Gotham Green & Quickie Mart - The Hard Way lyrics
rate meAh, Quickie Mart on the beat, ah, it’s volume 4
Ah, haha, ok, you know what, I gotta do that
Ah, yeah, here we go
Ah, personal property, I’m taking other people shit
Look at my eyes, you gotta understand what evil is
I wasn’t born like this, this what the world made me
This ain’t crazy, came out a normal baby but
Shit changed, I done seen some thangs man
Real life, no tv, it’s not gangland
But it’s a gangland you learn to adapt though
Got a mean jumpshot, if not push a pack yo
Cause it’s a tough time walking through the street dark
Of course I meditate but first I get the tree spot
The dutch guts on the floor, next to my new kicks
A house of cards of a house made out of toothpicks
They both gonna fall on your head from the ceiling though
You better have your crew tight get to sailing dough
You know a motherfucker leak gonna cost you
Yes it’s for life until a motherfucker cross you
[Hook]
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
What I’ve been through, what would you do
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
What I’ve been through, what would you do
Ah, this rapping shit don’t work then I’m out of luck
Hit the street hard home you know I’m bout a buck
And Quickie Mart keep saying I can’t stop now
But these motherfucking bills they don’t stop now
It’s hard to wake up everyday knowing you ain’t dead
I’m swinging for the home run, I need the big check
I’m too grown that little dough ain’t gonna work kid
I’m way past snatching motherfucking purses
I’m tryina hatch a scheme half pyramid, half ponzi
Yeah I got the grass army, stay with a bag
But you gotta throw in a smoke, times is bad
Why the fuck I’m going for broke
Pops is sick, my mom won’t stop working
Plus the bills from earlier, they don’t got worse and
Now I got bill collectors calling me up, tryina collect
Plus I heard a knock, I think the devil’s at my front stair
[Hook]
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
What I’ve been through, what would you do
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
What I’ve been through, what would you do
I’m in the middle of a motherfucking nightmare
Can’t get out of my head, I’m stuck right there
I’m hoping that this next joint will do the trick
Roll a paper rolled up, as the joint is getting lit
Me I say a little prayer for my homies that ain’t here
It’s where we kinda get to share, it’s like they never disappeared
Know I’m gonna join them in a minute of 2
But while I’m here let me tell you what I’m fin it to do
I’ma tryina make enough dough so my family straight
Talking big checks something like the...
Athlete money, play cash, make it rain
Fuck that I’ll buy pounds, take them straight to the brain
And the rest invest in real estate, buying a building
Make sure they don’t have to work, provide for my children
And whatever’s left over, leave that to my crew
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way through
[Hook]
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
What I’ve been through, what would you do
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
I had to learn the hard way, you learned the hard way too
What I’ve been through, what would you do.
