I was six years old Riding shotgun in a old school with my dad Memories that I hold on to 'Cause really those the only ones that I had They used to call me Lil' Rock Skinny big head n***a with a rock And I ain't talkin' 'bout the hard Even though my fam used to keep the grams in the socks, damn It was me, lil Brandon and Nene Outside running wild, f** TV On 13th all the way the 49th and Chambers Shout out to my lil cuz Veve And my uncle Jerome One time for my uncle Jerome In the basement smoking cigarettes with Tyrique I think we did that when unc wasn't home 47th and Lloyd, first time I got jumped on the porch Hit the oldest one with the one two, bink bink Other one ran up, left his a** right there on the porch Hell is you saying? Lil Jeff turned me into a man That was big bro, that was big cuz Everything to a n***a now he gone Guess God had a plan, I don't understand Lord why you do me this way? You live and you learn Them tables will turn, them bridges will burn But through it all, just make a way I'm here to stay and I'ma do it for my city like the mayor Real north-side n***a living life like my grandaddy Charles He the reason why a n***a a player Let me talk to 'em Plenty nights when I felt all alone, nobody to lean on Listen up, let me tell you how it feel Look, I just tell it how it is, everybody claim they real On the real these n***as ain't ever been real I'm just living my life, I'm just doing my thang Same n***a from the jump Baby I ain't gon' change Baby I ain't gon' change Baby I ain't gon' change Man f** everybody do you Same lil n***a that they said wasn't gon' be sh**, is the sh**, Who knew? Still ridin' 'round with my day one n***as We don't need new n***as in the crew One time for my n***a Dan That was my first friend second grade, Mrs. Blue I don't do too much, n***a just say what's up, man salute when you see me These n***as upset 'cause they heard I got next I keep cheese like Fellini's Back in the day I used to be a hot head Like I'm walkin' 'round with a beanie In the middle of the summer I'm just tryna score, n***a, no time to fumble It's game time, everybody on ten We just tryna get this money at the same time I ain't claimin' what ain't mine Got your girl on the edge like the state line Ain't no mo play time We just tryna get it off the muscle Fighting for the money, how much hustle I'ma get my b**h to respect my hustle forreal Man f** everybody do you Same lil n***a that they said wasn't gon' be the sh** Is the sh**, who knew Look, I'm just livin' my life, I'm just doin' my thang Same n***a from the jump What's the point of getting that money? Money ain't money, if your life don't change What's the point of pushing that whip If you ain't changing lanes? What's the point of having any girl If your b**h don't change? What's the point of staying the same If everything around you change? I've changed, I've changed, I've changed, I've changed I've changed, I've changed, I've changed, I've changed I've changed, I've changed, I've changed, I've changed I've changed, I've changed If everything around you changed All I need is change