Used To Want

It was never easy Though she prayed to God and plead Ears almost felt like they'd bleed Lack of patience for biblical memories Through time, saw miracles and shootings stars Shit I'd never seen It must be her Allah Shining on her like Medallia I mean medallion Wished for a car Who's engine a stallion What if I'm remembered as the guy Who's words were astounding Then my checks would account for my rising Fame! Not a game if abused Got to play it by a couple rules Bend them if your values get misconstrued Came in with you, stay true Rather that, than being stabbed I'm more focused on writing raps Top of the goat, lift me up like a shelf Comedic myself, but I can't take a joke Trips to the medic for shortness of breath Pumps for my health, Mommy did well Living through hell we were saved by the bell Never had to weigh no weight on the scale We were on the move, nomadic as well Mattapan, Randolph, Roslindale Westie, there for like 9 years On the move ain't nothing, we here We'll move past the trial and error We'll move fluid as the air Used to want a house with stairs Simply want a home that's there, yeah Used to want a lot of things Age came with simplicity Could've lost my life in 2020 Hindsight intervened Came in clutch cause when it matters Nothing coming in between What is real and what is known to show Time and time again Used to want a lot of things Age came with simplicity Could've lost my life in 2020 Hindsight intervened Came in clutch cause when it matters Nothing coming in between What is real and what is known to show Time and time again Reck be quick Streets too swift Not understanding What had went Down that moment Trying to own it Hold it down For their own set Protect ourselves respectively Seen what happen to Megan Thee? No one knows what's happening It really never had to be Do I turn the other cheek Risk a scar that ain't on fleek Baby steady telling me Scars ain't changing not a thing Sexy as ever, black as mild Only smoke we blow is dour Mom dukes witnessing my power After graduating college Broke her heart to know I'm loud "Santi Fo in the kay" right now Look at us now she's more proud Took the pain and all my frowns Understood they wouldn't last Steady living in the past Making sure we don't repeat Questioning what could've been Used to want a lot of things Age came with simplicity Could've lost my life in 2020 Hindsight intervened Came in clutch cause when it matters Nothing coming in between What is real and what is known to show Time and time again Used to want a lot of things Age came with simplicity Could've lost my life in 2020 Hindsight intervened Came in clutch cause when it matters Nothing coming in between What is real and what is known to show Time and time again