[Pre-Hook] I've been through hell and back n***a I've been through the mother f**ing struggles I seen a lot of n***as life that they take and gone I k**ed a lot of n***as walked a lot of n***as And ran home from that I got this sh** and after all I did this sh** on my own [Hook] Let me tell you how I did it lil' n***a Lil' n***a lil' n***a I'm my own lil' n***a Let me tell you how I did it lil' n***a Lil' n***a lil' n***a I'm my own lil n***a Let me tell you how I did it how I did it How I did it I'm my own n***a Only n***a lil' n***a lil' n***a lil' n***a I'm my own n***a [Verse 1] I started to say I'm a behave I ain't coming back to jail They throw away the keys They give me a hundred Years n***a I ain't ever gonna tell I ain't ever gonna be a rat n***a I never gonna do it I never ever will I never gonna leave my n***as behind Me n***a and I never never will Let me show you how I cook it Let me show you how I be Let me show you how I change my life (I swear to God) n***a spending late nights on the block n***a I was sitting there waiting You don't know my struggle You don't know me n***a You don't know nothing n***a You don't know my pain You don't know where I've been You don't know where I'm going lil' n***a [Pre-Hook] I've been through hell and back n***a I've been through the mother f**ing struggles I seen a lot of n***as life that they take and gone I k**ed a lot of n***as walked a lot of n***as And ran home from that I got this sh** and after all I did this sh** on my own [Hook] Let me tell you how I did it lil' n***a Lil' n***a lil' n***a I'm my own lil' n***a Let me tell you how I did it lil' n***a Lil' n***a lil' n***a I'm my own lil n***a Let me tell you how I did it how I did it How I did it I'm my own n***a Only n***a lil' n***a lil' n***a lil' n***a I'm my own n***a [Verse 2] I called my plug I told them I'm going to set a bomb lil' n***a I've made it out the hood I've made it out the streets I feel like I've won lil' n***a Shout the mac and then I kidnap get them on the phone lil' n***a I'm the king of south Memphis And I'm a hit them with a draw lil' n***a Where I'm from if you tell me about My mama you dead lil' n***a I sell my sign I sell my soul I sell my life lil' n***a I let those lil' kids leave their family I'm trying to warn you lil' n***a CMG we the mother f**er I swaer We ain't f**ing with you lil' n***a [Pre-Hook] I've been through hell and back n***a I've been through the mother f**ing struggles I seen a lot of n***as life that they take and gone I k**ed a lot of n***as walked a lot of n***as And ran home from that I got this sh** and after all I did this sh** on my own [Hook] Let me tell you how I did it lil' n***a Lil' n***a lil' n***a I'm my own lil' n***a Let me tell you how I did it lil' n***a Lil' n***a lil' n***a I'm my own lil' n***a Let me tell you how I did it how I did it How I did it I'm my own n***a Only n***a lil' n***a lil' n***a lil' n***a I'm my own n***a [Outro] Hey hold the f** up n***a I do this sh** for the mother f**ing struggle n***a I do this sh** for n***a to get out the worst And get out the hood you know what I'm talking about I do this for the n***as stuck in the penitentiary And will never make it our those my n***as You know what I'm talking about I do it for the mother f**ing kids That are out there not eating You know what I'm talking about Doing this for those single parents and sh** Ya'll ready to shout out ya'll lil' n***a I've made it this far on my own lil' n***a I'm my own lil' n***a my own lil' n***a