I've Been up I've Been Down

Somebody very dear to me just attempted to kill herself

And showed me we don't fear death, we fear fear itself

Ever since ninety eight in hip hop my presence been felt

Couple of dollars, couple of models, couple of bitch niggas under my belt

Thorough nigga, I'm a hold you to it, if we hand shake

My plan B is to complete plan A

Grindin' been my strategy like this is my anatomy,

I should get a tat on me that say, why? Why?

Would you let some dollar dictate your army?

I brush my shoulders off, polish off haters!

If you play me, I will spray your potato, layed up with fakers

I put'em in the news in a major paper.

My roller coaster of a career,

Hope it's been real for you, because it's been weird for me

I feel like

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They can take away the cars, they can take away the cash,

Yo, I bet you that they can't take the realness, that's in me!

I've been up, I've been down. I don't give a fuck! Yeah!

I've been up, I've been down. I don't give a fuck! Yeah!

I've been up, I've been down. I don't give a fuck!

They can take away the cars, they can take away the cash

Yo, I bet you that they can't take the realness that's in me!

I just want mama to be happy (mama to be happy)

Is that too motherfuckin' much to ask?

Damn it! 'Bout to cry in this bitch. King of the jungle,

I hate liars, but I fuck with a lioness bitch!

If you don't straighten your ass out right now

I will find you and iron, you bitch.

Grindin' been my strategy, like this is my anatomy,

I should get a tat on me that say, why? Why, why?

Would you let love is make you act like a faggot?

I'm fly! And you act like a maggot!

Money comes, money goes.

I used to wear funny clothes

Hammer pants. My mama used to wipe my runny nose

My real family, all I care about is her. I'm feelin' like

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Then I watch my daddy hit my mama.

Listen to my mama tryna calm us,

Y'all don't understand the problem that we have.