Joell Ortiz - Better Than lyrics

[Chorus: Kaydence] Could've been still up in the hood shakin up Stickin stickin up anyone that would come through Ma poor, I was livin up, middle finger up Still don't give a f**, better man it was untrue Straight livin better now, Gucci sweater now Drop top the Benz, I'm the man girlfriend So when they ask me how I do, I'm doin better I'm doin better than I should [Joell Ortiz] I know they all had me counted out Gettin all that illegal money I would count it out In front of a corner bodega I was down and out With a gun on my waist for the haters I would shout it out "fu*k THE WORLD!!" From the loudest mouth And I meant every word of that and that's without a doubt Every day it would never change, just the same old thang Tryin to come up with different ways for me to spray some change Ramen noodles, beef patties from right up the block Chicken wings, french fries from the Chinese spot Good smoke, plastic cups filled up to the top And dice games that I would stick up if I lost a lot Say what y'all wanna say, that's just how I was Before this music popped I was a different Yaowa cuz Like, "Where you from? Who you know? Where you goin?" Thank God that I could flow [Chorus] [Joell Ortiz] I daydreamed about this on the stairs With good weed smoke cloudin up the hallway air Brown paper bag coverin the strongest beer In my project lobby, now my lobby got a concierge I remember all the winters troopin up the ave Snow was everywhere, I'm tryin not to bust my a** Walk the furthest from the curb cause with the luck I had That disgustin splash used to soak me when the bus would pa** Now the bus look like an ant when I'm takin flight And I could turn a boring day into a Vegas night From that pint of E&J that I would chase with Sprite to them pretty bottles of Ros on the way with lights I fantisize, now I'm livin out my fantasy I know them haters mad at me like "Yo, how can this be?" I f**, two bad b**hes in a row E'ry day I thank God that I could flow [Chorus] [Maino] Woo! Maino~! Thank God I found heaven, yup Peace sign, that's me, throwin my blessings up Could've been in that cell prayin they let me up Daydreamin 'bout bein free, I'm missin much Could've been six feet deep in a hole Trapped in the game, the devil after my soul Could've been in back of the car traffic and blow But I'm lion-hearted, I found the yellow brick road Now it's plenty liquor, singles for these strippers Goddamn right if she dime, I'm gon' lick her Young dope boys, they screamin "I'm that n***a" Send bad b**hes, me and my n***az! Thinkin back on my worse days Now we sip champagne when we thirsty Hey! I guess I'm livin like I should When they ask me how I'm doin, I say "Better than good!" [Chorus]