Locksmith - Careful lyrics

[Verse 1:] I've been dealing with this my whole life Other peoples opinions I used to hold tight I had to ask myself Would you rather be broke and have friends or Get money with those you don't like Quick decision when n***as think you ain't meant to rise Cause jealousy is just insecurity in disguise The stench of pride is what's holding you n***as back So I don't feature on track unless you paying or I sense a vibe They been sleeping on what I say hard Now they finally acknowledged I'm pa**ing their bar These industry n***as is like b**h they see me with another broad now I'm suddenly on their radar Waved off what I may loss when it breaks one way to be great But I had to separate my fate to display who was fake I can say it with faith Never trust a person so stubborn they won't admit when they make a mistake f** your validation I don't embrace your admiration I don't reply to n***as cries I don't care or have the patience I just say what's on my mind You can take it how you take it You can drape yourself in lies I would rather stand here naked I don't regret the path I'm taking I demand what I'm endowed I admit that my mistakes got out of hand cause I was proud My family said it was blatant I was stranded in clouds But it's hard to see the stage till you standing in the crowd Never the type to feed excuses Never take light What seems as useless Try to rewrite the themes of music that is a plight That seems elusive I don't expect for you to catch what I've been doing that's the caption I don't talk about success I just prove it in my actions I just use it as my traction and it's more fuel for my pa**ion They keep asking what would happen once I see loss? Of course I'm still hungry there's nothing for me to feed off [Verse 2:] My n***a Tone said some things that I'll never forget Never let money stress you out and don't ever regret Choices you've made when these doubters try to negate you Just keep making music that real people relate to And that was our conversation in front of Dream But when does my occupation become a dream Said everything you work for is worth more than you can gage You gotta see these things through don't ever skip a stage Ripped the stage at South By, then told the south bye As I rushed to airport hope they remember me On this flight with bigger rappers felt embarra**ed I was careless With my talent and drowned in my insecurities Pulled my hood down shut my eyes closed pretend I'm sleep But I can still hear them laughing from over my seat Probably random not intended as such but I used it as my motivation instead of being my crutch I was so blind for so long in my mind did no wrong I prolonged what should have been the first path I rode on But hold on life can only give you what you take to long to live Even my mother said I pray that you don't make it big (what?) Thought she said it as disrespect to me But now I understand that she was just protecting me Expect to see some speed-bumps when you fast forward Just be careful what you ask for