It’s so messed up
Why can stand right?
Ugh yeah, it’s really difficult
It doesn’t have to be this way
Like why, I’m trying, I’m trying, but they’re just not getting it
Knowing I’m not, imagine bro like if you don’t make it work bro
But why though? But why?

Back in the day, I was scraping for something
Back in the day, I had to grind out of nothing
Back in the day, people laughed at me thought I was funny
Back in the day, I was broke now I’m wealthy
Back in the day, I had nothing and now I’m something
Back in the day folk used to called me ugly
Back in the day no one ever wanted me
Back in the day, I was grinding for something
Back in the day, I was fighting for something
Back in the day, I used to be broke now I’m rich
Back in the day, I was asleep now I’m awake
Back in the day, I was shy and quiet
Back in the day, I used to be nothing, used to be nothing

It’s so messed up
Why can stand right?
Ugh yeah, it’s really difficult
It doesn’t have to be this hard, okay, ugh

M4, had some nigs knocking at my door
I got heat and they want some more
40 shots, awaken the neighbors from their snore
Calling the cops, there is no more
That’s just back in the day
Now, now, I really don’t pray
You want me to go, but then want me to stay
I can’t love this way

I feel trapped like how it was back in the day
In the hood, we don’t understand the mess we made
I got my uncle stashed up in the kitchen because he was cremate
Talking out your mouth will get you laid
Made that boy eat it, he had a chip on his shoulder
Had a lot of ish to say
Moved him out the way like a bolder
Now I’m older and I don’t have the patience anymore
You tryna pull up on me at the store
I got some ish that’ll knock out aboard

I went on vacation it felt like a tour
White people around, but they didn’t ignore
Took pictures and we explored
Stringing me like a guitar, she loves my chords
No Honda, I’m wrapped around her like an anaconda
I don’t fuk with the snakes
Had to change my breaks
Had to cut off all the fakes even though one was from back in the day

Actually, I had to go up up
Up town, that’s where he stay
Faked on his girl, what a mess we made
Then I went to his house, out of rage
Turn the place into a slaughterhouse, ima animal
Look at how I was raised
Cops found me with Smooth DoubleB’s blade aye aye
Yeah and that’s back in the day
That was back in the, well ish that was like yesterday

Back in the day, I was scraping for something
Back in the day, I had to grind out of nothing
Back in the day, people laughed at me thought I was funny
Back in the day, I was broke now I’m wealthy
Back in the day, I had nothing and now I’m something
Back in the day folk used to called me ugly
Back in the day no one ever wanted me
Back in the day, I was grinding for something
Back in the day, I was fighting for something
Back in the day, I used to be broke now I’m rich
Back in the day, I was asleep now I’m awake
Back in the day, I was shy and quiet
Back in the day, I used to be nothing, used to be nothing, yeah