[Intro:] You know life ain't tied with a bow but it's still a gift though Yeah life ain't fair but it's still good though It's a blessing just to be here Everything 1K [Hook:] I know you're money hungry Can't wait 'cause you ain't eat all day And you gon' lose your mind if you don't get a plate I understand the ups and the downs, street n***as gon' relate It's a struggle man, I'm with you all the way This for all the soldiers fell victim to the system Everyday that goes by they so close to losing faith I got to thank God for everything It's a miracle how you'll wake up and your dreams right in your face Everything 1K [Verse 1:] I woke up in the morning on a cold slab How the hell I'm in a damn cell I'm in jail taking cold baths I went down the wrong path Lil boy don't go that way You prolly won't last Before I had the fame I had the name I earned my stripes like Adidas Sliding base like I'm Derek Jeter Growing up with no father, it'll make you evil How he gon' learn to be a man when you ain't never teach him? Youngin' can't even read but he totin' the Desert Eagle Look how she left, I bet she told you she won't never leave you The same n***a was hating, I turned them to believers I done made it through the rain and I ain't called FEMA [Hook:] I know you're money hungry Can't wait 'cause you ain't eat all day And you gon' lose your mind if you don't get a plate I understand the ups and the downs, street n***as gon' relate It's a struggle man, I'm with you all the way This for all the soldiers fell victim to the system Everyday that goes by they so close to losing faith I got to thank God for everything It's a miracle how you'll wake up and your dreams right in your face Everything 1K [Verse 2:] I probably thank God 'cause without him who is me? He unlocked my cell when they threw away the key Jailbird, I was caged in, he came and set me free I was just on the news, now I'm on MTV Hurting 'cause your people ate and you ain't get a piece Now you're taking from your people plate 'cause you just tryna eat Grinding for a mil and I ain't talkin' 'bout a combo My mama need a crib, I been thinking 'bout a condo You nothing when you down, it's crazy how people treat you Come around now, you can't even hit the reefer I pray for all my youngins who done took the same route Brother from the same struggle, cut from the same cloth [Hook:] I know you're money hungry Can't wait 'cause you ain't eat all day And you gon' lose your mind if you don't get a plate I understand the ups and the downs, street n***as gon' relate It's a struggle man, I'm with you all the way This for all the soldiers fell victim to the system Everyday that goes by they so close to losing faith I got to thank God for everything It's a miracle how you'll wake up and your dreams right in your face Everything 1K