Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, oohodel-dee Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-oodel-dee Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-odel-dee Ooh, oh, hee, ooh, it was tough Young boy, yeah, then that's me, right Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-oodel-dee In this life that I'm livin', I pray I make it through the night As I ride through my city, I'm thinkin', lookin' at the lights For so long we was hurtin', I got the chance to make it right Plenty times you done heard of me, I done been all alone at night They claim that they with me, but shit, I'm knowin' it ain't right Gotta stay down and get it, I know that it's gon' be alright Can't get knocked off my pivot, I gotta play my cards right Gotta stack up the benches, my nigga, we gon' ball for life For so long I've been striving, going hard, tryin' to make it right So much pain in my body, know you can see it in my eyes Said that you was with me, promised that you was down to ride Now when I look around, you ain't nowhere by my side Hurt me so deep, but it's okay, I'm on my grind I got two sons, I'm just sixteen, can't waste my time Straight from the bottom to the top, I gotta climb That boy say he don't like me, tell him four lines So survivor, I won't stop, yeah, I'm a bad boy I'm from Barreiro, Louisiana, I done came for A lot of diamonds around my neck, yeah, I'm shinin' hard I'm sixteen, drivin' in all these exotic cars And I don't want nobody's shit, but my mama boy And my niggas, cause they was the ones who behind me boy Remember, I ain't have nothin' to eat, I go still for it Show you my bank account, I swear I got six figures large Niggas around me, they hatin', probably won't shake me for it These niggas under the skies, livin' under the board I guess these niggas, they wasn't made for it Lord, please don't mistake me, play gon' die, cause I ain't goin' In this life that I'm livin', I pray I make it through the night As I ride through my city, I'm thinkin', lookin' at the lights But so long we was hurtin', I got the chance to make it right Plenty times you done hurt me, I done been all alone tonight They claim that they with me, but shit, I'm knowin' that I ain't right Gotta stay down and get it, I know that it's gon' be alright Can't get knocked off my pivot, I gotta play my cards right Gotta stack up them benches, my nigga, we gon' ball for life I can't even lie, I really miss my daddy Can't trip out, you leave me, went through you, this wouldn't happen Won't go without opportunity to feed my family My limit, the stars, and I wanna grab it Yeah, yeah, I just wanna grab it In this life that I'm livin', I pray I make it through the night As I ride through my city, I'm thinkin', lookin' at the lights But so long we was hurtin', I got the chance to make it right Plenty times you done hurt me, I done been all alone tonight They claim that they with me, but shit, I'm knowin' that I ain't right Gotta stay down and get it, I know that it's gon' be alright Can't get knocked off my pivot, I gotta play my cards right Gotta stack up them benches, my nigga, we gon' ball for life *