This I Know
God said it (Hmm, hmm, hm)
What he say?
To the top is where ya are headed
(To the top where ya headed, yeah)
But I know I'm hard headed (I know I'm hard headed, yeah)
What ya got?
(Ooh)
I got a superstar fetish
I might not be a wonder with the numbers, but that music
(This I know)
So many blunders, might stun ya, but that music
(This I know)
I might not be a scholar, so father, Imma holla
(This I know)
I know ya show the love
(This I know)
I gotta go because
(This I know)
The classroom where my daily chores are
Ignore them, daydreaming reaching for stars
My attitude in school is nope it’s music notes
And the ability of moving forward but got a bad report card
No way to keep that bottled up my hollow gut bubbling
'Cause was hovering as the teacher's gonna make that follow up call
To the house and rat us out why they gotta bust balls
Do you think that mom and dad gonna coddle us? Nah
Step daddy is a business man, he counting bread
At the dining table I sit down with my pouting head
I didn’t even have to tell him, with the phone call that say I’m failin'
Lookin at me his temper swellin', now he shouting red
He said "If you apply yourself, do well up in school and I ain’t 'bout to hire no help
You grow up and find out you can’t acquire more wealth
You’re a teenager so this ain't gonna require no belt"
Spot is hot again, look what I got us in
Oh my god I’m in hot ham honey
Where my momma nem, can’t even call a friend
No job no dollars and pops saying dummy
Committed a lot of sin, felt like I was not akin
When he brought that Allah in, heart ran from me
Alhamdulillah he said when he popped me with some bread
You done knocked me in the head with some goddamn money
I’m gone
I might not be a wonder with the numbers, but that music
(This I know)
So many blunders, might stun ya, but that music
(This I know)
I might not be a scholar, so father, Imma holla
(This I know)
I know ya show the love
(This I know)
I gotta go because
(This I know)
In my mind, I’m thinking I gotta go
Anybody around me think they can rhyme, I got a hotter flow
But the family think you wasting ya time, that brought a low
You wanna climb, but not a no, to be N9ne
They shot up bro on momma's door
They think it's a hobby, but people applaud me
When I’m busting so I’m up in that discussion with Maudie
When he was not at home I told my momma I’d probably
Go to aunt Zeta's over the holidays, she looked at me oddly
Sad sad, like just to go over Zeta's for Thanksgiving
You need all those clothes in a trash bag?
Kiss my momma then I made a mad dash
Down the block and blast past
All my friends and it’s gon' be our last last
"Bye Donny, bye Donny, bye Donny" - Was my shame lap
No more in chains trapped, I never came back
Love for my family, nothing will ever change that
Gotta go cause this I know I’m chasing money, fame, rap
Spot is hot again, look what I got us in
Oh my god I’m in hot ham honey
Where my momma nem, can’t even call a friend
No job no dollars and pops saying dummy
Committed a lot of sin, felt like I was not akin
When he brought that Allah in, heart ran from me
Alhamdulillah he said when he popped me with some bread
You done knocked me in the head with some goddamn money
I’m gone
I might not be a wonder with the numbers, but that music
(This I know)
So many blunders, might stun ya, but that music
(This I know)
I might be not be a scholar, so father, Imma holla
(This I know)
I know ya show the love
(This I know)
I gotta go because
(This I know)
Oh yeah, this I know
This I know, oh yeah, yeah
Yeah, this I know
