Times Like This

This the type of shit you gotta play
When it's real late at night
You cruising around
And the beautiful bright lights of the city
Illuminating the way for you
'Cause you know when I started writing this
I was riding down Sukhumvit
My nigga Jordan, he talking 'bout
Ay, what's next on the itinerary?
Oh yeah, São Paulo

Lately I been living the life that I dreamed of
Back when I was a youngin' and ain't seen much
When a nigga was qualifying for free lunch
And everyone in the hood just ain't dream much
Close-minded, just finding a reason
To have to flee the scene when the police come
And I ain't fit in, I knew that I was different
And there's a bigger world beyond Section 8 leasing
So now I'm living it, first hand experience
Who thought a nigga would make plans to see Switzerland?
Just couldn't put myself in predicaments
As a black man to fail the government experiment
The shit is like insulin, proving niggas wrong
Even numbers count me out, boy I'm still beating odds
They control your every move, niggas better stay in line
But I move in all directions, I ain't never been a pawn
I'm kinda like a king
But if I take an L, then when the night comes
I'm in this bitch up tryna figure how to end the cycle
Long as that heart is beating in my chest
Then I gotta manifest living life like it's
Paradise hundred percent of the time
And then they'll say you can't have that in life
But fuck your blueprint, that's my design
Before I get it, if I want it
Best believe that it's mine, nigga

Shit a nigga over here spazzing on these
Four-on-the-floor house beats and shit
Ain't a damn changed though
Listen

Times like this, I used to pray for it
This shit feel like a dream
Told myself I couldn't wait for it
Go after everything
Now I'm out sightseeing, believe me
I wouldn't trade this for any reason
Now all my niggas getting paid more
And that's a sight to see

Thinking of the days when I used to play the background
A 180 from the place you see me at now
A shy nigga, now I'm making iller noise
Back then ya boy was silent
Told myself I gotta act now
Years passed, I got my confidence up
Touch a lil money now my dollars is up
Go a lil harder and that's only because
Any numerical amount is never enough
'Til I can do what I want, when I want
Where I want, how I want, et cetera
It's things I need, things to see
People to feed, see 'em succeed
It's nothing better, uh
Too competitive, who can compare to him?
No nigga is better than, fuck your comparisons
Years passed, taking notes from the veterans
And came into my own, you'd be a fool to bet against
But listen dude, got shit to do
Another layover in Istanbul
'Cause I was in the mood to switch the view
Now a nigga problems seem minuscule
And as we move right along on this world tour I
Just gotta keep some fine ass women as my tour guide
No agency, so basically this came for free with more time
To get unprofessional right up until the sunrise
It's funny hearing shit these rappers brag about
'Cause we been living that life
Been living outright, a nigga been that guy
Just being myself, ain't depend on money or no rap hype
So don't act like, material defines who I am
I know me well now, won't lose myself when it's time
But I'll take some simple shit, then make it luxury
The Maxima, I whip that bitch like un Huracán
This Max'll do anything that a lambo will
So with all this green bae, how that lambo feel?
That's a fucking joke, I ain't yet got bills
But this charisma have her thinking, "he at least got mills"

He at least got mills
Have her thinking he at least got mills
Right

Times like this, I used to pray for it
This shit feel like a dream
Told myself I couldn't wait for it
Go after everything
Now I'm out sightseeing, believe me
I wouldn't trade this for any reason
Now all my niggas getting paid more
And that's a sight to see