Child of the Night

It's gonna get in you, child of the night
It's gonna get in you, child of the night
And baby, nobody's perfect in this world of ours
Can't tell me I'm not as hungry as the day I began
How do I begin to do this shit right?
It's gonna get in you, child of the night
Man, we are all still children at heart

They wanna catch me in the open, bring my life to a close
Just be happy with yourself and it's so simple to grow
From the ground up a hundred miles and running, dodging and ducking

I'm never blinking for a minute, keep my eyes on my foes
And take the necessary steps to try to change my life
And the hood rolls on

Tell me about heavy money, I might give it a push
Try and love and love again until they seal your tomb
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

Curiosity killed the cat, why am I curious George?
And the hood rolls on

And trying to iron out my wrinkles, putting family first

How do I begin to do this shit right?
But over time I pray to God that he can heal your wounds
There's plenty of people getting stitches in this world of scars
But a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
Gotta keep my nose up out of things that ain't none of my biz

That's why my head is in the clouds trying to pass the sky
Look here
And get my hustle on
I've got some questions for you Lord, 'cause my mentality's hood
Now I'm a man of many talents and a man of my word
It's all a part of growing up and seeing life at its worst
It's gonna get in you, child of the night
And get my hustle on
I've seen smiles, I'm making changes, turning glitter to gold
I'm battling with myself, and every day is a war
And the hood rolls on
How do I begin to do this shit right?
And the pad in my lap didn't matter in fact
Continued doing wrong till I was on the right track
How do I begin to do this shit right?
A self made millionaire, baby look at me now
So why's that everything that's bad for me feels so good?
And the hood rolls on
But on my path to see the light sometimes my vision gets blurred
How do I begin to do this shit right?
It seems like the whole world is out for sinking my boat
And the hood rolls on
And get my hustle on
Get through the agony and anger, the pain and strife
Now, I've tried plenty of times to get rid of my bad habits
Come on
Me and my mom lived in one room, what's badder than that?
Meanwhile that's why I'm bringing so much life to my shows
It's gonna get in you, child of the night
I got spoiled when I was young, spoil myself today
And the hood rolls on
Everybody trying to hammer me down
And get my hustle on
Was a young man forced to grow up at the age of twelve
And I admit to being caught by many foolish distractions
Life is short if you don't notice it'll pass you by
'Cause all I ever really needed was a pen in my hand
How do I begin to do this shit right?
Now I'm an only child, so excuse some of my selfish ways
And get my hustle on
And just 'cause something looks good, don't really mean that it is
Just admit it when I'm wrong, and tryin' hard to make it right

And get my hustle on
But yet I give it right back, so how you like that?
How do I begin to do this shit right?
And learning from my mistakes, try not to make them twice
Living life on the cutting edge, taking a stab at it
But I feed at least a thousand stomachs and how I've done it is
Trying to get in where I fit, streets giving me hell
Then I'm forced to pay the price as a result of my actions
We all make mistakes, it's all good
No matter how much older we get
But with God as my navigator I'll be staying afloat