Pain Still Remains

Yo I came a long way from a teen smoking trees
Back in the day at the age of fifteen
When I took my first drink, life had unraveled
Now I'm looking back at all the miles that I've traveled
I put some work in, it's been a hell of a ride of
Conquering pride and the demons inside
Now I finally feel like I fucking made it
To a place of self respect, never would I trade it
For my old life, that shit was full of misery
Contempt of peers, draining all my energy
I changed up, switched my perspective
Looking at the light and the gifts of incentive
But even today the struggle is real
Addressing old hurts that still need to heal
But in the process need to give myself grace
As I mend heart wounds, they're in my head space

One thing I've learned, life's a roller coaster
Pain still remains, drunk or if you're sober
Shit gets real, so how you gonna deal
With life's situations that hit you in the feels
One thing I've learned, life's a roller coaster
Pain still remains, drunk or if you're sober
Shit gets real, so how you gonna deal
With life's situations

Never had a problem with over drinking
Suicidal tendencies when over thinking
Can't sleep, staring at the ceiling
Left that talent on the bench, Willie Beamen
Moved back to Alaska heart still freezing
Speak from my chest so my words have meaning
Out here, Winter time is the killing season
It's cold outside, that's a good enough reason
Now let's take it back to the track that I'm beasting
I was a starving artist, ya'll out here eating
People coming up like damn I know you
Can't entertain too antisocial
Gained a little weight so now I'll post you
Smile on my face disguising the pain we go through
Catch me on the river, floating with a Coastal
One thing I've learned, never let it fold you

One thing I've learned, life's a roller coaster
Pain still remains, drunk or if you're sober
Shit gets real, so how you gonna deal
With life's situations that hit you in the feels
One thing I've learned, life's a roller coaster
Pain still remains, drunk or if you're sober
Shit gets real, so how you gonna deal
With life's situations

You can get up or give up
From a Taurus to a big truck
Caught in the storm now watch me live it up
Born on the third like Leviticus
Penmanship ridiculous
Poems from a Village kid, who's kid is this?
Stand out, in an era of fitting in
No hand out, when they try to test that chin
Shout out 2 E he no longer faded
Took that L came back a stronger Native

One thing I've learned, life's a roller coaster
Pain still remains, drunk or if you're sober
Shit gets real, so how you gonna deal
With life's situations that hit you in the feels
One thing I've learned, life's a roller coaster
Pain still remains, drunk or if you're sober
Shit gets real, so how you gonna deal
With life's situations