, it's all good

Now I've tried plenty of times to get rid of my bad habits

Living life on the cutting edge, taking a stab at it

And learning from my mistakes, try not to make 'em twice

Just admitting when I'm wrong, trying hard to make it right

And, baby, nobody's perfect in this world of ours

There's plenty people getting stitches in this world of scars

But over time, pray to God that He can heal your wounds

Try to love an love again until they seal your tomb

'Cause life is short, if you don't notice, it'll pass you by

That's why my head is in the clouds trying to pass the sky

Never blinking for a minute, keep my eyes on my foes

They want to catch me in the open, bring my life to a close

Meanwhile, that's why I'm bringing so much life to my shows

I've seen smiles, I'm making changes, turning glitter to gold

Don't let these devils play you down or belittle your soul

Just be happy with yourself and it's so simple to grow

Come on

It's gonna get in you, child of the night

And the hood rolls on

How do I begin to do this shit right?

Get my hustle on

It's gonna get in you, child of the night

And the hood rolls on

How do I begin to do this shit right?

Get my hustle on

It's gonna get in you, child of the night

And the hood rolls on

How do I begin to do this shit right?

Get my hustle on

It's gonna get in you, child of the night

And the hood rolls on

How do I begin to do this shit right?

Get my hustle on

It's gonna get in you, child of the night

And the hood rolls on

How do I begin to do this shit right?

Get my hustle on

It's gonna get in you, child of the night

And the hood rolls on

How do I begin to do this shit right?

Get my hustle on