Been There Too

(Mike & Keys)

These **** ain't gettin' no money

These **** ain't stackin' no loot

These **** ain't takin' care the family

I can't blame 'em, I been there too

These **** ain't gettin' no money

These **** ain't stackin' no loot

These **** ain't takin' care the family

Ayy

I never thought I'd be rich

I never thought I'd lose the homies

I'm on, is that the reason they on me?

Is it the bread, the cheese, or the bologna

That got these quote "real" **** actin' phony?

That got these quote "real" **** in they feelings?

Callin' my phone in they emotions while I'm chillin'

I try to be there for everyone I can

When the crutch is removed, will they fall? Will they stand?

When they fall and hit the ground, will they blame it on the man?

Or will they blame me for what they can't understand?

Like I don't wake up and sacrifice every day

I sacrificed years just to have this kinda day

What can I say? The curse of the Bay

Some **** turn your game off 'cause they ain't get to play

Try wakin' up at 4 a.m. to catch a plane

Try travelin' from Merced via train

Try showin' up with a smile through your pain

Try to walk in these before you smut a **** name

I gave opportunity to every **** I know

Tryna inspire some of y'all like tryna flip a rhino

**** love to play what Russ did or didn't do

If you mad at what I didn't do, why didn't you do it?

I had the light and lit a candle, they blew it

I knew it

These **** ain't gettin' no money

These **** ain't stackin' no loot

These **** ain't takin' care the family

I can't blame 'em, I been there too

These **** ain't gettin' no money

These **** ain't stackin' no loot

These **** ain't takin' care the family

I can't blame 'em, I been there too

Yeah (Huh)

What is a win to he who is scared to fail?

That don't jump 'cause he figure that time'll tell?

Who sees water, but fears the depth of the well?

Inhale, sometimes he's odd, but God shiftin' my scale

And God changin' my mind an experience at a time

He'll change yours too if you try to walk in your shine

Wanted to be accepted, although my card would decline

Wanted to be addressed even when you ain't feel at home

You love to push people away and then feel alone

You love to put the bullet through them and then play the victim

Now I be in the V like LaRussell and Con Funk Shun

Conduct myself well when they wasn't cool with my shiftin'

When you know you worth a mil' but ain't got a meal for the children

That reside inside your heart, but also inside this building

Filled with big stories of **** who didn't make it

Hieroglyphics on the wall that said you would be the greatest

Told my papa I'm waitin', told my mama I'm waitin'

Watch when I get my turn, them **** gon' have to face it

The eagerness to learn had also taught me my patience

And here's Russ sayin', "Let's do a live session"

I pull up with my pops, like TJ, we three deep

Put me under the heat and **** ain't see defeat

Finally found my tribe of music I call my peeps

And I hustle with them every day of the week, huh

These **** ain't gettin' no money

These **** ain't stackin' no loot

These **** ain't takin' care the family

I can't blame 'em, I been there too

These **** ain't gettin' no money

These **** ain't stackin' no loot

These **** ain't takin' care the family

I can't blame 'em, I been there too

Huh

Ooh-wee

Yeah, ****, this real life

Huh