Hey, hey, it's Lil' Lay', Saigon, Just Blaze Just out here in the field man, tryin' to make these ends meet You know? Every time you look around it's some shit goin' down Man, we tryin' to make a better way Saigon, talk to 'em, man Tell 'em how we tryin to do this, man Check, my heart is hurtin' and my soul's searchin' for a better way I was born in Mooseknuckle where the kid was led astray Then I moved to B.K., where I fell in love with guns Fast forward six years later, I'm a felon on the run with one Renegade Run was my alias And even when I was whylin', the 'gon was a Don like Cornelius Them hoes used to chase me around None of my niggas surprised, I got models givin' face to me now That I roll with a super producer plus keep the booth in a stupor That's your dog? Call him for a meetin' is [Incomprehensible] I try to put all of my trouble-makin' days behind me But it seem like them fuckers always find some way to find me I never thought that Just Blaze would sign me (Why?) 'Cause he know that I fight a lot And he know my Nation is rangin' grimy (Yeah) That's how I know that nigga for real Took a chance on givin' a trill nigga a deal Although we thuggin' and we be buggin' We do be tryin' to find a better way (Tryin' to find a better way) And I'd be lyin' if I said That we wasn't tryin to keep our pockets paid (Tryin' to keep our pockets, paid) Although we grindin' we on the grind And cause we tryin' to reach our destiny (Tryin' to reach our destiny kid) Whether it's hell (It's hell) Whether it's jail (It's jail) Or it's the cover of the double X L I never thought rhymin' would help me climb the ladder of success Niggas thought by now that I woulda took the Magnum to the chest Or have the staggerin' arrest record for dabblin' in this I knew I shouldn'ta been in since I'm fresh up out the pen But N, O, spell 'No' sucka, I kill 'em with the flow, fucka You could compare me to no other I'm so scared of my temper, what if somebody try me? What if I gotta prove that I still use the shotty? Atlantic Records would dropped me, police is gon' knock me Them bitches is gon' laugh at me, the haters is gon' party And I'll be back in the yard With old timers callin' me a goddamn fool for clappin' ratchets at y'all I'm tellin' you this, so you know I'm fully aware And very mindful that I will throw away my career And let one of you little bitch niggas step in my square And I'll show you, I keep the weapon right here, aiyyo Belly, come here Although we thuggin' and we be buggin' We do be tryin' to find a better way (Tryin' to find a better way) And I'd be lyin' if I said That we wasn't tryin to keep our pockets paid (Tryin' to keep our pockets, paid) Although we grindin' we on the grind And cause we tryin' to reach our destiny (Tryin' to reach our destiny kid) Whether it's hell (It's hell) Whether it's jail (It's jail) Or it's the cover of the double X L Check it, look I'm hardly never low-key, so it's hard to get to know me Got enemies in the street that's still targetin' to smoke me It must make 'em sick to see me in [Incomprehensible] in the movie Wait 'til they start spendin' money to market and promote me Why would y'all wanna stop me? I changed my life around, put the rifle down Niggas still plottin' to Big and 'Pac me But on the contrilly, I'm packin' the mac-milly And clappin' at the first lil' faggot that act silly It was my destiny to be here I killed the mixtapes for three years, all original beats so be clear And as fuckin' fate would have it I got connected with the best producer in the world So we can go in and make a classic So when will you learn? I get deep without the Biblical terms We livin' in hell with no physical burn That's why a nigga tryin' to find a better way And sayin' hi to tomorrow, goodbye to yesterday Although we thuggin' and we be buggin' We do be tryin' to find a better way (Tryin' to find a better way) And I'd be lyin' if I said That we wasn't tryin to keep our pockets paid (Tryin' to keep our pockets, paid) Although we grindin' we on the grind And cause we tryin' to reach our destiny (Tryin' to reach our destiny kid) Whether it's hell (It's hell) Whether it's jail (It's jail) Or it's the cover of the double X L Whether it's hell, whether it's jail Or it's the cover of the XXL Whether it's hell, whether it's jail Or it's the cover of the XXL