The Encore

Something I gotta tell somebody, just in case you didn't know

I gotta show you where I came from, so you can see where I gotta go

See I started out with nothing and I've been through some things

But there really ain't a difference, I gotta gotta little change

I've been hood rich and I've been broke

Singing in the choir y'all, even sold dope

See I've been clean and I've been high

Lived like a king and I had to get by

Had a couple tens in my bed at one time

Them down ass bitches when I didn't have a dime

Seen it all, heard it all, did it all

Appreciate the rise, hope I never gotta fall

Always thought that it would be good, but I never had it this good

I remember doing bad when a nigga didn't have, now I'm thinking back

Always thought that it would be good, but I never had it this good

Had to get it how I could, I was so misunderstood out the hood, now it's all good

Old friends came in with, saying that I didn't act the same

But I wasn't really different, it was them who started to change

Had to go a new direction, didn't wanna let 'em go

That was way before I noticed that they didn't wanna grow

I've been hood rich and I've been broke

Singing in the choir y'all, even sold dope

See I've been clean and I've been high

Lived like a king and I had to get by

And I had a couple tens in my bed at one time

Them down ass bitches when I didn't have a dime

Seen it all, heard it all, did it all

Appreciate the rise, hope I never gotta fall

Always thought that it would be good, but I never had it this good

I remember doing bad when a nigga didn't have, now I'm thinking back

Always thought it would be good, but I never had it this good

Had to get it how I could, I was so misunderstood out the hood, now it's all good