Nothings Promised

Yeah, uh, word Uh, and I Nah, what you heard? Haven't heard much Yeah, word, yeah (Bongo, by the way) Uh, yeah Goin' through some tryin' times, I'm not the only one (uh) The road to success is a lonely one (uh) I used to have a best friend, he was a phony one (phony) I hate when niggas always actin' like you owe 'em somethin' Fake friends, fake friends come a dime a dozen (dozen) And that applies for family too, they is not above it (nah) Too many snakes in the grass, need fertilizer (yeah) They want me back in the place I converted out of (why?) Uh, I don't know what else to do now I'm on this crossroads in my life They say regret come at you like a thief in the night The circle smaller than an atom, dog, I'm keepin' it tight 'Cause that's my only option (option) I could use some motivation, call Tony Robbins (call Tony) Just bought a crib I can't afford around Coney Island (ha) We gon' make it, nigga, huh, I ain't worried Runnin' at my own pace, I ain't in a hurry Uh, pray for love, huh, pray for peace (pray) Pray for Jeffery Williams, nigga, pray for me (uh) Try to listen what I'm sayin', nigga, take a seat (real) In the middle of my chest, there's a vacancy (uh) Where will I be in ten years? Just wait and see (wait) And if push come to shove, will you wait for me? (Will you wait for me?) Will you still be there if I take a wrong turn? (Will you?) Just love yourself, these are lessons that were hard-earned And I heard 'em say, huh Nothing's ever promised tomorrow, today, yeah And I heard 'em say, I heard 'em say Uh, I heard 'em say That nothing's ever promised tomorrow, today And all you gotta do is fly away And hope tomorrow's a brighter day Y'all don't understand how crazy it get From this life thing, I done seen the craziest shit I'm still a baby, but I'm finna have a baby and shit I thank God my baby mother ain't crazy as shit Least for the time bein' (huh) Wide awake durin' the day, but my mind dreamin' (mind dreamin') You gettin' money, split the pie, we divide even, uh (divide even) I need some good news to get my mood lifted (uh) Niggas dyin' left and right, you gotta move different But when I'm paranoid, my niggas be like, "You trippin'" (trippin') Thanksgiving, volunteerin' at the food kitchen (kitchen) Huh, some only do it for the good karma (karma) Finna grow my own food, I'm the hood farmer (yeah) Get money, spread love, that's my whole mantra (mantra) You gotta choose your goals before them goals haunt you (they will) My trust issues done turned me to a whole monster Huh, and I don't know what else to say, like, yeah I heard 'em say, huh Nothing's ever promised tomorrow, today, yeah And I heard 'em say, I heard 'em say Uh, I heard 'em say That nothing's ever promised tomorrow, today And all you gotta do is fly away And hope tomorrow's a brighter day Oh Lord I heard 'em say Nothing's ever promised tomorrow, today And all you gotta do is fly away, fly away Oh-oh, don't fly away (ooh) Don't you fly away Don't you fly away, fly away, yeah