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