Hook From the beginning All I do is give and I give From the beginning Knew that I’d be there for my kids From the beginning I made choices I had to live with huh huh From the beginning All I do grow and I grow From the beginning All I heard was no and more nos From that beginning I said that **** that I’ll make shit change V1 From the beginning Knew that I’d be here right now In cell visualizing myself Standing tall in front of all my brothas And sisters they all smiling proud That shit kept me up when I was down, damn I figured out my worth I couldn’t leave it up chance 20 band advance the film got a fighting chance now Breaking bread while I’m breaking down Pressure heavy but I’m still standing somehow But some are chosen they say I been walking in faith I been walking in truth I been outside barely got time for the booth I been tying loose ends staying true to the roots, hm Contemplating all fakeness, Get me jaded some days, I’m love with struggle but I hate it some days I cut a couple people off my heart been breaking these days, huh But **** it shake it off **** it I’m the shit Yea I **** it I deserve, every blessing bout to manifest We came a long way from the bullshit Know you didn’t ask but listen here’s my two cents Hook V2 And I did look what manifested Look at all the blessings Underdog favorite now, coming out the trenches Double digit sentence, talking lessons talking losses Tryna heal a nation, speaking life in what I’m talking Cmon look what manifested Look at all the blessings Look at all the blood money that we all divested And we freed a couple of my dogs up out of prison Who the **** said we couldn’t beat this dirty system Reprioritizing, outside organizing Can’t describe conniving, I been putting in the mileage Talk about defiant, all the odds defied it Multiply divide it with the kinfolk who been riding, yea I been spending time with my children giving guidance Gotta teach em love because the world gone teach em violence Gotta teach em wealth before the wealthy go deprive em Think outside the box, same way I thought inside them, Slum baby Thanh Ou Hook