♪ ♪ ♪ YEAH ♪ ♪ BACK TO THE BASICS
(BACK TO THE BASICS) ♪ ♪ I CAN'T ESCAPE IT, NAH (NAH) ♪ ♪ THEY LIKE, THEY
UNDERSTAND ME BETTER WHEN
I SPEAK IT RAW (TALK) ♪ ♪ I'M THINKING 'BOUT HOW
DEEP IT GET FROM DIGGIN'
IN MY THOUGHTS (WHOA) ♪ ♪ BUT THEN AGAIN, I ALREADY
KNOW WHAT COME WITH
BEIN' A BOSS (BIG BAG) ♪ ♪ I'M WHISPERIN' IN
HER EAR (WHAT?) ♪ ♪ SAYIN' "I LOVE YOU, I'M GONNA
DO BETTER, " KISSIN' HER LIPS ♪ ♪ BUY HER A BAG, THEN WE FUCK,
SHE LIKE "BOY, YOU A TRIP" ♪ ♪WHY YOU THINK YOU CAN FIX
EVERYTHING WITH YOUR DICK AND
GIFTS (IT ALWAYS WORKED BEFORE)♪ ♪ BARELY SAY NO TO MY KIDS,
BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE
I BIRTHED 'EM (YEAH) ♪ ♪ D'MON A SPITTIN' IMAGE
OF ME, HIS MAMA SAY
I CURSED HIM (I DID) ♪ ♪ CHANGES AND BLESSINGS COME
WITH TIME, 'CAUSE THAT'S
WHAT LIFE BRING (SO WHAT?) ♪ ♪ DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT
SHIT CLEAR ENOUGH 'TIL I
MADE SPRING (MY DAUGHTER) ♪ ♪ I GOT BITCHES LYIN' ON
MY NAME, TRYIN' THEY
BEST TO GET SOME CLOUT ♪ ♪ NIGGAS THINK IT'S SWISHER
SWEET UNTIL I BREAK
THEM CHOPPERS OUT (BRRR) ♪ ♪ FAMILY NEVER ASKED FOR MY
NUMBER BUT NOW THEY
REACHIN' OUT (HA) ♪ ♪ POST A PICTURE WITH SOME
MONEY, THEY SCREENSHOT
IT, TRYIN' TO COUNT ♪ ♪ I AIN'T FUCKIN' WITH NO
RAP NIGGAS, I'M STICKIN'
TO THE PLAN (WHAT'S THAT?) ♪ ♪ CAME IN WITH MY DAY ONES,
THAT'S HOW I'MA
LEAVE (WHO THAT?) ♪ ♪ TAVOE, DANJO, G (THREE) ♪ ♪ BEEN THROUGH IT
ALL WITH ME (ALL) ♪ ♪ SAT ON THE BENCH BESIDE ME,
IT'S A MUST THEY BALL WITH ME ♪ ♪ SHIT DON'T EVEN BE WHAT
IT LOOK LIKE, IT JUST BE
SEEMIN' PERFECT (I SWEAR) ♪ ♪ SOMETIMES I ASK, "WHERE THE
LOVE AT?" BUT THAT DON'T MEAN
I'M SEARCHIN' (SEARCHIN') ♪ ♪ I HATE I GAVE IT ATTENTION,
KNOWIN' THEY DIDN'T DESERVE IT ♪ ♪ DID A DIAGNOSTICS CHECK
AND ALL MY BUTTONS
WORKIN' (IT'S UP) ♪ ♪ WHY YOU TELLIN' HER THE
BUSINESS, WHEN YOU GO AND
LAY UP WITH HER? (UH?) ♪ ♪ I AIN'T TALKIN' TO NO PILLOW,
ESPECIALLY NOT ABOUT MY NIGGAS ♪ ♪ TAKE A CERTAIN TYPE OF NIGGA,
TO RELATE TO WHAT I'M FEELIN' ♪ ♪ I'M JUST VENTIN' TO
