Locksmith - Stages lyrics

Look, Crescent Park building with the
Bullet holes Bullet holes
Fleming Street housing
It was full of those Full of those
Brodie had the blue Nissan, keep calm
When he pulled up in the circle
It was full of hoes Hoes
Man, I used to dig through
My sister clothes What?
Fresh sweatsuit's from the liquor store Damn
Sixth grade, got my first fade on my birthday
Rest in peace, Big Marv, you was pivotal yeah
Now we run the globe with a different code
Difficult when you from the Bay
But call Richmond home Yee
What you fishin' for? Listеn close
Play your position until you get in position
Don't get pigеonholed Nah
Nonsensical, tryin' to follow a sense of cool
Tryin' to follow the niggas we worshipped
When we was ditchin' school School
Don't be switchin' tunes What?
Keep the same attitude
Whether win or we lose
Don't let 'em pick and choose Yes
But, I've chosen to see different
A rose in the street cement
I rose from the deepest end Deep
Still, I'm treadin' through the waters
Don't sink or swim Nah
Upstream, obscene how they sleep on him What?
But, I don't stress none of that at all
Every rap is a Adderall
Every album's a new opportunity, see
I had to crawl Crawl
Before I could walk or run
March to my father's drum
Reach for the stars
But don't cross the sun yeah

And that's what it made me Made me
Young rich city and it raised me Yee
And I been seen it
Been through it all Through it all
Had to take lumps, had to take a fall yeah
And I took showers with the
Lights off Lights off
And my mama never took nights off Nights off
And they came dumpin'
Cuttin' lights off Doo doo
Everything I did, I had to fight for, yeah

On stage, stages had to be climbed yeah
I would rather practice instead of
Wastin' my time What? I was sleep in class
They said it's wastin' tuition
What good is the price paid when
You're wavin' your intuition? yeah
Days I would sit to myself
But felt doubted Doubted instead of whinin'
Decided to finally climb out it Out
Now that I pilot my own flight
They switch the vibe Vibe
Tried clippin' my wings
Now wanna hitch a ride
Stand by, this cabin is at capacity
The trip can get bumpy when
Money becomes a faculty yeah
Instead of holdin' this baggage over my head
Carry on
But don't crash chasin' after the bread Nah
Bred to be self-sufficient What?
Taught to give thanks
So stop worryin' 'bout the angst
In someone else's kitchen yeah
Read between the seams someone
Else is stitchin'
Said it's in his genes, but
They failed to mention, remember? yeah

And that's what it made me Made me
Young rich city and it raised me Yee
And I been seen it
Been through it all Through it all
Had to take lumps, had to take a fall yeah
And I took showers with the
Lights off Lights off
And my mama never took nights off Nights off
And they came dumpin'
Cuttin' lights off Doo doo
Everything I did, I had to fight for, yeah

And I been seen it, been through it all
Had to take lumps, had to take a fall
Everything I did, I had to fight for, yeah