Still Standing

You ain’t give me nothing
But I’m still standing here
You didn’t feed me nothing
But I’m still standing here
Blessings made me grateful, hardship that I go through
Failures made me hungry, success has made me hopeful
Habits made me stagnant, but women made me feel high
Demons made me bitter, but angels made me realize
Ego made me feel bigger than my city, had to leave
Had to check my ego, that was baggage with a travel fee
Fighting made me peaceful
Learning made me teach you
Same love I gave you, that’s the same love I leave you
The block made me, my pops made me
Them little charges them cops gave me
Throw shots, them shots made me
Them brawls at the park made me
Caught fade, got my shit rocked, then fought daily
Spit like Doc Dre and Pac raised me
Biggie made me hypnotized
Hova made me throw up Roc
Bitches made me empathize
Then they made a rollin' rock
40 made a game spitter, Shady made a monster
Then God made me choose when the devil made an offer
You ain’t give me nothing
But I’m still standing here
You ain’t feed me nothing
But I’m still standing here
You can take it all away
But you can never take my soul
You can’t take it all away
I did that on my own
I’ve been about it, they falsify while I’m real about it
Fuck what you heard, fuck what you feel about it
I laugh my way to the bank, pocketin' bus passes
Ironic, gettin' cuffed is gettin' fucked backwards
I got it, demons get acknowledged
Don’t mistake my silence but the studio’s my solace
I blew out the flame, watched the cig smokin'
Cracked a lid open, yeah I’ve been on one
That shit I been knowin'
First met you, got chills, used to think it meant somethin'
Maybe that’s just you on my grave tip-toein'
See the world in faded colors
Call log of faded numbers
Ain’t feelin' jaded, the feelings gone, I make another
Take another shot, roll another wood
Make another song, fill another void, while I bear it all
Miss another call, break another heart
Build another wall when there’s one destroyed
I swear to God that—
You ain’t give me nothing
But I’m still standing here
You didn’t feed me nothing
But I’m still standing here
You can take it all away
But you can never take my soul
You can’t take it all away
I did that on my own