Q-Unique - Diamond In The Ruff lyrics

Back when breakfast was a bag of chips
Between mom and dad, the sadest trips
A young man who had a wish
To have a platinum disc
My parents gave life
The streets gave a family
And with the damage in my life
The streets saved my sanity
Was in a room where the dog would
Shit and piss is where we slept
And soon it was all hit
Or miss and unfair regrets
No one ever gave a helping
Hand or ever showed remorse
And dear ol' dad left us with a tab
We had to pay the cost
Of course there wasn't any
Helping relatives to lend
A hand or a plate of food
We broke and they like, "Q stay in school"
Couldn't play the rules
Had to find another way
So while my brother played
I strayed away to get a j
And brighten mothers day
I brought the storm cause I was
Born and raised in ignorance
And with an alcoholic step dad
Who gives a shit
In the end it all boils down to one thing
Q-Unique the diamond in the ruff
Now watch the son bling
These streets test ya
Q-Unique under deep pressure
Wisdom speaks, who needs a lecture
My soul dark coal, compressed and skuffed
I guess strivin ain't enough for
The diamond in the ruff

Now I know lots of people in high places
But that doesn't equal my career
Spotted in the right spaces
I talk it up with legends and
Laugh it up with favorites
The momment passes up and then
I gotta hit the pavement
No man's responsible for another man's path
But in other camps I see other
Man's increasin' other man's math
A question of loyalty or a question of greed
And if I question the authority
They won't let Q lead
Cats hold on to they spots like
A nigga's gonna rob ‘em
Like the world'll pass ‘em up and
What they did ‘ll get forgotten
And I had brothers backs from the beginning
Always showed support
And always celebrated when a
Brother man was winning
And I played the background for too long
WWF put the Smack Down in a true song
Adds to the pressure when I'm
Rhymin' in the cut
Motherfuckers is threatened by the
Diamond in the ruff

And the struggle goes on
But not without the help
Of friends who's friendship
I'm defending to the end and even after then
If I should see the gates
Of heaven ahead of you
I'm makin' sure that shit is right for
You rather than someone instead of you
Yo Swel, you my heart dog
Thanks for always being there
Through the ups and downs
You was the one who's always seeing clear
Legs put me on revamped the Rock Steady name
When I started out he helped a
Nigga get a little fame
You was there homie on the
Day of my seeds birth
And the girl Eka told me
That Q should lead first
Ill Bill you believed and co-signed
Saw skill dropped green so we both shine
And dreamed of the gold rhyme
And even when some spoke against it
Ya proved to me that it was more than beats
And rhymes and it was all a friendship
So many names I could say
This time ain't enough
Here's a thanks if you deserve it
From the diamond in the ruff