Locksmith - Careful lyrics

I've been dealing with this my whole life
Other peoples opinions I used to hold tight
I had to ask myself Would
You rather be broke and
Have friends or Get money with
Those you don't like
Quick decision when niggas think you
Ain't meant to rise
Cause jealousy is just insecurity in disguise
The stench of pride is what's
Holding you niggas back
So I don't feature on track unless you
Paying or I sense a vibe
They been sleeping on what I say hard
Now they finally acknowledged I'm
Passing their bar
These industry niggas is like bitch
They see me with
Another broad now I'm suddenly on their radar
Waved off what I may loss when it
Breaks one way to be great
But, I had to separate my fate
To display who was fake
I can say it with faith
Never trust a person so stubborn they won't
Admit when they make a mistake
Fuck your validation I don't
Embrace your admiration
I don't reply to niggas cries I
Don't care or have the patience
I just say what's on my mind
You can take it how you take it
You can drape yourself in lies
I would rather stand here naked
I don't regret the path I'm taking
I demand what I'm endowed
I admit that my mistakes got out
Of hand cause I was proud
My family said it was blatant
I was stranded in clouds
But, it's hard to see the stage
Till you standing in the crowd
Never the type to feed
Excuses Never take light
What seems as useless
Try to rewrite the themes of
Music that is a plight that seems elusive
I don't expect for you to catch what
I've been doing that's the caption
I don't talk about success I just
Prove it in my actions
I just use it as my traction and
It's more fuel for my passion
They keep asking what would happen
Once I see loss?
Of course I'm still hungry there's nothing
For me to feed off

My nigga Tone said some things
That I'll never forget
Never let money stress you out
And don't ever regret
Choices you've made when these doubters
Try to negate you
Just keep making music that
Real people relate to
And that was our conversation
In front of Dream
But when does my occupation become a dream
Said everything you work for is worth
More than you can gage
You gotta see these things through
Don't ever skip a stage
Ripped the stage at South By
Then told the south bye
As I rushed to airport hope they remember me
On this flight with bigger rappers
Felt embarrassed I was careless
With my talent and drowned in my insecurities
Pulled my hood down shut my
Eyes closed pretend I'm sleep
But, I can still hear them
Laughing from over my seat
Probably random not intended as such
But I used it
As my motivation instead of being my crutch
I was so blind for so long
In my mind did no wrong
I prolonged what should have been the
First path I rode on
But hold on life can only give you
What you take to long to live
Even my mother said I pray
That you don't make it
Big what? Thought she said it
As disrespect to me
But now I understand that she
Was just protecting me
Expect to see some speed-bumps
When you fast forward
Just be careful what you ask for