Coming From Where I'm From

[00:24.89] Sitting here guess I didn't make bail
[00:27.73] Got time and a story to tell
[00:30.41] Started when I was nine years old
[00:33.47] Woke up my daddy was gone
[00:36.50] I started hustling they couldn't tell me nothing
[00:39.18] Fronting in the hood trying to be somebody
[00:42.10] My soul was on empty
[00:44.64] I was searching for something
[00:46.90] Tried to be good
[00:49.91] Tried to keep from trouble
[00:53.09] Living too fast
[00:55.91] Trying to make good on a hustle
[00:59.02] Sometimes it gets rough
[01:02.20] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[01:05.44] Times have got hard
[01:08.15] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[01:11.20] Sometimes you gotta walk to work
[01:14.12] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[01:17.22] Sometimes you gotta do a little dirt
[01:20.26] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[01:24.72] Wasn't really looking guess I found it
[01:27.36] Five foot three, light brown skin
[01:30.20] Coming from the university
[01:33.49] Nice style, looking kinda lovely
[01:36.26] Didn't know she had much game
[01:38.98] Down to ride out, even take the train
[01:42.49] Even took her to a poker game
[01:44.76] She's top notch from fried chicken to sushi
[01:47.35] Tried to be good
[01:50.45] Tried to treat you like a lady
[01:53.25] Tried to be a friend
[01:55.94] Turned out that you were shady
[01:58.99] Sometimes it gets lonely
[02:02.15] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[02:05.31] Things ain't what they seem to be
[02:08.07] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[02:11.23] Sometimes you get a little angry
[02:14.03] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[02:17.34] Sometimes you get the best of me
[02:19.97] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[02:22.78] Well, tried to be good (I tried)
[02:26.29] Wanted nothing but to love somebody
[02:29.19] Didn't wanna die young
[02:31.72] Steady hustling trying to feed my family
[02:34.92] Too scared to have kids and do like daddy did
[02:38.78] 'Cause I'm so scared of failing
[02:41.29] Sometimes it gets hard
[02:43.71] Coming from where I'm from
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[02:50.60] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[02:53.16] Sometimes you gotta moan
[02:56.23] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[02:59.06] Sometimes you gotta cry a little bit louder
[03:02.22] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[03:04.96] Sometimes you gotta fight the pain
[03:08.26] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[03:11.29] Sometimes you gotta walk alone
[03:14.27] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[03:17.26] Sometimes you get a little worried
[03:20.18] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[03:23.06] Sometimes you get lost outta touch
[03:26.13] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[03:28.92] Sometimes I think I pray a little bit too much
[03:32.25] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[03:35.14] Sometimes I get a little scared
[03:38.18] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[03:40.86] Sometimes I get a little scared
[03:44.10] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[03:47.03] Sometimes you have to act like a deaf
[03:50.18] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
[03:55.74] Coming from where I'm from, I'm from
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