[Part I: Enough Praise]
Age don't faze as long as I feel fit
Shoot my shot, don't care if she got grazed, still hit
From a stable house that's how the field trip
It's times I ain't want to build, just want to deal brick
I seek to find peace, unique as time
Roll some explosive blend, plan to speak my mind
The cornerstone strong alone, imagine we combined
Remember tummies still hungry, happen to eat the rind
You know your mission if you ever fed a child
It ain't snitching if you're telling on a pedophile
Want to end the cycle, you need the ghetto to be better now
If you don't aim to be tame, you was never wild
'Cause the fuzz wasn't peachy, life was the pits
Contest any arrest, was the type to resist
What I draw up is for the poor, they enticing the rich
Had survivor's remorse during the night at the Ritz
When the heart gets dark, it's head lights on the fritz
Gave much to the custies, never lightened the zips
Chase based on pretty face now excitement is hips
Came in framin' my wrongs, that's what my writing depicts
That's enough praise for me (That's enough praise for me)
Those jobs aren't merit or quotas, won't see us gloating
Hopped too many turnstiles to be a token
The TEK corrupt, deflect is up, what G is spoken?
What Veteran's hale; you dead, or in jail, or we was broken
My curb is rough, heard enough condolences
Them girls you couldn't bone unless you threw 'em bonuses
I pay survival to the bible, was livin' where Jonas is
To the sus justice, we was never known as kids
Can't vote up the river; no boat, doing grown up bids
Once paid, bought enough groceries, couldn't close the fridge
Almost caught first time in Newport, was holdin' cigs
Could have been a butcher how I recognized beef, notice pigs
My cousin gave his gauge to me
My mother always prayed for me
Times I ain't have it, friends paid for me
Wanted my seed, she believed she was made for me
Had brothers run in the blaze for me
Others risked the grave for me
Some ain't mind sitting in the cage for me
Most never got booked, took a page from me
Follow my lead change ways for me
Had wise advisors block shade for me
Know I do a show, they rush stage for me
It's wild crave accolades, that's enough praise for me
[Part II: Recovering]
Some do nothing with they gift, frequently misleading the herd
Young put trust in my scripts, read what people deserve
Some do nothing but uplift; speak what need to be heard
They skim about cheese, they weave, I'm feeding them curd
That's word, you just in the way
Dodged a few intentionals during the years I've been astray
Prides were wise, before the hairs on my chin was gray
How elitists treated my brothers; a grim display
No fairy tales, weary males making varied sales
Every block kept it blazing, it was scary trails
I was bound to be underground, caught crazy Ls
Where a homie leave you holy, wrote a page of grails
My whole life recovering (My whole life)
Spent my whole life recovering
God caught me, hard body; you know my anatomy
They lines flighty, mines mighty; whole lot of gravity
They yap about cash, I casually talk casualty
I exorcise demons they seem to leave you with atrophy (Atrophy)
My whole life recovering
My whole life
They used to tap our phones, I'm from that type of tapestry
How I lasso the truth, no wonder women want to tackle me
Used to find me in the 90s with a hammer like a Maccabee
From The Big Apple, as kids we adapt to the apathy
With all my dealings I kept it curt
For years rejected feelings, accept the hurt
Hard to wake with clean thoughts when you slept in dirt
A hungry boy ain't unemployed if his weapon work (His pump work)
My whole life recovering (My whole life)
My whole life recovering
They did everything they could in attempt to stop me
Rather demonstrate the peace like Malcolm, felt his philosophy
See I got it popping, was hip to their hypocrisy
All close to me hope to seek profits in the prophecy
Locked it down got the box of one, gave her proper D
Like fish in the sea roped, never treated as property
My whole life recovering (My whole life)
My whole life recovering
My enemy hindered, could never put an end to me
Hate before they know me solely off my identity
Smelly without a scent it's how I ended the century
Her Lizzy bags for the senses, still they can't censor me
The park made me heartless, skin should have been tint for me Brothers avengin' brother death listening to the symphony
Kept it in the engine for those trying to injure me
My mob was deep 'cause in the streets, knew they had it in for me
My whole life recovering (My whole life)
My whole life recovering
Tried to drown us, you start bubblin' (Bubblin')
Out the womb was wounded (Wounded)
When you steady lose, every move's improvement (Every move)
My whole life recovering (My whole life)
Heartbroken, trying not to love again (Trying not to love again)
My whole life recovering
Spent my whole life recovering
