And I've been down before, but I ain't never ever going back to being broke So you can hate my sound, baby, you can hate my style Just watch the money pour, baby, you can hate me now But imma make you love me, imma make you love me Imma make you love me, imma make you love me Somehow, somehow, somehow Imma make you love me Started out with a dream, cliché as it was They didn't always believe in me, but I always showed them love ‘cause that's the person I am, I'm not the type to hold the grudge And I don't give a f** if you've got a buzz Shouts to everybody who had my back and all of those who didn't I had a dream and I lived it, I won't get into specifics But if you ever neglect it, know you kept me level headed Now look to where I'm headed, I just hoped that you respect it A lot of people told me that quitting the school wasn't smart And they probably caught this frat rap like it didn't come from my heart But that's the way it goes, you just got accept it Like you changing direction even when you ain't expect it But I just hope they see me for me and not the kid that I used to be ‘cause I dealt with my addictions of s**, d** and weed Now I'm living like I should, doing what I always thought I could And I ain't work with you b**hes, just know every day is good And I've been down before, but I ain't never ever going back to being broke So you can hate my sound, baby, you can hate my style Just watch the money pour, baby, you can hate me now But imma make you love me, imma make you love me Imma make you love me, imma make you love me Somehow, somehow, somehow Imma make you love me It's a strange world that we live in Quick to hate, and mistakes really aren't forgiven But hey, Ya I pray that they start to listen ‘cause we've all had our low points and hard beginnings I hit the mid life crisis at twenty one I pray for better days thinking that they never come Uh, And things sure came around Made a six figure career out of just playing around Now I understand that people got their problems And I'm just hoping that my music maybe helps ‘em solve ‘em So while the whole world is asleep I'm working, grinding Staring at my clock ‘cause it's perfect timing And taking easy routes is something I ain't never done Ask Penny, the harder way is definitely number one. Uh So as long as we stick together there isn't a f**ing storm in this game that we couldn't weather And I've been down before, but I ain't never ever going back to being broke So you can hate my sound, baby, you can hate my style Just watch the money pour, baby, you can hate me now But imma make you love me, imma make you love me Imma make you love me, imma make you love me Somehow, somehow, somehow Imma make you love me