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, i been there, done that, grew from my fuck ups, a hard head make a nigga soft ass tougher, my momma used to say that one day i'd suffer, if i ain't tighten up and get my shit right, trust her, i'm seventeen out here living the life, and i ain't never coming back home, you giving advice, to a nigga don't need it, i want my freedom, to hang on the corners running from the policemen, if i knew then what i know right now, i would have sat my stupid ass back down, i wouldn't listen, cuz what she told me in the end came true, what you do to me your kids goin' do, times two, forgive me momma i ain't mean no harm, but let her tell it, i ain't seen no storm. it's just beginning, but in a minute i'll be waving the flag cuz i don't think that i can take all that, me and my mother are like sister and brother, she said "son i've done things i'm ashamed of, but i had to do", i've lived longer and secrets made me stronger, and you wonder how i already knew, it's cuz i'm already you, i remember walking home from a party we had shut down fighting, they came from another neighborhood so we ain't liking it, the beatdown started from the inside, wiped them, from one side to the other side like tyson, we heard gun shots and ran like lightning, heart beat way too fast, i'm frightened, that's when i realized that niggas pack guns too, and not afraid to shoot a motherfucker if he had to, we was some young dudes, living life wreckless, drinking md, vandalizing shit, restless, we went from stealing hotshots getting sessted, to kick those burglaries, warren got arrested, that's when them dip had us thinking we was bad man, when eric b. said to "clap your hands", i'm just imagining the shit i did, if what i've done is goin' affect my kids, shit, me and my mother are like sister and brother, she said "son i've done things i'm ashamed of, but i had to do", i've lived longer and secrets made me stronger, and you wonder how i already knew, it's cuz i'm already you, i seen myself where my mom was, my mom like my grandmom, my kids like i am, every day is like a standoff, don't fuck up like i fucked up, you may not be as lucky, i'm a rare case, coulda went the other way, trust me, just do your best and i ain't mad if you miss it, you are gifted, it's up to you to make the best decision, cuz one day i'll be leaving this game and ya'll have to carry on my name, ok