[Verse 1] I'm swimming Through a sea of emotions And I want to thank everybody that's keeping me focused And the ones that believed in me when things wasn't rolling I could never pay you back And you said I was chosen My heart was hurting and my spirit was broken But I stayed positive and I kept it going I had to learn to live with regrets like Jay-Z I had to learn to live with myself like Lil B Smile through the pain, sun of the rain Smoke a lot of weed just to numb my pain I can't forget when I used to feel hopeless In and out of probation, school I wasn't going God gave me another chancе at life I'm not afraid to say I'm saved by the mic (Damn) (Yеs) Real talk man rap saved my life [Bridge] Without the music You already know Talk about it Talk about it [Verse 2] My life was an uphill battle Court cases, Remy red and snapple Stealing cars no license and I was living like Rambo I seen myself, I had to change the channel I seen myself up in the paper Disrespecting my neighbors My homie house got raided, it was all 'cause my nature I was living so reckless, straight disrespecting Stealing from my family, just to buy a necklace Then I got real chains, I got locked up Some people still living, man they get popped up Life throw back what you give it I'm happy I'm living Listen to me sh*t I'm on a mission Shoutout to Vallejo, tired of smog When I had no money I would sleep in the car, damn It's real life, I don't know if I'm wrong or right [Outro] Red Flame After the Fire ni**a Shout out to the Based God on the beat Live right now, Berkeley California Broadcasting worldwide Around the Earth Whole Bay area, everybody Keep turning out