Places

Yo (Yeah) Yeah (Uh) It's Ca$ on the beat Yo Yeah Yhung Sky on the track Uh Places I'm tryna be Yeah (What?) Places that I'm tryna see, yeah (Yeah) No tellin' where I'm goin' be, nah (Nah) Never thought chu would be here Yo (Yo) These places I'm tryna be Don't got the time to sell you dreams Mission-complishing my dreams (What?) Steady shootin' all these scenes (Yo) Life flashing through the seams (Uh-huh) Like I'm baggin' up the blue dreams (Okay) Uh I never speak about the things I've actually been in (What?) Cuz scars still stay open (Yo) I avoid the salt-throwin' (Uh) A little spice in my potency (Uh-huh) I hope you quotin' me (Yeah) No disrespect I like my credit where it's due (What? Yo) I won't offend you if you see the truth I'll keep it real wit'chu (Uh-huh) But you can't run when my mind peek at'chu I keep a troop (yeah) A couple fine dimes with the wines and the pretty shoes (Uh, yeah) Killa kitten in dem heels that could slit at'chu (Yeah) Do you mind if I unwind with a little juice? (What?) Keep the tinctures in my pockets for the Easy use (Okay) Huh 'Lil mamas on my line 'cuz they see my sauce They tryna get behind (Aye) 'Cuz they feelin' lost Can't save her (Yo) My father told me Please don't let them play ya Keep your mind together (What?) Leave behind & do what makes you better Don't be a quitter (Uh-huh, yeah) Mama taught me wisdom I will never forget Got a clan of elders that'll never make me quit, nah won't do it (Won't do it) Callings on my soul Only God & hell knows (Yuh) I'm screamin' hell no You can't tell me where to go (Nah) Eye dictate my road Eye journeyed this path before (Yo) I'm gon' always play my role I don't need your counsel bro (What?) Got degrees in psychologies And philosophies (Yeah) That carry me thru the valleys Got angels out to guide me (Yo) So when eye disappear, please don't ask for me I'm busy strengthening my spirit please These lessons I been seein' Got me growin' uneasy Pains of 23 But they made a man outta me (Yo) With a womb like a cannon breeze Lungs full of fire trees Only keep the gas pumpin' thru my bloodstreams (What? Yeah) Blowin' dank thru these city streets (Yo) And if a fuckin' opp try to lie on me Don't blame my squad if these pigs a liability I been at war with the undercover D's (Uh, yeah) Got too many tryna slime me (Yo) So I'm cuttin' shifts close like a 9 to 3 Moving thru the East Coast like I pack a nine on me Yo Or 3 It ain't safe in these streets (What?) For a petite femme fatale like me (No) So if I homicide in first degree (What?) That means it's self defense And I'ma plead the fifth I'm never guilty (Whoa) Wishing all you rapin' niggas get the guillotine (Yeah, uh) Leave the babies to themselves Teach 'em bout the world within Don't get lost inside these human sins Stay connected to the Elohim Don't let scientists tell you no different (Whoa) Yo (What?) Yeah (Yuh) Cuz you got a spiritual DNA That prints in your soul And your ancestors know That it holds the real gold