Thornton Street - Cordae

[00:18.795]Yeah, uh
[00:20.963]Hey, yo
[00:21.825]Alright
[00:22.426]My mom had a nigga at the age of fifteen
[00:24.542]Was forced to drop out of school to take care of a king
[00:27.337]She had a desire to sing and I admire these things
[00:30.211]At times a nigga feel guilty, I retired her dreams
[00:33.032]Imagine, sky's the limit, you mind your business
[00:35.801]Then you pregnant with a street nigga baby, the odds against us
[00:38.831]But nevermind 'cause your son be livin' upper echelon
[00:41.495]They be talking 'bout me from the barbershops to hair salons
[00:44.421]Real impact, somethin' you never could fathom
[00:47.060]My first album went gold, I think my next one is platinum
[00:49.698]And it's okay that you ain't think that I would make it in rappin'
[00:52.388]You wanted me to go school so I could make somethin' happen
[00:55.445]I understand it, the way shit is goin', you couldn't plan it
[00:58.397]But raisin' two kids on your own, how did you manage?
[01:01.166]From apartments to trailers, was livin' with granny
[01:03.595]Years later, front row, it's how we sit at the Grammy's
[01:06.442]They say, we all gotta cry sometimes
[01:08.715]Unfortunate, when our loved ones die, wish I could buy some time
[01:12.033]I be stressin' so of course I get high sometimes
[01:14.958]Mix the Puma with Givenchy to get fly sometimes
[01:17.727]And yeah, we all gotta live someday
[01:19.556]Woke up plottin' on my next move, we tryna get rich one day
[01:23.082]Have a house with a wife and some kids one day
[01:25.956]Damn, I got somethin' to say
[01:28.385]Ayo, section eight with foods stamps, refrigerator was packed
[01:31.755]You hate it when I talk about this, but I'm statin' the facts
[01:34.367]Before I dropped "Family Matters," should've sent them a text
[01:37.110]I guess that shit was only right, that the resentment was next
[01:39.905]My pops taught me a lot, I give that nigga respect
[01:42.779]He went to prison for a while and used to call me collect
[01:45.469]And yeah, we lived in different states but we would always connect
[01:48.317]When I got robbed at gunpoint, you took the bust up the check
[01:51.216]Almost lost my favorite aunt because of shit that I said
[01:53.985]Niggas formin' their opinions based on shit that they read
[01:56.650]I be dealin' with a lot, I take this shit to the head
[02:00.020]No complainin', though this shit is ultra drainin'
[02:02.527]My whole life is a canvas, I'm supposed to paint it
[02:05.166]You can't tell? I'm the new Jean-Michel
[02:07.726]My future is a sure thing like the don Miguel
[02:10.834]This ain't background music, boy, these rhymes are felt
[02:13.760]They say, we all gotta cry sometimes
[02:15.824]Unfortunate, when our loved ones die, wish I could buy some time
[02:18.906]I be stressin' so of course I get high sometimes
[02:21.675]Mix the Puma with Givenchy to get fly sometimes
[02:24.470]Hey yo, we all gotta live someday
[02:26.821]Woke up plottin' on my next move, we tryna get rich one day
[02:30.139]Have a house with a wife and some kids one day
[02:33.169]Damn, I got somethin' to say
[02:35.807]Uh, yeah, you know, uh
[02:40.013]This four-pack, man
[02:43.122]It's just, all songs from the heart, dawg
[02:45.368]Just somethin' to hold y'all over 'til I'm done with the album
[02:48.163]Man, truth be told, uh
[02:50.984]I'm more of a perfectionist than anything
[02:53.205]But um, next body of work comin' soon
[02:56.627]From A Bird’s Eye View