With a fine bearing on the streets where I grew up
Who'd say that someday I was gonna be here
Sitting in front of those people that didn't believe in me
Now everything is different, I've already stood out
It's said that this kid was gonna achieve nothing
That the streets were the only place he'd go
A dead-end street, he couldn't take it anymore
But I shut their traps and now they talk even more
Not because I stumble am I gonna stay there
Good brain, smarts to prosper
With time I kept moving toward a better place
I'm still not where I want to be
I've already shut their traps more than once
And even if you throw stones at them, they'll bite
If they see that I'm hauling *ss on the freeway it's because I'm doing fine
Today I just feel like laughing
I don't have any reason at all not to be happy
With Gucci shades on my eyes and an elegant suit to wear
Today I don't wanna stop, I've picked my path back up and envy stays behind
There are initials of that man that people went to talk about
It's said that this kid was gonna achieve nothing
That the streets were the only place he'd go
A dead-end street, he couldn't take it anymore
But I shut their traps and now they talk even more
Struggling since I was a kid and I didn't fall back
A mother's blessing won't ever change
The older of two brothers is gonna achieve everything
And this ship with effort is gonna rise
My Saint Jude protects me and he's my future
California's the state and today I'm here
Making green to live happy
With family on my mind
And it's always been like that
I've already shut their traps more than once
And even if you throw stones at them, they'll bite
If they see that I'm hauling *ss on the freeway
It's because I'm doing fine
Today I just feel like laughing
At all for not being happy
With Gucci shades on my eyes
And an elegant suit to wear
I've already picked my path back up
And envy stays behind
There are initials of that man
That people went to talk about