Grew Up Hard (feat. Solomon Childs)

Uh-huh, whoo

Just smoothing it out, right now

My **** Halloween

We gon' get rich this year, **** (See ya)

Sip on this little bit of odor, made brown

Zone out, turn the lights off

Ant Boogie, what up?

Uh-huh

In the crib, with my wiz, gettin' my grown man on

Listenin' to classic soul, with the slow jams on

Smokey Robinson, Tears of a Clown, sheddin' tears

Poppin' beers, almost twenty-five years in the town

I seen **** die off, like dandelions in the fall

**** heard of Shank Bank and left him lying in the hall

Your boy Sandy Brock was ill, like Kobe Bryant with the ball

It's no exceptions, even the biggest giants gotta fall

'Cause we livin' in denial, but these lessons are vital

When marinatin' in the slums, you gotta practice survival

Now everybody wants to be the next American Idol

But these are more than just songs pressed up on your vinyl

'Cause being rich is a poor man's dream

And we all wanna shine, but we all can't glean, nah mean?

Being rich is a poor man's dream

And we all wanna shine, but we all can't glean

I grew up hard, maybe you grew up harder

But I ain't been to many operas

Or had money for private doctors

As harsh as it sound, these just a tears of a clown

I grew up hard, maybe you grew up harder

The message is I'm too strong to hold down

I know the ledge, and I ain't planning to drown

As harsh as it sound, these just a tears of a clown

Momma ain't raised no fool

They say we gotta save the children

But first, we gotta save our spoons

I was taught not to waste my food

Even if I didn't like it, every scrap on my plate got chewed

Either you ate, or you didn't eat, the memories are bittersweet

Used to get teased by my friends, 'cause I had bigger feet

I think about them jokes and laugh, crack a smile

'Cause as a child, I never knew that being broke was bad

Growin' up, I was close to my dad

But that still didn't stop a **** from puttin' that coke in them bags

That was the past, now I'm riding with the oak in a dash

Got jealous **** hatin' big time, hoping I crash

I can't blame em', and on the same note, I can't change 'em

Let a **** disrespect my shit, I'm gonna flame 'em

That's word to my son little Jay, my little homey

Ask **** how your boy get down, ain't nothin' phony

I grew up hard, maybe you grew up harder

But I ain't been to many operas

Or had money for private doctors

As harsh as it sound, these just a tears of a clown

I grew up hard, maybe you grew up harder

The message is I'm too strong to hold down

I know the ledge, and I ain't planning to drown

As harsh as it sound, these just a tears of a clown

Yeah, they say two heads are better than one, and in the process

I learned that slow progress, is better than none

That's why I'm still here pursuing my goals, baking that bread

In the bakery, if I ain't out doing no shows

I hit the block, one in a blue, and front with the crew

And show **** a good time, by gettin' drunk in the stu'

Some **** find happiness, with a blunt and a brew

They talented ****, but they just need somethin' to do

It's kinda hard tryna look beyond buildings and bricks

We can't condone broken homes, when our children is sick

Tryna survive off the cereal and milk from the W.I.C.

And all the good ones we got, be gettin' killed in the mix

He could of been the next Jordan, who knows, the next Emmitt

Young Tiger Woods, or the new Arthur Ashe of tennis

That's why I'm looking past the gimmicks, gettin' cash with Dennis

Criminal grind, we gon' smash the business

I grew up hard, maybe you grew up harder

But I ain't been to many operas

Or had money for private doctors

As harsh as it sound, these just a tears of a clown

I grew up hard, maybe you grew up harder

The message is I'm too strong to hold down

I know the ledge, and I ain't planning to drown

As harsh as it sound, these just a tears of a clown

Yeah, when you see that billing pull up

Don't be mad at us, man

Be glad, we done made it from the projects

We done came up

Stapleton Houses, man, straight up

Theodore, Tony Starks Enterprise