Product of My Environment

I hoped, I hoped, I hoped
I hoped this time would come
I know, I know, I know
My soul is old, not done
I could never give it up
They could never get enough

Never done for the timelines, I could cause flood
That's a dirty tub, translation, got it out the mud
Never been a scrub, what you want is swept under the rug
I don't give a fuck, I'm the freshest dude out of luck
I don't have a bone to pick with ya
Act like you ain't got a phone to pick it up
We were all alone, rose the temperature
Different when the rose ain't to live it up
Pressure points don't add to the score but they count
I was thrown into the streets, I ain't know what they was 'bout
I already knew my route, you was playing lost and found
'Fore you knew about accounts, I was playing with amounts
Stressed is not the word, I would need another dose
We don't have same ambitions, they don't even cut it close
Don't think for a minute, that I'm here cause I'm special
Can't put effects on your life, it just affects you

I hoped, I hoped, I hope
Used to do this shit for fun
Now I do it and get funds
I hoped this time would come
I been doing it since young
Now I'm doing what I want
I know, I know, I know
I don't count on 'em that much
Man, all it takes is once
My soul is old, not done
I could never give it up
They could never get enough

You could splurge, but you getting paid a fucking check a week
You can't spend ya last ya fly, and ain't got money to eat
Maybe from a broken home, you became miserable
'Til I realized houses never break, things in 'em do
Rather owe myself nigga that's a penalty for me
It don't matter what you owe, you gon' feel it in ya sleep
You ain't helping with the profit, I could tell you acting hostile (Word)
I'm whispered in the gossip when you tell them you ain't got it (Word)
All I know is hustle, I don't trust those IOU's (Nah)
They hating on the low, while they getting high off you (Nah)
Going through a struggle, only time you wanna move (Only time)
I be praying after wins and praying while I lose
Used to love 'em from the heart, now I love from far apart
When you treat 'em like they treat you, that's a different kind of start
I'm a different kind of smart, you could help me do the math
Only looking toward the future, I'm a product of my past

I hoped, I hoped, I hope
Used to do this shit for fun
Now I do it and get funds
I hoped this time would come
I been doing it since young
Now I'm doing what I want
I know, I know, I know
I don't count on 'em that much
Man, all it takes is once
My soul is old, not done
I could never give it up
They could never get enough