Big Sean, Kid Cudi, Nas - First Chain lyrics

Coming from a city where bullets
Turn bro's into souls
Who knew from that concrete that
A rose had arose
Good girls stopped being good when
I turned 'em into hoes
Dreams stopped being dreams when I
Turned 'em into goals
BIG was the first one that had it
Then I saw Nas' chain, man, that was Illmatic
Then I saw Kanye's hanging
From his gold necklace then Ye gave me mine
That show you my work ethic
Mom had that hooptie that she ran in the dirt
Used to pick me up from school, man
Right after work
Now she rolling up in that Caddy
Like she coming to church
She asked why I rock all this gold
Cause I'm coming in first
Got the streets behind me like I
Was staring in the rear-view
Used to have to take showers
Standing in the mildew
Now I'm in the penthouse
Look at what a mill do
Looking in the mirror and I'm still you
I'm still you

Got my first chain
Feeling like I got my first chain
I be stunting
Stunting like I got my first chain
I be stunting
Stunting like I got my first chain

BIG was the first one that had it
Now Jacob the Jeweler benefit from my habit's
I be stunting
Stunting like I got my first chain
I be stunting
Stunting like I got my first chain

What's the noise all about
With this rap stuff?
I can say I never been punked
Robbed or smacked up
I can say I never been chased, jumped
Or backed up i learned to patch it up to get
Passes to niggas who be acting up
'Cause it's a mental game
I learned that when I got
My first initial chain
I didn't fake it, it was gold plated
I was posing relatin'
To those dealing with blow, had the big gold
Bold anchors it was those gangsters
That bonus, that culture, those projects
Shiny shit on their necks
Making both of my eyes squint
They got in my bones, now I'm copping stones
Sorry Sierra Leone
One day we'll right the wrongs
18 karat gold Cuban on
Not too short, not too wide, not too long
My pendant offensive, in the truest form
Platinum gold, rose gold, what you want?

Got my first chain
Feeling like I got my first chain
I be stunting
Stunting like I got my first chain
I be stunting
Stunting like I got my first chain

BIG was the first one that had it
Then I saw Nas' chain, man, that was Illmatic
I be stunting
Stunting like I got my first chain
I be stunting
Stunting like I got my first chain

On a highway to heaven
Look at all the tolls I paid
I done gave my city drive
All the roads I paved
No matter what way I turn things go my way
I'm rocking chains everyday
So you know I slave
Even when I'm just walking 'round the crib
Nigga
To remind me of everything that we did, nigga
Look up in the mirror, chain only thing lyin'
No heroes where I'm from
Bullets only thing flyin'
I know the higher the goal
The harder the climb but after that
The bigger the muscle and smarter the mind
Police only work 12-hour shifts
'Cause in Detroit that's cheaper
Than the bailout, bitch
Trap house built brick by brick
Paid dues on dues
FF, GOOD, you know I'm reppin' crew on crews
Stack bills on bills til' my
Backyards got pools on pools
Girls on girls, lingerie and Moulin Rouge
God damn, I think I'm gon' OD
Off this asparagus and bread and pasta
Need a doctor
I've been dodging shady hoes and rainy days
It's like I got a built-in doppler
And it's a shame, a fuckin' shame
I don't remember my first love
Or my first time prayin'
But remember my first ass and
The first time she came
It almost felt as good as when
I got my first chain got my first chain
Feeling like I got my first chain
I be stunting
Stunting like I got my first chain
I be stunting
Stunting like I got my first chain

Jay-Z taught me money ain't a thing
Came from the streets
Headed to the hall of fame
And I be stunting
Stunting like I got my first chain
I be stunting
Stunting like I got my first chain

It's such a wonderful thing
To see the end of all things
Niggas and bitches are with you
Cuz where you at? I got my mind is on me
A couple others and dreams
Would've seen me and my niggas in this bitch
About two months in a week's time
Went from feelin' hellish to
Godly with lemon-lime shine
Now how the fuck can I chill
Now? Kanye think I'm dope
See this piece that I own now
How sick is the rope?
Taking life for what it is
The troublesome chick
Who throws fists sometimes it's the weather
Things switch up, people trip up
The money come down, then climb up
But when it come again
The most creepin', deceivin'
Men are scheme-schemin'
Saying that you love me
I surely hope and if you don't
Motherfuck that sometimes, so dead it
Shred it young nigga lost to the night
I'm so ready to let it go
My life is fucking awesome
I could be fuckin' dead right now
But I'm awesome so fuck whoever has a bad
Thought don't know the god
'Cause when I leave this bitch you all
Gon' wish you knew the God
It might be too late
But the songs will live on
Just know this fact, you were all wrong
Now watch me do my silly dance
Not really a dance more like a prance
I'm signing off with a crotch grab

Thank you, man, for letting me
Get on this record, sean
You the coolest gOOD Music nigga, forever
Understand? Yahm