THE GRUDGE

When people get to dyin', ain't no one to break your fall
With me around, you always have a number you can call
Don't let nobody tell you how to walk and never crawl
Then be proud of your accomplishments, they'll try to make them small
I worked too hard to get here, I can't bullshit around with y'all
Came a long way from the staircase with the full clip down the hall
They blocked me but I got the hook up, pullin' down the wall
And it turned out the biggest snake was in the pulpit after all
Sinking in the sorrow, I refrain
'Cause honestly, I've been through too much to complain
I lost my childhood to the neighborhood and landed in the hospital
Impossible for me to be the same
This is the perfect time for me to show my range
I got two children, countin' on their dad to change
'Be your own person"s the model
They ain't put you here to follow
When the devil comes around, you'll get strange

You're talkin' different now, what happened to the love? (Love?)
They shitted on me, I'll forever hold a grudge (Grudge)
If you can have your way, you 'round me
You gotta keep niggas from 'round me
I should show you how I'm livin' just because (Just because)
You're lookin' different now, cause hate is like a drug (Drug)
They gave me everything they had, I didn't budge (Budge)
There's too many fake smiles, gotta get away from them now
And separate what it is from what it was (What it was)

The quieter you are, the more guessing, my favorite weapon
No one livin's above checkin', the famous lesson
You let 'em eat off you once, gotta replace the seconds
Bite the hand that fed you, be stressin' the Great Depression
Everything you need to learn's there, just pay attention
An industry of inflated names, they pay to mention
To the day that you're laid in restin', your name's in question
The moment you change direction, your fame is testin'
Corny rich niggas, the world is full of these
You think money erases insecurities?
You think hesitation's tolerated, fulfillin' dreams?
You think reputation's invincible until it bleeds
A person won't really know love until it breathes
Still performin' through pain, I'm with the Willis Reeds
Still creatin' the stomach aches for the thieves
And for all you do that's good, there'll be punishments for your deeds

You're talkin' different now, what happened to the love? (Love?)
They shitted on me, I'll forever hold a grudge (Grudge)
If you can have your way, you 'round me
You gotta keep niggas from 'round me
I should show you how I'm livin' just because (Just because)
You're lookin' different now, cause hate is like a drug (Drug)
They gave me everything they had, I didn't budge (Budge)
There's too many fake smiles, gotta get away from them now
And separate what it is from what it was (What it was)