Betta Than Me

Through the pain, from the rain
And the scars from the wars
Pray you better than me
Through the night earnin stripes
Duckin' lights, totin' pipes
Pray you better than me
I pray the scars work the scales
From the bail, to convail?
Pray you better than me
I seen the streets cause hell
From the grave to the cell
Pray you better than me
I pray you better than me
Be patient when you take your steps
Always stand for something
Never sell for wealth
Just know your daddy got you
If you need some help
I'm looking at you daily
I just see myself
I know that you feel like I'm the man
I be fighting pain
Plus at times I feel like I done failed
Left myself to blame
Yeah I chose the streets
But see with you
I know you gon' be better
If I ever gotta go
I know you gon' hold it together
Never try to fit in
Just do what's best for you
I sacrificed to go get it
And left the rest for you
Never entertain the ones who doubt you
They'll be less than you
Anything you chose to put your mind to
You blessed to do
Jump in lil homie
Take a ride with your OG
Let me put you on some game
How the streets took a toll on me
Motherfuck the judge
Free my niggas
Who the fuck are you to judge
All the scars from the trenches
Young niggas remember
When you thugging the system
Vicious its tough in the streets
And the payment ain't got no feelings
The streets come with a whole lot of pain
It still bothers me
Listen to all the
Whole lot of gang that wasn't talking
I got a brother doing
Fifty-five summer total years
Another doing twenty
And another doing ten
And since the age of fourteen
I've been losing close friends
So imagine how long
Them demons been standing in the mirror
None of them living anymore
My heart been gone for years
Because of blood from the wars and the slums
All the struggle and the pain
From the trenches turn me numb
From the trenches turn me numb
The trenches turn me numb
Nah for real
The trenches turn me numb
Come here son
Mama concerned
She say you act like me
And I always dreamed of telling my son
Boy you do that like me
She say you walk and talk
And even wanna rap like me
Throw up two fingers
And holler jack like me
What if I told you that's not me
At least who I wanna be
It's definitely not you
Who you are now
Or who you gonna be
See God only made one of me
And one of you
Give you the game
I'm under too
I don't know if my daddy cared
Or even wanted to
But after having you
I told myself wherever I went
I just wanna be better than him
Don't blame him
Forgive him and thank him
For letting me see
He the reason I want you
Better than me
Lately Casey
I been seeing you
Coming out your shell
Nothing wrong with
Being different son
Always be yourself
See you gotta have heart
And let God
Order your steps
And always be a man
Daddy won't always be there
My daughter graduated
Now she going to get a masters
I told her pop your shit
You don't be trying to be no bad bitch
A female savage
Ain't nothing bout you average
Tell them niggas you know the game
You learned it from your daddy
See I was just a baby
Having babies
17 running crazy
My daddy he wasn't there
I had to raise me
Hope y'all know
Y'all motivated
And y'all saved me
And I know
I raised a real man
And raised a lady
Through the pain
From the rain
And the scars
From the wars
Pray you better than me
I pray you better than me
Through the night
Earning stripes
Duckin' in lights
Totin' pipes
Pray you better than me
I pray the scars work the scales
For the bail, to convail?
Pray you better than me
I seen the streets
Cause hell
From the grave
To the cell
Pray you better than me
I pray you better than me
I pray Lil' Josh
Gonna make parole
This time around
Cause momma hurt
And the she been
Breaking down
And letting
Her feelings out
Without a doubt
It's fuck the clout
I pray the real ones
Make it out
I just posted
My lil' members
And he got 30
But he ain't poutin
And I salute you
That's why I
Send prayers
To institution
For all the thugs
Behind the wall
You know that its bulletproof
Without a doubt
I pray you well off through whatever situation
Hope you get better
With time
And your family
Staying faithful
Just be thankful
And be grateful
Everyday is a blessing
I just sent a text to God
I hope he replied
To the message
I'm confessing
Grind for purpose
Cause I just wanna see us win
Started over so many times
Ain't no telling
When it's gonna end
Cook the dope
Underwater four sons
Six daughters
Knowing this ain't the way
Know I gotta
Move smarter
Poopie, Isaiah, Legend
Royal be better
Than your father
These bitches ain't shit
But never tell it my daughters
Only hood
Harder than my hood
It's fatherhood
No man
That love my daughters the way they father do it
Christian, Briana, Chloe, Key, Martin, Taylor and
Legacy love you to the death
Of me to stick together
When I rest in peace
Through the pain
From the rain
And the scars
From the wars
Pray you better than me
I pray you better than me
Though the night earnin' stripes
Duckin' lights
Totin' pipes
Pray you better than me
I pray you better than me
Through the slums Workin' scales
For the bail
To convail
Pray you better than me
I seen the streets
Cause hell
From the grave
To the cell
Pray you better than me
I pray you better than me