GQ - This Is Me lyrics

(Hook: Carlitta Durand) Step back and view the picture (the picture) And see the colors that paint my life (my life) It takes a minute to hit 'ya (to hit you) See the shades of the Oakland lights (the Oakland lights) I wouldn't change it for a thing (I wouldn't change) No matter what this life may bring (what it bring?) So tell me what you see (what you see?) This is me (this is me) This is me (Verse 1: GQ) Live from the town, broadcasting It's no cuts from the camera all action Reality show but oh, no acting All words are heard, it's no caption Get the whole feel no fraction Home sweet home, I'm lovin' it with a pa**ion Now the folk askin' how I did it, how I made it Out a city like mine, but really I can't explain it I just tell 'em that I painted a picture that never faded Now I'm, reminiscing on my past, can't take it Cause there's a lot from them blocks didn't make it And it's a few that I knew couldn't break it And even though they tried, they couldn't shake it The drama to bright can't shade it So sungla**es and a prayer what I stay with Homicide after homicide, same sh** And even if i could, i wouldn't change sh** (Hook) (Verse 2: GQ) It hurt like a needle, pain stick Had my first nightmare at six and been awake since But this kept me cautious of the fake Yeah the wins feel good but the losses made me great, I'm straight Only one man but I'm eight plus two I'm an ace, I'm stickin' (?) Rock solid, don't break Dough risin', I'm cake Like a bank, I'm worth it, I'm perfect, I'm great I'm slidin' in touchin' home base I'm certain I'm safe And thanks for this landscape space Thanks to the man upstairs showin' me grace Thanks to my Mama, to my Sis, to my Daddy To my Uncles, to my Aunts, to my Cousins, to my Granny I thank my whole family, you know I know better Thanks for the love you can't support me no better, and... (Hook) (Bridge: GQ (x2)) My city, my heart, my blood My pain, my joy, my love My hopes, my wishes, my dreams My block, my street, my city's my everything (this is me) (Outro: Carlitta Durand) This is me (x3)