Away From Home

[00:01.13] Ay, what?
[00:03.35] So, is it real?
[00:06.13] Yeah, ay
[00:09.27] Give a - if they remember
[00:10.91] I was in the cold, windows froze, I was sleepin' in the whip
[00:13.89] Tryna get a – grip, I remember
[00:15.76] Didn't have no - tryna go, all these rappers lil' bro'd me - 'em, I remember
[00:21.29] Way before they had a - DM, I was whippin' in the Ac'
[00:23.99] Like that - European, I remember
[00:26.45] I remember drivin' Holland Tunnel for a label meetin'
[00:29.04] Thinkin' 'bout more cake than a funnel, I remember
[00:31.84] Now these - don't remember
[00:33.05] I know Neeks remember, I know Jay remember
[00:35.05] Chubbs'll make them boys remember
[00:36.99] Dead-broke, splittin' pennies with my members
[00:38.95] - a spread, we was splittin' chicken tenders
[00:41.81] Remember I was sleepin' in the basement, watchin' Tigger in the basement
[00:44.77] I was tryna get a placement, I remember
[00:46.83] Days in the East with the bros, watchin' Tristan and Devoe
[00:50.03] While they runnin' up the score, I remember
[00:52.14] TT was headed to the league, I was sleepin' up at Metal Works
[00:55.16] Tryna plant a seed, I remember
[00:57.27] Rollin' through the city, gettin' beats, always peepin' out the streets
[01:00.30] 'Cause I was beefin' with The Bleeks, I remember
[01:02.89] I was tryna get a portion, tryna make a fortune
[01:05.52] B-Town with Candy, I'm tryna be her boyfriend
[01:08.03] 3 a.m. at Y2, runnin' off endorphins
[01:10.88] Start adoptin' my brothers' beefs like an orphan
[01:13.39] I was still on Rose when it's pourin' and stormin'
[01:15.71] This - is not rewardin', I do not feel important
[01:18.30] I wanna see some scratch from the - that I'm recordin'
[01:21.17] In Memphis smokin' blacks, tryna act like I enjoy them
[01:23.73] Marithé François Girbaud what I'm sportin'
[01:26.27] And Mos Def gave me like a rap for performin'
[01:28.72] Crib I got now make me think of when I had to put some money on a mortgage
[01:32.45] This don't feel like home anymore
[01:36.06] It's just wall, doors, and floors
[01:38.58] That only I can afford
[01:40.48] Remember when it used to mean more, mean more
[01:43.56] I got money in the top drawer
[01:46.07] It ain't much, but we not poor
[01:48.06] You're mine and I'm yours
[01:49.93] Like a broke couple, we don't wanna court, for sure
[01:54.21] I remember pullin' up at Tao, seein' Quincy Jones
[01:56.65] - talkin' to me like he proud, I remember
[01:59.15] I remember Mike designed the owl, then he sued the – guys
[02:02.29] And he duckin' until now, I remember
[02:04.35] Remember Reesie stayin' at the house, then she left me for my dawg
[02:07.39] Like she never took the vow, I remember
[02:09.43] My cousin Ryan fronted me a pound and I couldn't even flip it
[02:12.59] Had to bring it back around, I remember
[02:14.73] I remember printin' up our T-shirts with Kyle
[02:17.09] We in love with the same girl, beefin' like a cow
[02:19.55] I would pick them - up, - wouldn't even smile
[02:21.93] - better crack a smile 'fore we do a - foul
[02:24.88] To keep it real, I wasn't really gangster 'til now
[02:27.48] I was livin' on a cloud, I was quiet as a mouse
[02:29.76] I was in the club, gettin' lost in the crowd
[02:32.37] Wasn't doin' what I wanted to, I do what was allowed
[02:34.97] I remember fightin' over Monica with Jason
[02:37.96] I remember only knowin' Andre and Jason
[02:40.56] I remember buyin' all the iceberg from Jason
[02:43.02] That's three different Jasons, my life like The Matrix
[02:45.69] Even got on 106 & Park with replacement
[02:47.93] My mama was my manager, my uncle was my agent
[02:50.86] Dr. Dre'd send a - home, that took patience
[02:53.25] Four Grammy's to my name, a hundred nominations
[02:55.78] Esperanza Spalding was gettin' all the praises
[02:58.33] I'm tryna keep it humble, I'm tryna keep it gracious
[03:00.93] Who give a - Michelle Obama put you on her playlist?
[03:03.55] Then we never hear from you again like you was taken
[03:06.11] Who the CEO of Universal? They mistaken
[03:08.79] 'Cause Google sayin' Lucian, but that just doesn't make sense
[03:11.38] Who fillin' up the piggy bank? Who bringin' home the bacon?
[03:13.62] - don't come on vinyl, I'm still record breakin'
[03:16.63] How could I forget? How could I forget?
[03:19.23] I was on a Greyhound way before the jet
[03:21.92] Buffalo, New York was like the furthest I could get
[03:24.29] At the Walden Galleria, tryna make the money stretch
[03:27.02] Student price card and a Yorkdale connect
[03:29.54] Whole time, Courtne Smith was keepin' me in check
[03:32.17] Try and find an inch of the city I ain't stepped in
[03:34.75] If it's war, I'll lay my life down for the set then
[03:38.03] Yeah
[03:39.72] And I put that - on Mads and that - was my best friend, yeah
[03:44.59] And I put that - on Johnny Bling, that - was my best friend, right
[03:49.69] And I put that - on Richard, that - was my best friend, ay, yeah
[03:54.91] Broke his right hand, still took a fight with his left hand
[03:58.84] I remember
[04:02.26] I remember
[04:04.66] Yeah
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