Soldier

And you should never get your hopes up
And never think the world owes ya
If they 'gon doubt you, so what?
Handle yours like a soldier

Real ones all know, know I'm talkin' 'bout
Real ones all know what I'm talkin' 'bout
So you should never get your hopes up
'Cause I know the world never owes ya

Man, I always go the distance, never coming up short (nah)
Anything without goals is a dumb sport (what?)
Playin' money ball, say you playin' money ball
Don't hit me with that bull, it's everywhere like a gun store

Could've swore many times I was done for (nah)
I hit the bottom, there was nothing to get up for (no)
But something clicked up in my brain I guess
I had to clean up since I'm the one who made the mess, yeah

Turn it all around, that's a one hundred and eighty
Now my streak hotter than the oven up in Hades
'Cause I was eavesdroppin', I heard everything they sayin' (ay)
And that was the final shot that got me motivated (yeah)

I was in it, now I'm 'bout my business (business)
Makin' chicks strip in the back, she not a featy
Funny thing is she would've laughed up in my face a couple years back
Know I'm talkin' 'bout, yeah, I know they hear that

You should never get your hopes up (no)
And never think the world owes ya (nah-nah)
If they 'gon doubt you, so what? (So what?)
Handle yours like a soldier (soldier)

Real ones all know, know I'm talkin' 'bout
Real ones all know what I'm talkin' 'bout
So you should never get your hopes up
'Cause I know the world never owes ya

Look, I used to get tips at my job (I did)
Nowadays, takin' trips as my job (did it)
If I never said I dipped then I lied
'Cause I left high's livin', now this is the life (it's true)

And all I had to do was make my circle smaller
Kinda like a dance, you don't do that, you a goner
Takin' on a task, don't confuse me for a talker
You don't gotta ask, you just gotta make an offer (woo)

Closed mouths, never got fed up in my old house (never)
I'm a north star, never gonna go south (never)
I was hungry, not alone, but I'm both now (uh-huh)
It's sink or swimming, I don't plan on lettin' the boat drown

Diligent with it but also brilliant with it
They all flapping they jaws but we really did did it, yeah
If you listen to me, you just gonna hear facts
Know I'm talkin' 'bout, yeah, I know they hear that

You should never get your hopes up (no)
And never think the world owes ya (nah-nah)
If they 'gon doubt you, so what? (So what?)
Handle yours like a soldier (soldier)

Real ones all know, know I'm talkin' 'bout
Real ones all know what I'm talkin' 'bout
So you should never get your hopes up
'Cause I know the world never owes ya

Like a soldier
Know what I'm talkin' 'bout
Real ones all know
I know the world never owes ya

Handle yours like a soldier
Like a soldier
Real ones all know
I know the world never owes ya