Dribble2Much, Preme, Dame D.O.L.L.A. - HandleLife Story lyrics

(Jnat, you know that) handleLife Story
Welcome, everybody yeah

Detention after school 'cause I
Never followed rules was a good kid at home
So my mama was confused i just wanted shoes
Tryna keep up with the crew
How'd y'all get everything new? I'm from
The same place as you
Decisions I would choose that could
Put me in the news ever since a juv'
I been tryna shake the boys in blue
I had to handle life before
I lеarned how to shoot
If my daddy ever knеw the
Trouble I'd get into, woo
I was just a youth, God, I gotta thank you
Instead of going to jail
They threw a bracelet on my ankle
And I loved to hoop but didn't
Have the coach to play for
Everybody knew I kept a handle
On the string though
Waking up my neighbors pretending
I'm in the Staples aI was my favorite
But Kobe showed me what great is
I could really make it if I
Turn some better grades in
Friends I loved to hang with didn't
Help me bring no As in and I had to work way
Harder 'cause I'm Haitian
Couldn't stop my hesitation
Droppin' thirty on probation
Coach Kevin from the Blazers helped
Me change my situation
I could've been one of them cases
That ain't make it to graduation

(yeah) Mama told me I'm worth it, uh
A lil' pain won't hurt you
I practiced 'til it's perfect
And that's why I deserve it, yeah

Kicked outta school in the eighth
Said I was a waste of talent
Hood kid in suburban school
Was a major challenge
Gave 'em thirty, but late for class
That's a burpee i stopped at 7-Eleven to
Purchase myself a Slurpee
Then ninth grade I'm on the varsity team
In the starting lineup
That's the start of the dream
Parents didn't like me as the
Star of the scene
Seem like they'd always dim me down
When I would partially beam
So tenth grade I tried private school
Coach ain't really like me
And I ain't really rock with dude
I barely played a minute
No sweat in my follicles
Attitude was changing
Temper slightly volatile
I'm on the move again now
School with my friends now
Bussin' to the slums though, boy
I'm with the get down back up in my habitat
This where all the action at
A scholarship to Weber State
Then David Stern passed the hat no cap

(yeah) Mama told me I'm worth it, uh
A lil' pain won't hurt you
I practiced 'til it's perfect
And that's why I deserve it, yeah

First semester as a freshman
I'm out the hood, what a blessing
You know I can't wait 'til
That financial aid check hit
I'm going to the gym way before breakfast
No talking to my best friends
I'm working on excellence
Still ain't get no playing time 'cause
They was puttin' Seth in
But Liberty was still winning
Like Davidson and Stephen
My handles was the best then
Pull up and make the net bend coach said
"You'll never check in if you don't
Know the Os and Xs" i gotta perfect this
Flickin' up the left wrist
Goin' to the league the only goal
That's on my check list
Buy Mama a Lexus, matching pearl necklace
Either that or it's back to
The block playin' Tetris
When I hurt the knee
I was still chasin' the dream
Crossover too mean to be a regular breed
Instead of makin' the squad, I
End up coaching the team, yeah
Business started boomin'
I'm on the phone with Cuban
Training out in Dallas
Handle life for the Mavericks
Coach still nasty
I was scrimmagin' at practice
Anything can happen from the
Couch to the mattress more to the story
I'm just finishing the chap'

(yeah) Mama told me I'm worth it, uh
A lil' pain won't hurt you
I practiced 'til it's perfect
And that's why I deserve it, yeah