Slow And Steady

[Hook]
You don't know the half bout the life I lead
I can tell but you know that they ain't quite like me
They don't hustle, they don't grind, they don't write like me
Now I caught up with the cats runnin' twice my speed
How I do it?
Slow and steady win the race my boy
How I do it?
I don't ever let em take my joy
How I do it?
Slow and steady win the race my boy
Keep it movin' till ya can't no more (let's go)

[Verse 1]
Imagine your own homies
Tellin' you that you ain't good enough
Too hood for suburbanites
Blacks said you ain't hood enough
Maybe cause I never tucked a gun inside my book bag
Or I never puffed out my chest, tryna' look bad
Draft pick, last pick, I'm the one they looked past
Now they all come to me, asking me what's up wit me
How I quit the nine-five and still I'm livin' comfortably
Hard to truly fathom it unless you spent a month with me
Miss a couple meals, maybe pass on the Jordans
Focus on what's important, music and the touring
Flee from the snakes and then build a strong crew
Cause if they ain't on point, that reflects on you
Figure out what you want, set a goal and a date
Stop makin' excuses and take control of your fate
Get yourself a strategy and let go of the hatred
See and you like it and you want it? Then take it!

[Hook]
You don't know the half bout the life I lead
I can tell but you know that they ain't quite like me
They don't hustle, they don't grind, they don't write like me
Now I caught up with the cats runnin' twice my speed
How I do it?
Slow and steady win the race my boy
How I do it?
I don't ever let em take my joy
How I do it?
Slow and steady win the race my boy
Keep it movin' till ya can't no more (let's go)

[Verse 2]
On the verge of me gettin' kicked outta the crib
Till I looked myself in the mirror and decided to live
What you put in is all you ever gone get outta this biz
You either chase your dream or work for somebody who did
And to the kids, who don't wanna be the broke cat who stayed true
Go on make ya money homie never let it make you
Payin' for retweets, followers and page views
Man that ain't payin' dues, that's just how you play a fool
Now they payin' dudes just to open for a bigger star
Played too early, nobody saw you, that won't get you far
Reed Richards cuz' these cats keep reaching
And my tracks heat seeking and the trap keep beat
Fan made, man I never forgot it
Step in my office, I teach you bout collectin' a profit
Seven years killin' em and yet somehow keep my soul intact
Quit the job a year ago, and man I ain't goin' back

[Hook]
You don't know the half bout the life I lead
I can tell but you know that they ain't quite like me
They don't hustle, they don't grind, they don't write like me
Now I caught up with the cats runnin' twice my speed
How I do it?
Slow and steady win the race my boy
How I do it?
I don't ever let em take my joy
How I do it?
Slow and steady win the race my boy
Keep it movin' till ya can't no more (let's go)