[Intro] Walking through this office building I never seen so much opportunity before I feel like I'm gon' make it Beautiful marble floors Office desks and contracts representing me I don't feel like I'm gon' be tied in to nothing bullsh**ty I'ma make it to the NBA, and I'ma play my heart out [Hook] Real people My whole life, I was eating off paper plates n***as try to slow down, but I never wait We all gotta sleep, but I'm trying to stay awake Real people, we never take a break My whole life, I was eating off paper plates n***as try to slow down, but I never wait We all gotta sleep, but I'm trying to stay awake [Verse 1] Trying to stay awake but the game got another plan Don't hate the player, hate the game, I hate both Going through some things, man, f** this damn boat Came to the hood to get off this damn dope sh** been sick since we came off the damn boat Play your cards right, n***a, this your last hope Seen dreams get taken, whole life changes n***as can't get a second chance, your whole life tainted Don't give up, promise you'll keep dreaming More power for the money if you keep on believing The dreams turn to capital, money on the avenue Fighting for my life, that's why I'm mugging when I stare at you They k**ing off us, way before we got here Now, it's me against the world, n***a, like 'Pac here Popping off shots everyday, this is not a war But we at war in a small place War in our mind, is worse than genocide Projects experiment came to life, y'all doing fine Y'all doing a great job, k**ing off future generations Y'all n***as keep hating [Interlude] Money on my mind and sh** We grinding 'til the end, baby It's Lil B Money on my mind, n***a Rocking up, b**h Take the money, n***a [Verse 2] Pain, you n***as don't know no pain You just feel pain, mine internal Cursed with some, more than cursive Searching through the f**ing persons You don't know what you believe in, stuck between cursive Just reverse leaning, can't forget what you seen n***a I earned it, don't be mad Because you feel like you don't deserve it Don't compare, don't worry 'bout stress Don't mind, just come prepared They say it's your not fault, I should have been aware You feel me? f** that, man, I don't like that feeling I ain't gonna be a victim Rather see myself, a person, or a person Spend your money wise, man, spending more time I hustle hard for the dead people under stairs Look at me wrong, n***a, you'll be under there b**h