there comes a time in your life you've got to go against the odds
take pause try to get from small to large
it's all good struggle through knock on wood
i might not have always done things the way that i should
nor the way that i could now grow to know how
keep it on the low focus y'all brothers pow wow
watch the hour i'm on some next moves for tomorrow
still my suns shine that's how we blossom the flowers
lost one's on the bottom hardly ever see light
that's why the spank trouble always starting a fight
walking up on my boys making noise and shit
talking about fk how they hate my clique
u never throw fits stay calm never alarmed
that's how i last long keep my life-line in my palm
yo don turn the mic up focus the view
ambassador write songs the whole world relate to
-refrain- to all my people left behind once i made up my mind
and all those who helped me up when i was stuck in a bind
any one i might have stepped on chasing these g's
one love one heart all apologies
i grew up fatherless like most black males
it's like the whole lot of us is programmed to fail
took my time wrote it down line for line
take a look and you'll find truth lies in a wise rhyme
i watch the sky follow signs like the magi
heard the most high that be the words of my third eye
spoke with fire lift this bloke out of the mire
make it known i only quote those i admire
my sole objective to spawn growth and inspire
move across the globe like a soldier for hire
so long it's for a just cause we can spark the cypher
talk politics to the day we spot elijah
could have sworn i saw him rise on the hills of israel
so reveal your true size and know if it's real
we no longer have to wonder where we get our next meal
the whole squad got stronger now we on even keel
enough said we could break bread and all get fed
so take it as a compliment and let it go to your head
-refrain-
to all my brethren ride on
and all my sisters keep climbing on
we doing this till the day that we gone
we got love to give for the life we live
take pause try to get from small to large
it's all good struggle through knock on wood
i might not have always done things the way that i should
nor the way that i could now grow to know how
keep it on the low focus y'all brothers pow wow
watch the hour i'm on some next moves for tomorrow
still my suns shine that's how we blossom the flowers
lost one's on the bottom hardly ever see light
that's why the spank trouble always starting a fight
walking up on my boys making noise and shit
talking about fk how they hate my clique
u never throw fits stay calm never alarmed
that's how i last long keep my life-line in my palm
yo don turn the mic up focus the view
ambassador write songs the whole world relate to
-refrain- to all my people left behind once i made up my mind
and all those who helped me up when i was stuck in a bind
any one i might have stepped on chasing these g's
one love one heart all apologies
i grew up fatherless like most black males
it's like the whole lot of us is programmed to fail
took my time wrote it down line for line
take a look and you'll find truth lies in a wise rhyme
i watch the sky follow signs like the magi
heard the most high that be the words of my third eye
spoke with fire lift this bloke out of the mire
make it known i only quote those i admire
my sole objective to spawn growth and inspire
move across the globe like a soldier for hire
so long it's for a just cause we can spark the cypher
talk politics to the day we spot elijah
could have sworn i saw him rise on the hills of israel
so reveal your true size and know if it's real
we no longer have to wonder where we get our next meal
the whole squad got stronger now we on even keel
enough said we could break bread and all get fed
so take it as a compliment and let it go to your head
-refrain-
to all my brethren ride on
and all my sisters keep climbing on
we doing this till the day that we gone
we got love to give for the life we live