MYSELF, SMOKIN', STARIN'
AT THE CEILIN' (VIBIN') ♪ ♪ I'M GANGSTA FROM
THE HEART (HEART) ♪ ♪ STARTED FROM THE GUTTA,
ROBBIN' NIGGAS, STEALIN' CARS ♪ ♪ I'M SO GLAD I PLAYED
IT SMART (SMART) ♪ ♪ I'M GANGSTA FROM
THE HEART (HEART) ♪ ♪ BEAT THE ODDS A MILLION TIMES,
THE STRUGGLE MADE A STAR ♪ ♪ MAKE 'EM FEEL IT
BAR FOR BAR (GO) ♪ ♪ TOLD 'EM (ON GOD I
TRIED TO TELL 'EM) ♪ ♪ DIDN'T BELIEVE,
ME SO I SHOWED 'EM ♪ ♪ I'M SMASHIN' ON THE GAS,
GOT NO PLANS OF PULLIN' OVER ♪ ♪ WRAP MY HANDS 'ROUND MY ARM,
GOT THE WORLD IN MY PALMS ♪ ♪ FORCED ME TO GO NUMB, I
GIVE 'EM COLD SHOULDER ♪ ♪ YOU DEAD TO ME,
I HAD TO GO STIFF ♪ ♪ OVERTIME, PUTTIN' IN
LONG HOURS (WHAT?) ♪ ♪ I DON'T COME OFF THE
SHIFT (COME OFF THE SHIFT) ♪ ♪ THEY HATE SO HARD
IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD,
WANNA DO ME LIKE NIP ♪ ♪ PRAY I AIN'T LOOKIN' AT A
FRIEND, IF I GOTTA EMPTY
THE CLIP (BOOM, BOOM) ♪ ♪ TALKED TO GOTTI ON THE
PHONE, HE LIKE "LIL' BRO,
LEAVE IT ALONE" (PLEASE) ♪ ♪ BUT I CAN'T STAY AWAY,
THE TRENCHES WHERE
I FEEL AT HOME (HOME) ♪ ♪ I DO IT FIRST, THEY GRAVITATE,
THESE RAP NIGGAS MY PROTEGE ♪ ♪ I NEVER HATE (NEVER) ♪ ♪ SEVEN-SIX-TWO
PENETRATE (BRRR) ♪ ♪ THE DRUMS SOUND
LIKE AN 808 (BRRR) ♪ ♪ BOOM (BOOM) ♪ ♪ SHE WENT AGAINST
THE RULES, FUCKED THE
OPPOSITION DUDE (OOH) ♪ ♪ I KNOW WE AIN'T TOGETHER BUT
I STILL DON'T FEEL IT'S COOL ♪ ♪ GUESS YOU RAN OUTTA
WEAPONS 'CAUSE NOW YOU
TRYNA USE MY SON ♪ ♪ EVERYTHING DON'T NEED A
RESPONSE, I'M JUST DONE ♪ ♪ I'M GANGSTA FROM
THE HEART (HEART) ♪ ♪ STARTED FROM THE GUTTA,
ROBBIN' NIGGAS, STEALIN' CARS ♪ ♪ I'M SO GLAD I PLAYED
IT SMART (SMART) ♪ ♪ I'M GANGSTA FROM
THE HEART (HEART) ♪ ♪ BEAT THE ODDS A MILLION TIMES,
THE STRUGGLE MADE A STAR ♪ ♪ MAKE 'EM FEEL IT
BAR FOR BAR (GO) ♪ ♪ TOLD 'EM (ON GOD I
TRIED TO TELL 'EM) ♪ ♪ DIDN'T BELIEVE,
ME SO I SHOWED 'EM ♪ ♪ I'M SMASHIN' ON THE GAS,
GOT NO PLANS OF PULLIN' OVER ♪ ♪ WRAP MY HANDS 'ROUND MY ARM,
GOT THE WORLD IN MY PALMS ♪ ♪ FORCED ME TO GO NUMB, I
GIVE 'EM COLD SHOULDER ♪ ♪ ♪