Paid My Dues (feat. Reva)

Yeah Ladies and gentlemen August Brat its the EP You ReyKnow Growing up I was taught to let God take control of all your problems to be honest I, never really blended or connected with the other side But I knew there was someone who was watching over every of my baby steps So somewhere along the line I just let Jesus take the wheel and drive, Carrie Underwood Carry me under one of his wings and just spread em as we fly Far away from these expectations, Fake adulations, Pressures and stupid observations cos if I let them have me they might drag me straight to hell I ain't gon lie to you my teachers never told me that I wouldn't make it Fact I was the one who was expected to succeed from a young age Cos as a lil nigga i did extraordinary things, welcome to zee world, It's a me world God paid my debts never asked for a refund Look at my life I got family and friends so I know that I'm blessed In fact I've come to realize that the fact I'm still alive Could only the hand of God that's evident in my life This couldn't have been me and this couldn't been us This could only be God But I got Questions I've paid my dues at least I wanna get paid Give me a sign should I quit, should I stay Don't mean to question you or question my faith maybe I'm overthinking all this I just wanna be great Why do I pray ? And still I fail I've paid my dues Why do I lose ? I got questions cos I still pay for production And I pay for the samples And I pay for recording And I pay for the mixing And I pay for the mastering And I pay for distribution And I pay for promotion And I pay for radio plays and the playlisting and the DJs I've paid all of this sxxx and y'all still don't pay me attention New school trapper to Hip hop Bangers Afro pop classics, on my worse day I still jump on a pop song and kill it And no, I ain't even tryna brag, this's just how I feel Tired Tired of sending broadcasts on WhatsApp Because nobody clicks those links So they might now hear it when I drop this Or post it when I share it Or notice thatI'm crying My nigga tell me go do Yahoo you're wasting your songs You're too good to be underground your music gives me the bumps but I'm scared My sister's growing fast Cos I don't want her to be one of those girls running around with boys Just to get a couple bucks so, I'm angry How'd you expect me to be smiling when I'm broke my gee I got all these amazing songs I can't promote my gee I've paid my dues to the game This is me just listing facts mhen I ain't tryna complain, I've paid my dues at least I wanna get paid Give me a sign should I quit, should I stay Don't mean to question you or question my faith maybe I'm overthinking all this I just wanna be great Why do I pray ? (why do I pray) And still I fail (and still I fail) I've paid my dues (I've paid my) Why do I lose ? (I paid my dues, why do I lose) Why do I pray ? (why do I lose, why do I still lose) And still I fail I've paid my dues Why do I lose ? (Uhuh uhuh uh)