Although I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I fear no man but God as I take my last breath Used to beg them to stay and they'd just ask me to leave You don't know what strugglin' means until they shatter your dreams Keep moving, no matter if them fuckers wanna doubt you nigga Never been fed with a silver spoon, what about you nigga? From the cradle to my motherfuckin' grave bitch Heard my momma cryin' homie, I ain't been the same since Blue skies turnin' white, theirs blood on the pavement And all they ever ask me is "Phora how did you make it?" Not "where did you come from?" or "tell me your story" Theirs a difference between cats who want something from and for me But I ain't trippin', they tellin' me to settle down Aha but I ain't settlin' for nothin' And the people I hung around would just let me down Eventually I was the only one I trusted Real talk, I try not to show emotion A lot of shit inside me I won't put out in the open I hope I never snap, Lord knows that I'm destined for greatness But those niggas keep testin' my patience, I got Pain in my heart, tryna not to let it show They ask me if I'm ready, I never said no way But you really never know I just close my eyes and imagine And just try to fly away Aiming for tomorrow but we dying by the day I'll be the first one to say I cry I ain't ashamed They keep tellin' me to smile but yo I'm tryna find a way Losing touch to myself tears droppin' to the pavement Honestly I don't know how much longer I can take it And I know how it feels to lose all everyone that you love And start question the one up above Like why do all the good people gotta die And why these young kids victim to a homicide I don't know but I'm still searchin' for the answers Haven't smoked since my grandfather died from cancer So don't take offense when I don't hit the blunt with you 'Cause there's a reason, it don't mean that I don't fuck wit you All it means is that you don't know what I'm going through Don't ask to talk about it, it's not something that I'm open to Behind every smile is a number of tears Told myself that I have nothing to fear But little did I know when you keep all that pain inside You'll be your own worst enemy til the day you die Pain in my heart, tryna not to let it show They ask me if I'm ready, I never said no way But you really never know