I Keep Tellin' Myself

[Young Jeezy:]

And Lord knows I, try, to do the right thing

With a chrome in the front woulda done the same thing

Got my strap cocked back, adrenaline rush

And when the dope fly over mothafuckas got bust

To lose everything to 'caine

Turn a hundred to a mil, done it all with 'caine

Turn a hustle to a label done it all with brains

And I told em all down, done it all with change

Look him dead in his eyes told him nigga let's get it

And the homie in the mirror said, 'nigga I'm with it'

You want it done right, you gotta do it yourself

That's what I keep tellin' myself

(I keep tellin' myself)

[Chorus x2: Bloodraw]

I'm a keep it real til my very last breath

That's what I keep tellin' myself

(I keep tellin' myself)

That's why I stay on my grind cause it's all about the wealth

That's what I keep tellin' myself

(I keep tellin' myself)

[Bloodraw:]

I'm tryna do it right, I ain't tryna go to jail

I'm on my knees every night, I ain't tryna go to hell

Tryna live life, I ain't ready to die

I got a son who needs me, and I ain't tryna leave

Got a clique then niggas love me, wanna see me win

Got my family over here, ain't got no friends

Me and Slick in the streets, we was waitin' for a rap

Sat down with Young Jizzle, got me out the trap

Hold my finger to the sky, it's the motto we follow

See we live for today and we pray for tomorrow

Cryin' so hard and I hope for the best

Patience is a virtue, that's what I keep tellin' myself

[Chorus x2]

[Slick Pulla:]

Look past the cameras beyond the glory

A new legacy (uh-huh), this is our story

I walk with my head high, chest pokin' out

Live for the moment, fuck bein' stressed out

But every corner you turn, the snakes is watchin'

I drive right by and play the lane like stoppin'

Chill, this the wrong tree you're barkin' up

Got my K and my bible, I stay prayed up

No pity for you, I'm good with him

So no matter how it is, I'm good with him

Cause ain't no rules when you playin' for wealth

That's what you better tell yourself

(That's what I tell myself)

[Chorus x3]