State We In (feat. Space 600 & D Beezey)

Soul

Look, I've been tryin' to enjoy the process

I write these words, tryin' to fight temptation

To spittin' ratchet quotes and picture unsuccessful athlete coachin'

I don't belong here

Helpin' **** that ain't even half me

Boastin' 'bout how they deal what I never could

I'm past these moments, I was told, "Enjoy the process"

'Cause when it's over, man, that grass keep growin'

The clock keeps scrollin'

Tryin' to live in this moment, I need to thrive in it

Fuck cannonballin', I'm tryin' to dive in it

Inspire generations with every line written

Give it that new school bounce

Stay patient, gotta make sure they fuck with it

And sharpen lines like knives, so now it stuck with 'em

Feel like the best comin'

Too many blessin's comin' to be stressin' somethin'

I take the bad when I'm writin' and do some breast reductions

It's so much to get up off my chest

But that's when I flow best

I paint pictures of what they goin' through, these words is art galleries

White hoes searchin' for good dick and some salary

Black women hopin' you don't fall in love with Valerie

And they wonder why color means so much

Like, damn, I ain't a killer, but don't push me

Pushin' is when my brother get popped over new Js and a hoodie

Tryin' to stay strong

My biggest fear is my future son bein' Trayvon

Or me Eric Garner

They murder me, then blame him for not havin' a father

And now his mother stuck

He go to school while she struggle to keep the fundin' up

He miss his dad, no wonder his grades fuckin' up

This shit ain't real

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Now I say, "One time for my **** that be holdin' they own

Two times for the independent women that's strong

And three times 'cause she strong enough to be a mother

Four times 'cause my **** made it through a summer"

I swear it's hot out here

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

I swear it's hot out here

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Now she either want a **** so bad 'cause she scared to be alone

That she think any **** is a blessing

Or she go out every single night lookin' right, poppin' pussy

Then wonder why he never popped the question

Swear she climb a mountain for that

A family and a ring, she was countin' on that

She cryin', emotion spillin', ain't no Bounty for that

You gotta understand, in this state, you ain't good for another man

She climbin' in and out the pain more than bruh man

Shit, from the fifth floor, came from bein' piss-poor

All I want is designer shit

If it ain't gold, I don't want it

That's the motto, man

I been a slave to the material things

Not really realizin' what material brings

A lot of **** around see future millions and think

That I want somethin'

All this work, I don't owe a **** nothin'

I've been slavin', ****

This path that I'm walkin', I swear I paved it, ****

It's not a game, my ****

I did all the little things, tryin' to make it bigger

And I took care of home first

How the fuck you say you made a ****?

Shit been crazy

And this the state I see

Losin' legends, R.I.P. to the great Ali

Who got a shake in, even in politics

Just think of Magic, who knew a no-look pass could cure HIV?

That's real

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Now I say, "One time for them **** that be holdin' they own

Two times for the independent women that's strong

And three times 'cause she strong enough to be a mother

Four times 'cause my **** made it through a summer"

It's been hot outside

Rest in peace to all my ****

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