I thought I knew better but made bad decisions
My granddad’ll tell you that I never listened
My mama’ll tell you she think’s I’m a genius
But I think it’s obvious she didn’t mean it
I’m so used to hearing conflicting opinions
But everyone round me are looking like minions
It’s painful to say but I can’t tell the difference
When I’m always surrounded by gossip in whispers

I’ve been thinking too deep now I’m stuck in my thoughts
Dreams skipped the sheets, now the sleeping’s called off
I’ve been staring at the ceiling like I’m waiting it to fall
I got a chip on my shoulder, too many times brushed off

They tell me it’s sink or swim, and there’s too many floaters
Vision of the competition looks a lot like glaucoma
Shake hands its inviting, turn around a cold shoulder
Feel like everyone around me’s got an alternate persona

I say fuck it and I own up to the shit in my luggage
You fuck with me when I’m at my highest, at my low’s you be bugging
I see you jealous of the drive, and the skill and the hustle
Cuz I’m the only one alive with the talent to juggle

All the balls in my court, a musician athletic
Don’t diminish the accomplishment and call it genetic
Don’t be mad cuz in my presence you feel pathetic
Don’t try to rock the boat when everything is copasetic

Graduated by the skin on my teeth
Still feeling pressure, no sense of relief
Feeling overwhelmed by this amount of fatigue
Lost my Grandmom, I was in disbelief

Feeling lower than low, I had no self esteem
Getting brought up by my bootstraps was the thing that I needed
I’m still on the rise, and you better believe
I couldn’ta done this shit without the people on my team

Much love the ones who’ve always had my back
To the people who don’t care how stupid we act
The ones who we gather so we can raise a glass
Who’ll show up to your home, and you just have to ask
To the ones who are with us when we needed them most
To the ones who’ll step in and their feet never froze
To the ones we can bet on to get us home after close
To the ones we can’t imagine without, let’s toast

Back when nobody would ever fuck with the kid
He had nothing to offer so we might as well toss him
Now they’re counting their losses, went from trash to awesome
He’s just starting to blossom while for burnouts its autumn

I was twenty three, tryna be Mike or Lebron
Turned MVP when he turned 24
Had space to breathe, been dormant too long
Now I’m tired of being slept on

Like a tempurpedic he’s got a temper heated
Never defeated just learned lessons that beat him
Down into the dirt when he thought he was free off
All the shit he had went through before

Now he’s ringing the bell, going into round twelve
Like he just had a weigh in, but been training like hell
He’s been lifting his pen diving deep in the well
Came up from outta nowhere, now he’s holding the belt

Much love the ones who’ve always had my back
To the people who don’t care how stupid we act
The ones who we gather so we can raise a glass
Who’ll show up to your home, and you just have to ask
To the ones who are with us when we needed them most
To the ones who’ll step in and their feet never froze
To the ones we can bet on to get us home after close
To the ones we can’t imagine without, let’s toast

Much love to the ones we never left behind
To the people who stood when all the others declined
The the ones who weren’t afraid to come and cross the line
To the ones whose wellbeing brings you peace of mind
To the ones who are with us when we needed them most
To the ones who’ll step in and their feet never froze
To the ones who we can bet on to get us home after close
To the ones we can’t imagine without, let’s toast