They say this is a big, rich town

I just come from the poorest part

Bright lights, city life, I gotta make itThis is where it goes down

I just happen to come up hard

Legal or illegal baby I gotta make it

I never took a straight path nowhere

Life′s full of twist and turns

Bumps and bruises, I lived I learn

I'm from that city full of yellow cabs and skyscrapers

It′s hard to get a start in these parts without paper

Homie I grew up in hell

A block away from heaven

That corner every 15 minutes it move a seven

Pure snow, bag it then watch it go

Occupational options

Get some blow or some hoes

Shoot the bowl or the strap

Learn to rap or to jack

Fuck it, man, in the mean time

Go ahead and pump a pack

This my regal royal flow

My James Bond bounce

That 007, that 62 on my count

I'm a undercover liar, I lie under the covers

Look a bitch in the eye and tell her, baby I love it

You're my inspiration

You′re my motivation

You′re the reason that I'm moving with no hesitation

They say this is a big, rich town

I just come from the poorest part

Bright lights, city life, I gotta make it

This is where it goes down

I just happen to come up hard

Legal or illegal baby I gotta make it

I gotta hustle through the hustle

And bust while make a move

Manuever around the rats, wolves

I′m from the school

Of hard knocks, shots pop, bodies drop

Graveyard, pick a block

'Cause niggas watchin′ spots

I'm tryna stack shit then I go legit

Hollow tip stuff ′em in clip 'case niggas trip

My cocaine endeavours give me corporate ties

I'm supposed to lose watch me win against the odds

All I got it my word, balls and my instinct

I′m tryna make it

We already made it my friends think

We already on top, I got a bigger plan

No more controlled substances or hand to hand

White collar visions, game changing missions

Big risk, big wins, equal bigger living

Perfect position, watch me transition

From caterpillar to butterfly in the sky

They say this is a big rich town

I just come from the poorest part

Bright lights, city life, I gotta make it

This is where it goes down

I just happen to come up hard

Legal or illegal, baby, I gotta make it