This Is My Journey

Couldn't play dead or a witness
Had to be the one that go and get it
Couldn't lose my head cuz they snitching
All these microphones they got on these children
The hand that they dealt me all fishy
Don't understand why they're killing their families
I handle the deck like I'm Gambit
Evolved I know they can't stand it
Revolve the plans outstanding
It's a good thing I took time to manage
I was mentored by streets with dead endings
So all I could do is follow all my visions
All that I do is part of my mission
Its prior decisions my grind the ignition
Sublime in the sentence hope they never figure out
Why I'm seriously committed

I'ma be here for the journey
Time I spent all worth it
Since high school I knew I'd be working
Couldn't depend on weed I needed purpose
Couldn't depend on dreams I had to work it
Running laps like a circuit
Showed up to put work in
It's not the destination just purpose

Planned it out like chess moves
Except every move is your best move
Catch a bad bruise if you trust fools
And a bad mood when they stress you
Watch who hide like snakes and neglect you
And who come back, like they respect you
When there was combat and didn't protect you
Just saying wear a vest if they next to you
Been prepared for next like I'm done snoozing
Don't count my scars like I'm done loosing
I don't take it personal I'm done bruising
Climbed Mount Olympus now the Sun cooling
I can't tell them nothing there's no conclusion
Since a little boy I would run to it
Play the long game brought a scope to it
Like an X-Man brought the rod too

I'ma be here for the journey
Time I spent all worth it
Since high school I knew I'd be working
Couldn't depend on weed I needed purpose
Couldn't depend on dreams I had to work it
Running laps like a circuit
Showed up to put work in
Its not the destination just purpose