State We In - Reason

Look, I’ve been tryin' to enjoy the process

I write these words, tryin' to fight temptation and spittin' ratchet quotes

And picture unsuccessful athlete coachin'

I don’t belong here, helpin' niggas that ain’t even half me, boastin'

'Bout how they deal what I never could, I’m past these moments

I was told, «Enjoy the process,» 'cause when it’s over

Man, that grass keep growin', the clock keeps scrollin'

Tryin' to live in this moment, I need to thrive in it (thrive in it)

Fuck cannonballin', I’m tryin to dive in it

Inspire generations with every line written

Give it that new school bounce, stay patient, gotta make sure they fuck with it

And sharpen lines like knives, so now it stuck with 'em

Feel like the best comin'

Too many blessin’s comin' to be stressin' somethin'

I take the bad when I’m writin and do some breast reductions

It’s so much to get up off my chest, but that’s when I flow best

I paint pictures of what they goin' through, these words is art galleries

White hoes searchin' for good dick and some salary

Black women hopin' you don’t fall in love with Valerie

And they wonder why color means so much

Like, damn, I ain’t a killer, but don’t push me

Pushin' is when my brother get popped over new Js and a hoodie

Tryin' to stay strong, my biggest fear is my future son bein' Trayvon

Or me Eric Garner, they murder me, then blame him for not havin' a father

And now his mother stuck, he go to school while she struggle to keep the

fundin' up

He miss his dad, no wonder his grades fuckin' up

This shit ain’t real (shit ain’t real, shit ain’t real)

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in, look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in, look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in, look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Now I say, «One time for my niggas that be holdin' they own

Two times for the independent women that’s strong

And three times 'cause she strong enough to be a mother

Four times 'cause my niggas made it through a summer»

I swear it’s hot out here, look at the state we in

Look at the state we in, look at the state we in

I swear it’s hot out here, look at the state we in

Look at the state we in, look at the state we in

Now she either want a nigga so bad 'cause she scared to be alone

That she think any nigga is a blessing

Or she go out every single night lookin' right, poppin' pussy

Then wonder why he never popped the question

Swear she’ll climb a mountain for that

A family and a ring, she was countin' on that

She cryin', emotion spillin', ain’t no Bounty for that

You gotta understand, in this state, you ain’t good for another man

She climbin' in and out the pain more than Bruh-man

Shit, from the fifth floor, came from bein' piss poor

All I want is designer shit

If it ain’t gold, I don’t want it, that’s the mind I’m in

I been a slave to the material things, not really realizin' what material brings

A lot of niggas around see future millions and think

That I owe 'em somethin', all this work, I don’t owe a nigga nothin',

I’ve been slavin', nigga

This path that I’m walkin', I swear I paved it, nigga, it’s not a game, my nigga

I did all the little things, tryin' to make it bigger

And I took care of home first, how the fuck you say you made a nigga?

Shit been crazy

And this the state I see, losin' legends, R.I.P.

to the great Ali

Who got it shakin', even in politics

Just think of Magic, who knew a no-look pass could cure HIV?

That’s real (that's real)

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in, look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in, look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in, look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Look at the state we in

Now I say, «One time for my niggas that be holdin' they own

Two times for the independent women that’s strong

And three times 'cause she strong enough to be a mother

Four times 'cause my niggas made it through a summer»

It’s been hot outside

Rest in peace to all my niggas

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