Everyday

Everyday pants in the week is enough
Can't play ball and my Timb's is small
It's like I'm trapped in a maze, walk around in a daze
I got to know, I got to go

Spent time hustlin', runnin' from cops
At the same time a nigga rollin' by in a five
But this type of shit, it happens everyday
I don't know where it begins but this is where it could end
I wanna look tough but my sneakers is scuffed
And it's 25 cent, you can call 'em direct
Now do you hear me?

Pass the nod nigga, times is hard
If I was you and you was me, would you respect me?
Out in the park gettin' lifted
I got to know, I got to go
My baby mother with another brother with cash
Now would you check me?
I strive for my pay each and every way
I'm sippin' on Gin thinkin' how I could win
It ain't a game, man, I pawned all the rings and chains
Tried to go to church, priest called me a sinner
I put my life on the line and I ain't makin' a dime
Listen
Rather do Kirk than do her homework
But this type of shit, it happens everyday

I got to know, I got to go
Can't buy trees with government cheese
So now I'm sittin' here shit out of luck without a buck

And it don't make a difference
And I ain't got no smoke, the elevator broke
Now would you check me?
My landlord's a jerk, the water don't work
Talk blunts and boys and she'll jump for joy
Honeys don't respect when you call 'em collect
I strive for my pay each and every way

A pair of blue and yellow dunks and my hundreds in chunks
I solve all my problems with indo and hash
But this type of shit, it happens everyday
Now do you hear me?
But this type of shit, it happens everyday
I had a cigarette for breakfast, just for beginners

'Cause if you don't I'll come up close and say it clearly
I'd rather be where it's breezy, niggas bubblin' ki's

I had a little money but it came and it went
But this type of shit, it happens everyday
Broke as a joke, no ends at all
I'm waking up early on the first of the month

I won't rest 'til I'm paid or I'm down in my grave
Niggas call me, "Never mind, man, you're wastin' your time"
And it don't make sense how the shit is intense
Now it's either pay the rent or stay in a tent
I strive for my pay each and every way
So do you hear me?
I strive for my pay each and every way
I ain't gonna front, all I want is a blunt
He called me everythin' except for a winner
My little sister twelve when she bought her own skirt
Pride for my lunch and sleep for dinner
If I was you and you was me, would you respect me?

A yo, I'm livin' in the ghetto and I'm tryin' to survive
Can't find a drive for a 9 to 5
A yo, I walk down the block with my stomach in knots
I got to know, I got to go
'Cause if you don't I'll come up close and say it clearly
And all you got up in your pocket is lint, you get the hint?
They drive by roll down the window and laugh
Emotionally scarred from losin' my job
I got to know, I got to go

Shit's twisted, opportunity knocked but I missed it
My mom's got two jobs, one on her knees
But people see me, put they purse to the front
It's like I only get by when I'm feelin' the high
I'm at the end of my rope tryin' to find a way to cope
Word up!
I'm walkin' in the rain wishin' things would change
And writin' letters to the governor, "Please call off the deeds"
'Cause if you don't I'll come up close and say it clearly
Bought my daughter a Nintendo, now she callin' him Dad
I strive for my pay each and every way