Venting

[Hook]

As I walk these streets alone

Thank god I made it through the storm

It took some time just to realize

What didn't kill me made me strong

Ain't nobody give me nothin'

Not a thing in life came free

I let them be my inspiration

Now I'm livin' out my dream

[Verse 1: Short dawg]

It started when dude was 12

My father was through in jail

My brother mega as well, for pharmaceutical sales

They say it's tough bein' black

But it's harder when you a male

Got evicted out of every apartment we ever dwelled

Regardless, if you can tell

All I've been through is hell

Family curse, got me feelin' like

All I can do is fail

My momma, she worked hard, she tried, she did her best

But could barely afford food anytime she'd get a check

Or when she'd catch a case next

As a youngin', I stayed stressed

From hand-me-down clothes

And shoes comin' from payless

At school, they'd rank on me

Which made it harder to take tests

And she got a nigga livin' with us that would make threats

Years past, god decided to give him a break

Until a fatal car crash disfigured my face

I made it out of that coma, learned to deal with the change

The scars eventually healed, but I still feel the pain

[Hook]

As I walk these streets alone

Thank god I made it through the storm

It took some time just to realize

What didn't kill me made me strong

Ain't nobody give me nothin'

Not a thing in life came free

I let them be my inspiration

Now I'm livin' out my dream

[Verse 2: Short dawg]

I had a dollar and a dream

Impala full o' weed

Hustlin' to survive

Cause bein' signed ain't what it seems

I'm sippin' that smoke and endo

Cause they killed my partner bello

On top of that, the label sleepin on me like a pillow

And that ain't supposed to happen, right?

Not when you rap this nice

I swear I got a flow

Wouldn't believe the things I sacrificed

Picked up my pad to write and left the world behind

Breakin' the hearts in every girl of mine

Cause I'm out here on the grind tryna get it

Goin' hard with no regards

I've payed my dues, but I feel as if I've been overcharged

Still I'm'ma keep pushin' like I'm mowin' yards

Cause life's a gamble, my nigga, you gotta know the odds

It's against you

Look at what I've been through

I came a long way from sellin' crack to those I'm kin to

But I just pray that god will forgive me

And when I bob my head, I know he hear me

[Hook]

As I walk these streets alone

Thank god I made it through the storm

It took some time just to realize

What didn't kill me made me strong

Ain't nobody give me nothin'

Not a thing in life came free

I let them be my inspiration

Now I'm livin' out my dream

[Verse 3: Short dawg]

I remember back when I was young

Clappin' them guns

Rappin' for fun

Now a nigga rappin' for funds

I learned there ain't no friends in business

From what happened to juan

He showed me how to build a castle from crumbs

The most talented one, out of my peers

He scoped me from bein' hot

So I put a little ice in the rosery and the watch

My uncle jones up in heaven

Scopin' me in the drop

Was the closest thing to a pops

He ain't supposed to be in the box

But let the readin' show

I'm doin' good as far as succedin' go

Recievin' more hate, from people that I don't even know

Mostly rappers, but baby daddies hate me even more

Cause I got his girl tied up, like an even score

Every day I'm with a different model

I could've been behind bars, like a liquor bottle

Yuh, a couple missed opportunities could've ruined me

So every day I wake, I bob my head and say--

[Hook]

As I walk these streets alone

Thank god I made it through the storm

It took some time just to realize

What didn't kill me made me strong

Ain't nobody give me nothin'

Not a thing in life came free

I let them be my inspiration

Now I'm livin' out my dream