I used to want the racks by the duffle and the cheques by the millions

Wanted to protect my investment, invest in my children

Now the hero finally got the cape then he turned into the villainNow my check is reality, I′m finally startin' to feel it

Wasn′t cool enough, broke fan, all I had to feel the breeze

Night sweats, get these covers off of me

Hella dark, I couldn't see

Lights off, no electricity

Food spoiled, don't got no more EBT

What the fuck am I to eat?

Eat last, raisin′ babies ain′t chеap

They clothes fly 'cause my clothеs stayed cheap

An eighth last a whole week

Pockets low, it′s on froze, how they freeze

As a man, I didn't feel real manly

Always with the rent late, tryna figure out how to get paid

Worked all damn night, for that minimum wage

Prayin′ to myself, askin' God, "Where the better days?"

Must′ve caught the damn machine 'cause He wasn't answerin′

What kind of son am I really to lack the faith like that?

So full of love, how the fuck am I feelin′ hate like that?

Givin' out hate, just know you gon′ get that hate right back

I went off script, of course, I wasn't raised like that

I used to want the racks by the duffle and the cheques by the millions

Wanted to protect my investment, invest in my children

Now the hero finally got the cape then he turned into the villain

Now my check is reality, I′m finally startin' to feel it

Speed up a year, wakin′ up to a bigger crib

Feel like that nigga, gettin' figures, what the business is

It's fuck a fan, I got A.C., I feel the chill again

I′m risin′ higher, I'm on fire, never chill again

But I got caught up in the money, got caught up in the fame

I got caught up in a character who really wasn′t me

I was lyin' to my wife and gave her nothin′ but deceit

Eyes on your paper, but I decided to cheat

Kids tellin' me they missed me, I ain′t seen 'em in some weeks

I was spendin' all my money like it grew on fuckin′ trees

Wasn′t takin' no advice, I was consumed by the greed

Assassinatin′ my own character for the creed

I was down bad, now I'm up

I′m still down, not too late, still time to turn around

And be somebody new (new, ooh, ooh)

The best version of you, ooh, ooh

I used to want the racks by the duffle and the cheques by the millions

Wanted to protect my investment, invest in my children

Now the hero finally got the cape then he turned into the villain

Now my check is reality, I'm finally startin′ to feel it