Peppermints and Water (feat. Kenneth Whalum)

For trying times we had religion

Thank God for the times that we beat the system

Been a victim and been victorious

Brought them on park and notorious

So we gotta do it big in this thug life (thug life, thug life, thug life, thug life, thug life)

Murder over life before they take yours

You gotta practice plays before you make scores

Practice imperfection in the highest form

Everyone around me animal, don't make these lions roar

So what we're fighting for?

Black child under the black cloud, can we stop the storm?

Life is drawn beautiful but easy to erase

Mistakes can be corrected, don't let it be your fate

Posted in happiness, bought some real estate

So I'll be lying if I said I feel the same (feel the same)

I did a couple of years ago (couple of years)

Rehabilitated my self-mind in the physical

Took a break, **** hated, and comeback is impossible

Shit, that's just another obstacle

Nothing foreign to me

I'm still flooring in a foreigner's feet

Ghosts got corner, I got corner the beat

So all my dead homies rest in peace

I'm the voice so the listeners see

How we really lived on these streets

My rap's a conversation on beats for real ones

The ones knocked off their feet got up and still one

Tight damage you can't vanish but manage to heal from

Dedicated to the soldier and the murder (and the murder)

Dedicated to the soldier and the martyr

Yeah-yeah, victory is sweet

And until we live it

Follow everything you see

And then in the morning, for you everything was sweet

The rain makes you appreciate the sunshine

A liberated mind will never let you feel confined

Iron sharpens iron, nothing in our circle is a weak mind

Stay humble and kind but never push over

Work hard for everything don't rely on lucky cloves

Rules, egos, and chip shoulders can deflate your mission

They say money can repair a man, but I'd rather pay with wisdom

Type of currency that stays consistent

All these evil eyes burning me is why I keep my distance

They question existence when they see you shine like this kid

A whiz kid, a ninth wonder but still a misfit

If you blink, you might miss it

And don't cover your ears

This built-in energy been bottled for years

And tears they don't drop no more (no more)

So why? Guess this song gonna cry for sure

My rise in this game was a bit premature

I was overcooking everything, but still was lost

I was overcoming everything, but still felt lost

But I'm found now (found now) and I can be proud now (proud now)

I made it here in divine order

Reflecting over peppermints and water

Victory is sweet

And until we live it, follow everything you see

And then in the morning, for you everything was sweet

Yeah-yeah

Yeah-yeah

Yeah-yeah

Victory is sweet

And they are too easy

Follow everything you say