K-Rino - One Foot In lyrics

Man I know I coulda been better
Still could be
It's just that when you out here
Man, it's about making money, not excuses
One day I plan on being able to be aight

Listen it's hard
You might not wanna receive this from me
I wanna leave the streets but I
Ain't tryna leave this money
Born with a silver spoon, shit, boy
You got me laughing
I'da been happy if the spoon I
Had was made out of plastic
Now I'm grinding
Society completely denied me
Couple of tattoos on my face, man
These people won't hire me
Lawmakers doing plenty dirt
Lying and cheating
You made this plate so now you wanna
Lock us up just for eating
And deep inside I know it's wrong
I won't say that it's not
But even still I say a prayer
Before I step on the block
And keep my head upon a swivel
See that's normal for us
We living in hell so you best
To look to heaven for trust
Even my girl be stunting on
Me when this money surroundin'
Seem like I come up short everytime
I ask her to count it
Taking chances with my freedom just
To make me some change
Young money-getter feeling like I'm
Trapped in the game

I know I need to slow it down
(I know I need to slow it down)
I know I need to get on now
But, I still got one foot in (one foot in)
I still got one foot in
(promise, man, I'm tryin')
I know I need to go another route
(need to go another route)
See it's hard for me to get out now
That's why I still got one foot in (yeah)
I still got one foot in yeah

Riding 'round strapped, aggravated
Gun in my lap got two strikes up on my head
The next one it's a wrap
And everyday I visualize myself
Locked in the joint
Sometimes I think and wonder how I
Even got to this point
I could've did something different with
My life if I chose
But seen the older G's showing
Off they jewelry and clothes
And had to have it
Not listening to my mama or preacher
The only time I went to school
Was when I'm serving my teacher
For this money ain't no telling
How I'm liable to play
On top of that I just found out
I got a child on the way
So now it's really on
Nine months later he here
And me not being in his life's
The only thing that I fear
I gotta flip this thing around
And I eventually will
But other than moving this work
I never learned no skills
So what's my option? 'cause mentally
I'm tired of this grind
But still my actions don't line up
To what's inside of my mind you see

I know I need to slow it down
(I know I need to slow it down)
I know I need to get on now
But, I still got one foot in (one foot in)
I still got one foot in
(promise, man, I'm tryin')
I know I need to go another route
(need to go another route)
See it's hard for me to get out now
That's why I still got one foot in (yeah)
I still got one foot in yeah

I started tryna think of other
Ways to bring ends through
But when my money started falling
Off my friends did too
I thought about going to school and
Picking up on a trade
But see my son and baby
Mama they need money today
And plus my conscious started
Messing with me, stressing my nerves
Because I'm seeing what this dope
Doing to people I serve
And now the light is on in my head
Clear is my vision
I done seen plenty of my partners
Dead or living in prison
And I'ma travel down that same
Road if I don't release
And leave my child with no
Guidance in these treacherous streets
That fast money's an illusion
And we all gon' learn
But when you livin' day to day
It's hard to think long-term
And if you tell a young cat
To stop hustlin' for bread
Make sure you got another option
You can give them instead because if not
They'll just turn around and laugh in ya face
And they'll resort to what they know
Just to survive in this place you see

I know I need to slow it down
(I know I need to slow it down)
I know I need to get on now
But, I still got one foot in (one foot in)
I still got one foot in
(promise, man, I'm trying)
I know I need to go another route
(need to go another route)
See it's hard for me to get out now
That's why I still got one foot in (yeah)
I still got one foot in yeah