Damn, I can't lie (I can't believe, yeah, can't believe we made it) After all this I still can't believe we made it I can't believe we made it (Can't believe) Right out of the trenches (I mean, who would've thought?) If you see me down you probably wouldn't believe it (From mixtapes to Grammy's) Do it for my people who would never get to see it Yeah, yeah (I can't believe it) Can't believe we made it (Can't believe, oh) (We livin' proof) Right out of the trenches If you see me down you probably wouldn't believe it (If you can think it, you can achieve it) Do it for my people that'll never ever see it (We the field of dreams) Yeah, yeah, yeah This life ain't nothin' special You write your name in cursive 'cause you signin' with the devil Most of us don't retire with a escrow The environment is Death Row At the Grammy's with a hoodie on like I didn't know the dress code (Damn) They found us in the ghetto, now the wine is a prosecco It's violence in the echoes of the partners that you let go Huh, 'cause when you black, they put the pot against the kettle The hood can't wait to put your name inside a cigarello (Nigga, hello) They killed you for your chain, that means they robbed you twice It's a shame they want you to be the same when you off the mic And you don't wanna be in them interviews being defamed by Charleston White This game 'bout copyrights, don't get caught up in all the hype (Aight?) 'Cause I remember the day they hit my dog with life Them folks tried to throw the chair at my nigga like Bobby Knight (Damn) And you got people like Cannon and Drama who fought the fight (Fight) So this generation now wouldn't have that hard of plight 'Cause the streets that I ran reminds me of the Middle East Can't walk in a nigga sneaks, makin' it here wasn't a little feat So when I pick a beat the only time me and my people speak When you goin' through a sour patch the victories are bitter sweet (But we still succeed) Can't believe we made it (Can't believe) Right out of the trenches If you see me down you probably wouldn't believe it Do it for my people who would never get to see it Yeah, yeah Can't believe we made it (Can't believe, oh) Right out of the trenches If you see me down you probably wouldn't believe it Do it for my people that will never ever see it (Ayy) Yeah, yeah, yeah Build it from the ground up, they can't say the same as me I shot ten thousand shots, they don't play the same as me Nigga, this is God workin', never had a Jesus piece Crocs and Adidas fleece, no ice, I'm shinin' though We been buildin' equity, even shared the recipe Hard to keep a smile when everything you've built's in jeopardy Niggas try to get under your skin, call it leprosy All the niggas y'all think is clean, look a mess to me I ain't here to judge 'em though, y'all should probably help the man Bunch a niggas reachin' out, still ain't see a helpin' hand All I see is leeches, slurred speeches, big dogs on long leashes They ain't happy, they ain't free, they rap too, but they ain't me Boy, don't play with me, I don't talk to middle men I see through the smoke, I see big chains on lil' men I can see the diamonds tryna hide the lack of dental plans Forty-seat see buses came a long way from rental vans We ain't have to fake the grind, we ain't have to fake the views We ain't have to fake the streams, pay the blogs and fake the news Bet you they can't say the same, really built their own wave Made it out the V and we don't pay to get our songs played Nigga, this shit different, haha This shit different Come on we on DJ Drama shit We ain't the same, nigga Ay, can't believe it I can't believe we made it (Can't believe) Right out of the trenches If you see me down you probably wouldn't believe it Do it for my people who would never get to see it Yeah, yeah Can't believe we made it (Can't believe, oh) Right out of the trenches If you see me down you probably wouldn't believe it Do it for my people that will never ever see it (DJ Drama) Yeah, yeah, yeah Huh, when I say I'm really like that It's for you to know that you really like that I started with a dream Look at me now And like that We gone Legendary