Nothing to Something

A struggle for the righteous is hard to survive
I put an ear on the ground and stay with a positive mind
I'm that cat with nine lives so I fight with pride
Down for the cause so long we play fair when we win
The road less travelled is tougher
That's why I stay James hardened
While they stay foul watch me go to the free throw line I'm balling
I'm on ma Lonzo leave em all mourning
I came from nothing to a life most wanted I'm Pac
Like all eyes on me
Like all eyes on me
Yeah, they see it they just acting surprised
Wondering which part of the bandwagon to ride
I see them
They mean mugging from the outside
I'm in a g wagon low riding and you can switch sides
It's all love
a celebration of life
Don't let this beat fool you
I'm really nice on the mic
I'm Jordan
Moving from village to village to plunder and pillage
You know why?
I'm all about the gold baby
I'm in the building the caretaker that the game needed
I'm talking all floors that these rappers be in
But it's all love we all have to win
Leave something for our kids to be inspired within
It's all love
We all have to win
Leave something for our kids to be inspired within

Welcome to the good life
Where I walked in and just took mics
Commanding respect but hardly
knowing what the hoods like
Fame and fortune
What the game has taught you
Was it worth it
Even though you always asked to pay sum more dues
Rewind to some old dudes
Saying they was more to this life than
Everything I felt that I was born to
This is my story so at least cry for me
Coz I really need the pity to unleash my glory
I'm just playing
I'm a renegade
The reason why that resonates is cause
I went for the very thing that I was meant to hate
Couldn't help but celebrate
Grew up in a good home with a bad attitude
And every threat my dad could ever make
I wanted to rap so I wrote and then began to spray
Too afraid of cypher coz I stutter
I'd be damned if they took me for a laughing stock
I wrote as if I had to slay
Came out of my home town
Glad at how I landed hey
Pump the breaks
Oh, just wait
Didn't get no lucky breaks
Just a lot of upsets
And a lot of oh your twang is fake
Who was I? I never knew
I was just a very new rap wannabe
like everybody else who made it through
Doors shut I'm more stuck
oh, stuff remorse what
I couldn't get a meeting or a interview I'm awe struck
Always knew I had it
I just needed help to aim it
My own strength never
That's when God came in and saved it
Had to let it go and tell myself
I was his favourite I'm famous
Good enough to be given this great gift
So, take it
This is all I ever want I prayed it
Gangster as I will ever be
And all I did was face it
Believe I can do it
I am so fluid and fluent
This is what I do so I had to go ahead and do it
It was hard but
Anything that's worth a damn is never easy
Had to go around the world just to find the real me