In My Mind

Sometimes I think to myself, what if life wasn't how it seemed?

What if somewhere else, my life is someone else's dream?

I mean, I'm not saying my life was a walk in the park

There was many times in my life when I was stuck in the dark.

But at the end of every tunnel, there will always be light.

It'll be worth it at the end after the pain and the strife.

People die every day, either by the gun or the knife

That's when I'm cautious with my moves and making sure it's right

Because tomorrow is never promised to every man

That's why I do all that I can and stick to my plan

Cause there's no telling when I will die and rise to the sky

At my funeral, who will be there and who would all cry?

That's why I open up my third eye

To see all the bull that life throws at you that's in disguise

The devil wears prada so I can't trust anyone

And I trust my family, and if anyone end up killing one

Then I'm out for revenge that same evening

Two wrongs don't make a right but it makes it even

Because it's family over anything, that's the code I abide

That's why I only keep them and only them by my side

I know I can rely on my fam

If things get difficult and it hits the fan

Some of y'all can't even relate to my pain

These wounds built muscle, these are just my gains

I'm unbound, I'm not letting anyone restrain

me you try to battle me, I suggest you refrain

I am the streets, before you cross me you better look both ways

Nobody is holding me down, like Django I am unchained

You can try to bend and break me, I will remain unchanged

You can try to battle me, I will remain unscathed

You can try and knock me off, but I'll remain on stage

If you were in the same place as I, you still wouldn't feel my pain

You don't know how it's like to see your ma crying in the middle of the night

Because she couldn't make ends meet and make things right

Wanting to do anything to help whether it is wrong or right

You can hear the pain in the lyrics I write

I came from sleeping with bed bugs at night

Sleeping on air mattresses that never filled up right

And this why I do all I can to do good in life

And make sure everyone in my family is doing alright