One Day

It's easy to look at my life and don't see no pain

I remember takin three, four trains to re-cocain

Standing in the lobby during sleet, snow, rain

Waiting for fiends, with a pint of beef lo'mein

Breaking day on the grind, I used to be so drained

But ain't a Saturday I wasn't up to see Soul Train

Sometimes I ain't see no gain

'Cause I was runnin' to Ralphie's every time my trees showed stains

I was lucky I ain't seized or maim

Get shot or stuck up standing at them see-Lo games

But now shit with these skios changed

I ain't know why the fuck they used to look at me so strange

Glanced at my neck and didn't see no chain

Be saying that's nasty, wouldn't give me no brain

Y'all surprised F-A-B-O's sane

In my rolla life, I done jumped in and out of three, four lanes

I'm still here

My momma used to tell me

Son, you're gonna make it, one day it'll happen

Who knew I'd have what it takes

To be famous and one day I'd be rappin' no

My papa used to ask me, son are you prepared?

'Cause one day, it could happen

I dreamed about this game

But who would have believed that one day I'd be trapped in, no

I just want some peace of mind

****'s will risk havin' cuffs on their wrists for this

For this masterpiece on mine

Know that I'ma squeeze until the top of my piece recline

I can't see myself in back of a Caprice confined

But on a small island, too far for police to find

With girls who look 'Rican and Guyanese combined

I gotta make sure my niece is fine

She get every doll for Christmas

New Jordan's at Easter time

Some be like, at least you signed

But that just make it easy

To get pointed out at precinct lines

All y'all can see is every piece be dime

And I be gettin' Nikes

Before they even get released sometimes

Youngsters, don't let these videos geese your mind

It ain't cool to end up deceased for shine

And if you can't get the whole pot

Just take a piece and grind

Hold your head, your stress will cease in time

My momma used to tell me

Son, you're gonna make it, one day it'll happen

Who knew I'd have what it takes

To be famous and one day I'd be rappin' no

My papa used to ask me, son are you prepared?

'Cause one day, it could happen

I dreamed about this game

But who would have believed that one day I'd be trapped in, no

Sometimes I wish I could go way back when

I could walk through and ain't nobody know Jay Jackson

Everything was okay back then

Now everybody playin' a cool role and I know they actin

I gotta go back through my ol' way packin'

These wolves know my jewels is filled with O-shade Jacksons

I don't care, as long as my dough stay stackin'

But these **** with me be eager

To show they Mac-10s

And I'm the one the PO's stay trackin'

Plus I got all these ducks around the ol' way quackin'

These hoes may crack grins

But I swear to God, I won't never take O.J.'s actions

If I would've let this flow stay packed in

I'd probably be with Nick and 'Rome

Spending my whole day shacked in

For now I just roll on those eight Jacksons

Till Clue and Duro

Bring those gray plaques in

My momma used to tell me

Son, you're gonna make it, one day it'll happen

Who knew I'd have what it takes

To be famous and one day I'd be rappin' no

My papa used to ask me, son are you prepared?

'Cause one day, it could happen

I dreamed about this game

But who would have believed that one day I'd be trapped in, no

One day it'll happen

That one day I'd be rappin, no

One day it could happen

One day I'd be trapped in, no