Vince Staples, Common - Kingdom lyrics

I do dirt, in search of a clear mind
Money talk, somebody's gonna hear mine
Grind early before 9: 30
Got the nine and the thirty
Kiss of death, you heard me?
My world ain't worldly
Any time could be my time i get high
But still ain't seen Chicago skyline
In my prime, stakes is high cause it's beef
Out here in these streets
Everybody tryna eat off the same plate
Dead presidents, we want the same face
And to think, me and the president
We from the same place
Four hundred and twenty-one murders
Ain't tryna be of the same fate
If I die and go to heaven
Will I make it through the main gate?

Help me get, get the keys to the kingdom
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh


Ooh ooh
Help me get, get the keys to the kingdom
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh ooh ah yes, my Lord
Ah, ah, ah ah, oh oh oh ah yes, my Lord
Ah, ah, ah ah, oh oh oh

Second row of the church with my hood on
My homie used to rap
He was about to get put on
At his funeral, listening to this church song
His family yelling and screaming
I hurt for ‘em
A cold world, that’s why we pack heaters
Listening to this preacher as
He tryna reach us
I’ma need to go back, I gots to get 'em
Back and forth in these streets
That’s the rhythm
Revenge is 'posed to be the Lord's
But I use my own accord
When I seen him on the porch
Cost my man his life
I can’t afford not to hit him
Shots ripping through his True Religion denim
These streets was my religion
I stood over him his life is over, then
Now, these keys got me locked
Up with older men
Thought these was the keys for
Me to roll a Benz
They ended up being the keys
For my life to end

Help me get, get the keys to the kingdom
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh ooh
Help me get, get the keys to the kingdom
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh ooh ah, yes
My Lord ah, ah
Ah ah, oh oh oh ah, yes
My Lord ah, ah
Ah ah, oh oh oh

My money ain't straight
My fam ain't straight
Ain't wanna push kis, Heaven couldn't wait
I was hurting, couldn't get no work
You created me from dust that's
Why I did dirt
You said that the last shall be first
Now, I'm in a hearse what's
This cash really worth?
My whole life, I had to worry 'bout eating
I ain’t have time to think
About what I believe in
When the days of the Kingdom, for Chicago
Gon' come?
I’m coming back like the Prodigal Son
And I got a son
And I don’t want my ways following him
The streets swallowing him
And I don’t want no hollows in him
His mama say she see his father in
Him hope it’s the good things
'Til life was over
Is when I understood things
Standing at the gates
‘cause I know you’ve forgiven what I’ve done
I’m your son, do I have the keys to get in?

Help me get, get the keys to the kingdom
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh ooh
Help me get, get the keys to the kingdom
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh ooh

Sweet Lord Jesus
Tell the polices to let a nigga breathe
My sinning father's seed
Got a shipment by the sea see
My niggas tryna eat
Eat whatever’s on your plate
Save some for me the worst things in life
Come sitting six feet
Tryna hop the gate to Heaven ‘cause
I couldn’t get a key
But these niggas play for keeps
And I gotta hold my own
Tryna watch my back ‘cause
These stripes ain’t free
We still wading in the water
Cocaine blunts marinating in the water
Leina took a puff
And then she gave it to my father
Used to take the bullets out so
I could play with the revolver
Satan serenading ever since I was a toddler
Tell ‘em, "Talk is cheap" niggas living
For the dollar so in God we trust, leave
The praying to my mama, though
Another motherfucker out of control
Just walking my soles
Whoa, littered with the abuse
They wasn’t for show
I promise every pistol was used
See, I was waking up afraid to
See my name on the news
Broad day, bare-faced
Giving niggas the blues
Nigga, who you? They know me on
The streets where I grew
If you ain’t from 'round here
You get gunned down here
Make the best from the least on the
Quest for the keys to the kingdom

Help me get, get the keys to the kingdom
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh ooh
Help me get, get the keys to the kingdom
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh ooh ah, yes
My Lord ah, ah
Ah ah, oh oh oh ah, yes
My Lord ah, ah
Ah ah, oh oh oh
Help me get, get the keys to the kingdom
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh ooh
Help me get, get the keys to the kingdom
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh ooh ah, yes
My Lord ah, ah
Ah ah, oh oh oh ah, yes
My Lord ah, ah
Ah ah, oh oh oh
Help me get, get the keys to the kingdom
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh ooh
Help me get, get the keys to the kingdom
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh ooh ah, yes
My Lord ah, ah
Ah ah, oh oh oh ah, yes
My Lord ah, ah
Ah ah, oh oh oh