(Oooh oohh, woahhh, oohh, woahh) Yeah Lost it all, but got it all back Saw my life floating off track So many crazy thoughts in my past And how I had to get to that bag I was pushed down, they just tried to limit me This a big man’s game, this ain't little league Money, *******, and they boyfriends they see me an enemy ‘Cause either way, me and mines gon do shit differently They brought me down, down, down, down Asking momma what now, now, now, now, now? [Verse 1] I spent nights in my bed, empty stomach and soul That's why I hate you got the nerve to be asking why I be so cold I spent years watching life unfold And spent seconds seeing everything I worked for fail and got told That I wasn’t shit, bag it and hustle it Seeing my bank account go to zero, throw my phone and yell “**** this shit!” Parents tried to make ends meet, tryna survive Being broke was a big part of my life You know this shit is for my **** dealers Fo’ realer I gotta preach This the shit that all them schools don’t teach Putting time into the thing you really love when people outta they seats Just to hear you use your freedom of speech ***** read it and weep Use to not afford kicks at the mall And have my mom buy me shit on clearance Then I’d see these other kids with new Jordans, all them kids had it all They were way more fortunate, and I would always just fear them ‘Cause of my awkward appearance Or the fact that I was short Or the fact that I always blew it in sports Or the fact that I could never go to school ‘cause that ain't what I’m meant for I knew I’d end up as a star, and now its taking its course I embedded my soul into this music I make Tatted crazy shit up onto my face I don’t care this is useless, this a verse tell em all not to wait Do whatever you ****ing want with your day My real father ain't want me, he was out on his way The girl I love don’t want me, she be playing them games All them haters don’t like me, and I don’t care what they say ‘Cause I’ll be laughing to the bank, knowing this is what they made Mother****er, its Russell! (This is where the credits roll, alright) Oh! Oh Na naa (Richvale!) Ooh ohh (And we gon really keep em coming, ladies and gentlemen, K-Beatz!) I’d be nothing without you I’d be nothing without you, yeah So love me love me while I’m here, yeah I’d be nothing without you I’d be nothing without you, yeah So love me, love me while I’m here, yeah (Russell!) (Momma so proud of you, love you) “Did he think about Russell?” “Um, I don’t think so. He doesn’t even know Russell’s full name, Russell’s real name. But in fact, Russell’s real name is just after him, because Russell’s real name is Gilbert Russell. He was named after the father, and the father can’t even remember that.”
[00:11.438] (Oooh oohh, woahhh, oohh, woahh) [00:15.931] Yeah [00:22.773] Lost it all, but got it all back [00:27.042] Saw my life floating off track [00:29.973] So many crazy thoughts in my past [00:32.800] And how I had to get to that bag [00:35.695] I was pushed down, they just tried to limit me [00:38.521] This a big man’s game, this ain't little league [00:41.374] Money, *******, and they boyfriends they see me an enemy [00:44.599] ‘Cause either way, me and mines gon do shit differently [00:47.355] They brought me down, down, down, down [00:52.884] Asking momma what now, now, now, now, now? [00:56.495] [Verse 1] [00:59.346] I spent nights in my bed, empty stomach and soul [01:01.780] That's why I hate you got the nerve to be asking why I be so cold [01:05.411] I spent years watching life unfold [01:07.642] And spent seconds seeing everything I worked for fail and got told [01:11.623] That I wasn’t shit, bag it and hustle it [01:14.160] Seeing my bank account go to zero, throw my phone and yell “**** this shit!” [01:17.737] Parents tried to make ends meet, tryna survive [01:20.589] Being broke was a big part of my life [01:22.619] You know this shit is for my **** dealers [01:24.821] Fo’ realer [01:25.885] I gotta preach [01:26.853] This the shit that all them schools don’t teach [01:28.891] Putting time into the thing you really love when people outta they seats [01:32.280] Just to hear you use your freedom of speech [01:34.623] ***** read it and weep [01:36.181] Use to not afford kicks at the mall [01:38.406] And have my mom buy me shit on clearance [01:40.978] Then I’d see these other kids with new Jordans, all them kids had it all [01:44.251] They were way more fortunate, and I would always just fear them [01:47.471] ‘Cause of my awkward appearance [01:49.244] Or the fact that I was short [01:50.869] Or the fact that I always blew it in sports [01:52.458] Or the fact that I could never go to school ‘cause that ain't what I’m meant for [01:56.357] I knew I’d end up as a star, and now its taking its course [01:59.466] I embedded my soul into this music I make [02:02.563] Tatted crazy shit up onto my face [02:04.686] I don’t care this is useless, this a verse tell em all not to wait [02:08.333] Do whatever you ****ing want with your day [02:10.779] My real father ain't want me, he was out on his way [02:13.677] The girl I love don’t want me, she be playing them games [02:16.501] All them haters don’t like me, and I don’t care what they say [02:19.560] ‘Cause I’ll be laughing to the bank, knowing this is what they made [02:22.607] Mother****er, its Russell! [02:25.298] (This is where the credits roll, alright) [02:28.624] Oh! Oh Na naa [02:33.986] (Richvale!) [02:36.084] Ooh ohh [02:37.173] (And we gon really keep em coming, ladies and gentlemen, K-Beatz!) [02:43.174] I’d be nothing without you [02:46.203] I’d be nothing without you, yeah [02:50.648] So love me love me while I’m here, yeah [02:55.207] I’d be nothing without you [02:58.429] I’d be nothing without you, yeah [03:02.398] So love me, love me while I’m here, yeah [03:05.424] (Russell!) [03:06.339] (Momma so proud of you, love you) [03:17.399] “Did he think about Russell?” [03:21.610] “Um, I don’t think so. [03:24.884] He doesn’t even know Russell’s full name, Russell’s real name. [03:28.911] But in fact, Russell’s real name is just after him, [03:34.207] because Russell’s real name is Gilbert Russell. [03:37.757] He was named after the father, [03:40.719] and the father can’t even remember that.”