Everybody trying to hammer me down
They wanna catch me in the open, bring my life to a close
But on my path to see the light sometimes my vision gets blurred
And the hood rolls on
How do I begin to do this shit right?
Then I'm forced to pay the price as a result of my actions
But I feed at least a thousand stomachs and how I've done it is
And get my hustle on
And take the necessary steps to try to change my life
How do I begin to do this shit right?
But with God as my navigator I'll be staying afloat
But yet I give it right back, so how you like that?
There's plenty of people getting stitches in this world of scars
And the hood rolls on
How do I begin to do this shit right?
Was a young man forced to grow up at the age of twelve
How do I begin to do this shit right?
Just admit it when I'm wrong, and tryin' hard to make it right
And just 'cause something looks good, don't really mean that it is
And trying to iron out my wrinkles, putting family first
No matter how much older we get
How do I begin to do this shit right?
That's why my head is in the clouds trying to pass the sky
Meanwhile that's why I'm bringing so much life to my shows
From the ground up a hundred miles and running, dodging and ducking
And get my hustle on
'Cause all I ever really needed was a pen in my hand
Can't tell me I'm not as hungry as the day I began
And get my hustle on
Get through the agony and anger, the pain and strife
I've seen smiles, I'm making changes, turning glitter to gold
I got spoiled when I was young, spoil myself today
It's gonna get in you, child of the night
And get my hustle on
Now I'm an only child, so excuse some of my selfish ways
Trying to get in where I fit, streets giving me hell
Me and my mom lived in one room, what's badder than that?
It's all a part of growing up and seeing life at its worst
A self made millionaire, baby look at me now
Just be happy with yourself and it's so simple to grow
And get my hustle on
It's gonna get in you, child of the night
Gotta keep my nose up out of things that ain't none of my biz
How do I begin to do this shit right?
We all make mistakes, it's all good
Come on
I've got some questions for you Lord, 'cause my mentality's hood
Living life on the cutting edge, taking a stab at it
Look here
Curiosity killed the cat, why am I curious George?
Now, I've tried plenty of times to get rid of my bad habits
Life is short if you don't notice it'll pass you by
It's gonna get in you, child of the night
How do I begin to do this shit right?
I'm never blinking for a minute, keep my eyes on my foes
It seems like the whole world is out for sinking my boat
Continued doing wrong till I was on the right track
It's gonna get in you, child of the night
Try and love and love again until they seal your tomb
And the hood rolls on
And I admit to being caught by many foolish distractions
But over time I pray to God that he can heal your wounds
It's gonna get in you, child of the night
But a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Man, we are all still children at heart
So why's that everything that's bad for me feels so good?
And get my hustle on
It's gonna get in you, child of the night
And get my hustle on
Don't let these devils play you down, or belittle your souls
And the hood rolls on
I'm battling with myself, and every day is a war
And the pad in my lap didn't matter in fact
And the hood rolls on
Now I'm a man of many talents and a man of my word
And baby, nobody's perfect in this world of ours
Tell me about heavy money, I might give it a push
And the hood rolls on
And learning from my mistakes, try not to make them twice
