I want everybody to sit back
And picture things that you've
Coming up against all odds,
it was the story of my life
I used to go in the kitchen
but telling stories, pure facts
Homie, listen, I used to see my
moms on the knees praying
Witnessing my mom doing things
that a man should really do
But now my father didn't keep it true
So at that point, my mama told me
Went to work when I went to the streets
I want you to close your eyes
and just picture what I see
And witness a G that's on the rise
Doing what I gotta do to survive
Trying to make sense of this life
Doing what I gotta do, wrong or right
And picture me doing the things
you never thought I would do
Now it's 2012, yeah times change
Different story, different struggle,
different things is bringing pain
I wanna say, like Hector said
Some very sad things that happened
But, I'm charging to the game,
Told me damn it's hard to change,
but he's doing it for his son
Now his target is an animal, homie
Creepy just is having some change
and they told me both the same
I was talking to the older homie,
certain things as you grow
Said it's not cool to be stupid now, whoa
And that's the type of shit,
that starts to fuck with my soul
Start to think about the homies
Shed a tear for the homies
Thinkin' to myself, would they sense this
Either way, if they were here,
they would change the fate, bet
So I drink until the sunset
Smoke a cushion in my mind,
I'm thinking, what's next?
The thought's cold, but really,
Ask the Lord to please look after me
I want you to close your eyes
and just vision what I see
Wasn't nothing funny running
And witness a G that's on the rise
Doing what I gotta do to survive
Trying to make sense of this life
Doing what I gotta do wrong or right
And picture me doing the things
you never thought I would do
Open your eyes and see it's come true
and ain't nobody bringin' it to him
Mr. Criminal, for the future
I just wanna let everybody know real quick
I made this song close to rhyme,
so you can let everybody know
It could be any motherfuckin' line,
My mom came to this country
most of your parents didn't
But we come against all odds
We going through a struggle right now,
You're in a cell right now
and ain't got a baby's dad
to sit there and take care of you
I want you to close your eyes
and just visual what I see
Wasn't nothing funny running
And witness a G that's on the rise
doing what I gotta do to survive
Trying to make sense of this life
doing what I gotta do wrong or right
And feature me doing the things
you never thought I would do
Open your eyes and see it's come true
I want you to close your eyes
and just picture what I see
And when it's a G that's on the rise
Doing what I gotta do to survive
Trying to make sense of this life
Doing what I gotta do wrong or right
And picture me doing the things
you never thought I would do
Open your eyes and see it's come true