Stay Real

Life is real simple, lest we make it hard
It’s all about staying real, man
Let’s go
Real, real, real, real, real
Gotta stay real, real, real, real, real
No matter how much I build, I won’t stay still
But gotta stay real, real, real, real, real
I ain’t never gon' cheat ya, I ain’t never gon' stab you in the back
I won’t steal nothing from you, I ain’t never got down like that
I got my own set of issues, but I can still take time to help you
I got love for my people, man, but you can still get your face stepped through
Folks tryna get over, instead of workin' to get on they feet
Tryna be a hood soldier, and got swallowed up on these streets
Some things that I won’t do, no matter how much money they pay
Tryna stunt—that's the wrong move, I’m from a place where the homies don’t play
All I gotta do is treat a person like you wanna be treated
All that fake sh*t'll get your ass deleted
Being real is a principle that we needed
Trust me with a secret, I’ll never ever repeat it, c’mon
Real, real, real, real, real
Gotta stay real, real, real, real, real
No matter how much I build, I won’t stay still
But gotta stay real, real, real, real, real
Got people that’ll lie on ya, and sell you out to the police
Some say that they ride or die, but when it’s on they’ll throw you in the grease
I keep myself out of trouble though, ‘cause I’m not tryna do no time
And I don’t want your woman, bro, I got too many problems with mine
I only speak when I’m spoken to, no animosity and no hate
And everything that I hope to do, will get done man and I’ma be straight
I keep my circle real tight, man, I can’t let no new cats in
Disrespect me — that’s a fight man, a twenty-five on a scale of one to ten
(keep going)
And if you real, I’ll work with you, if not don’t text, don’t call
I’m too old for the bullsh*t, if it’s out there I’m tryna get it all
I always stay motivated, I gotta make sure the plan works out
And, people gonna hate it, so might as well try to knock they heads off
Understand sometimes I be disappointed, when I see what’s going on these days
I know the world ain’t how we want it, but we can’t get caught up tryna follow
they ways
We just gotta stay
Real, real, real, real, real
Gotta stay real, real, real, real, real
No matter how much I build, I won’t stay still
But gotta stay real, real, real, real, real
I can’t fall off, I got a future to build
I’m going all out and I ain’t cuttin' no deal
Unless it’s righteous I can’t give you a pass
I keep my eyes open, for every snake in the grass, yeah