[Verse 1: Avelino]
I payed my dues with effort
I still lose count counting my blessings
Sold out at my gigs, pain is the essence
Now I'm making hits, taking them hits, made me a weapon
I never had a pot to piss in
Now i piss in a pot of gold and watch it glisten
In a race with my own race that's not the mission
That's why I'd rather link WSTRN than cop a smith an'
Every time that top was missing, I went missing
Came back and left the old me, my friends miss him
How am i gonna stay the same trying to make a difference
Trying to make a living, then make a k**ing and live k**ing sh**
I mind my business coz my minds on my businesses
Kicked out of business studies, studied my businesses
It's kind of crucial what Ms. Simmons did
I got away with words, a way with words coz I'm a lyricist
Momma needs a new stove so i do stove
Could have got sectioned, I had to do rogue
And i now I've got some new dough off a new flow
Couple diamonds i can k** one bird with two stones
[Bridge: Tiggs Da Author]
I used to wake up in the A.M., cold shower
While i hear my Nana praying, Amen
Aunty Manny watching Boondocks
Then i put it in my shoebox, still trying to put my crew on
[Hook: Tiggs Da Author]
Ring the alarm, ring the alarm
Everybody run when the Po Po come
All I see is a smoking gun
Whoaa ooo ooo yh
Ring the alarm, ring the alarm
Everybody want to be all in so
Im gonna stay up till the morning comes
Whoaa ooo ooo yh
[Verse 2: Avelino]
How am I going to sign a deal with ya'
Even deal with ya'
If you don't deal with me properly whats the deal with ya'
I was taught to be real with ya, so I'm real with ya'
Although I'm in Tommy Hilfiger, still a real n***a
My plan A was my plan B
I only planned my A-Levels for my family
And now I'm with a bad b**h and some bad breed
Youths, even though I can't change them I can teach
The things we used to do for figures now i do a one show and that's a new four figures
I can go forever and a few more minutes
I'm just trying to paint pictures i don't do this for the image
I do this for the broke n******gs
Not the 'lose a little hope and it's over', they're some joke n******gs
I don't dodge my old women
Coz there's nothing wrong with gold diggers
When you dig for gold with your own n******gs
Shining, from the ground up we was grinding
Told the mandem watch coz it's timing
The top is like a DM, I'm just sliding
And bring my people through, I've got pride in my lions
[Bridge: Tiggs Da Author]
I used to wake up in the A.M., cold shower
While i hear my Nana praying, Amen
Aunty Manny watching Boondocks
Then i put it in my shoebox, still trying to put my crew on
[Hook: Tiggs Da Author]
Ring the alarm, ring the alarm
Everybody run when the Po Po come
All I see is a smoking gun
Whoaa ooo ooo yh
Ring the alarm, ring the alarm
Everybody want to be all in so
Im gonna stay up till the morning comes
Whoaa ooo ooo yh
[Verse 3: Avelino]
Don't tell me about no hard knock life
When you've had a good dream the alarm's not nice
Heart on my sleeves but my garms weren't nice
I would talk to myself and ask for advice
Like, How am i gonna get this dough
And was it really worth my time, do i say yes or no
Do i let sh** slide or do i get involved
And everything changed when i went with the flow
[Bridge: Tiggs Da Author]
I used to wake up in the A.M., cold shower
While i hear my Nana praying, Amen
Aunty Manny watching Boondocks
Then i put it in my shoebox, still trying to put my crew on
[Hook: Tiggs Da Author]
Ring the alarm, ring the alarm
Everybody run when the Po Po come
All I see is a smoking gun
Whoaa ooo ooo yh yh