[Hook] One time up for Chi-Ali Cuz I could be in a box if I ain't see that screen My mama prayed that I wouldn't be Chi-Ali Now my mama straight cuz I wanted to be Chi-Ali They say my Jansport strings was tying it all together My Jansport strings was tying it all together My Jansport strings was tying it all together And now that new thing got me riding out for whatever [Verse 1: Skyzoo] One time up for Chi-Ali for coming home Stargazing in the booth, my idol is on parole Pay it forward when they see my lead to run along Cause everyone who used to be by me is running blow And they still rite next to me Bet it how we get it, if I sketch it how they left it sh** is still life weaponry Pardon my advances, honor me by palming where your hands is Corners gave us carpe diem answers And I was by the light pole, Tre Styles caught up in a dice roll Looping up "maniac pyscho" Wonder the flow hyped me, nothing or no one like me As much as I owe to Chi I feel like I owe Lighty Money was everywhere, the liquor store was the anthem Murder Chi wrote they went and hit him with cameras Kings Plaza, talking "age is just a number" Word to his infrared 6s on the cover muf**a [Hook] [Verse 2: Chi-Ali] One time up for Skyzoo Got me feeling myself like it's a throwback from 9-2 Back from the dead like it's Easter and I'm Christ And I'm, here for them checks like the sneakers and them Nikes Got the penitentiary on my back, they all rooting for me The whole Brooklyn Court, they all shooting for me So lick a shot for Mumia in the struggle and Middle finger to them C.O.'s in the bubble now I done put my gun up, but that don't mean my run up I'm just coming home so yo, now it's time to come up And any n***a tryna stop that, just stop that I'm on parole now, "yo chill Chi, I got that" (skyzoo) Well get 'em son cause half these n***as don't even rhyme right They all lemon, shut 'em down like the Limelight In hindsight, wish I never pulled that trigger Rest in peace Sean Po, you will always be my n***a [Hook] [Verse 3: Skyzoo] Begging my mother to take me to the record store Ca**ette singles turned me to what y'all never was Never knew that it would mean what forever does But it's whatever cause to me it just let us run I ran to it for the taking that it seemed How the corner should've bagged me but maybe it was Chi That was kinda like a reason why the pen started leaking And now they call me top 10 speaking To that I tell you all, one time up for Chi-Ali Cause I could be in a box if I ain't see that screen My mama prayed that I wouldn't be Chi-Ali Now my mama straight cuz I wanted to be Chi-Ali They say my Jansport strings was tying it all together My Jansport strings was tying it all together My Jansport strings was tying it all together And now that new thing got me riding out for whatever