Green Street - By Any Means lyrics
rate meft. Mickey Factz
Down on my last dollar, goddamn, I better blow
Working harder ‘cause second place I can’t settle for
The will to win is the shit that they give out medals for
Never fazed by the pain, this I was destined for
While you were out here partying, me and Ren were arguing
About album release dates, promotions and the marketing
My girl calling my phone but I can’t seem to answer it
‘Cause she don’t understand how the stress can get so damaging
Gave my mom more grief than I would prefer
But now she smile when my Beamer pull up to the curb
I did it ma, I made it ma, and I’m still your son
But now the pressure on ‘cause they saying I’m the one
So close I can taste it, a couple hours from greatness
A quiet kid but for the cash, I’m murdering like Mase did
Praying that we make it, but I don’t wanna be famous
Living in my moment, I’m knowing we gonna take this
What we talking about, huh?
If it ain’t about paper, get from around us
‘Cause patience ain’t a virtue where we from, bruh
It’s now or never so you better understand
We do this here by any means
By any means
We do this here by any means
By any means
We do this here by any means
By any means
We do this here by any means
By any means
Up and down, roller coaster this is what I’ve been through
Label after label, see the bullshit I get into
Never had a thought when I was 12 and had a pencil
Writing to an instrumental, I get paid off my mental
But I did it, I did it, and I’m still trying to get closer
I’m winning, I’m winning and I can’t stop till it’s over
Got a niece now that I’m proud of, get emotional when I hold her
Probably wouldn’t be rapping about 5 months ago if I didn’t know her
But I do, so that’s one plus one equals two
I added Q to that equation and my hunger really grew
Got doubted by some people that I thought I really knew
That ain’t nothing really new, hope you got a clearer view
‘Cause I’m Malcolm at the window by any means
Martin while he marching, sleepwalking with many dreams
Michael Jackson, microphone magic in my Billie Jean
Set myself a goal and I’mma do it when I hit the scene, feeling me?
What we talking about, huh?
If it ain’t about paper, get from around us
‘Cause patience ain’t a virtue where we from, bruh
It’s now or never so you better understand
We do this here by any means
By any means
We do this here by any means
By any means
We do this here by any means
By any means
We do this here by any means
By any means
Yo, I'm tryna make a buck, if I'm asleep then wake me up
I’m on the field, that's on the real, no time to chill and wait for luck
Without a whip I'll take the bus, miss the bus, I'll take a hike
My foes be tryna take me light, shorties tryna spend the night
But I been in my basement on probation
I done harbored so much hatred, felt like God had left me fatherless and faded
And now I'm off 40 ounce, stumble through the city
When you black and out of order don't nobody show you pity
But I been a goon, a silver spoon is something I ain't used to
All the grindings made me coocoo, missing times that we would shoot hoops
Now I can't tell who's who , my homie faded popping pills, it's hard to chill
I can't explain the pain, I'm not no doctor Phil
Sitting, replaying our lives like we were watching film
But we grown now, let’s play a little game, it's called do not killed
And I got the will to win, it's something that I feel within
Hustle hard, let’s get it in, hustle hard, let’s get it in
What we talking about, huh?
If it ain’t about paper, get from around us
‘Cause patience ain’t a virtue where we from, bruh
It’s now or never so you better understand
We do this here by any means
By any means
We do this here by any means
By any means
We do this here by any means
By any means
We do this here by any means
By any means
