Famoso - The Lifestyle Lyrics

I'm the underdog leaping over hurdles, running gauntlets
Drinking til I'm drifting, stumble, in and out consciousness
Obnoxious demeanor, but I'm really humble hearted
Guess that shot that nearly grazed me in the head made me retarded
Near death experiences got me loving life more
The brown trays up in county corrections became an eyesore
Three men in the same cell, almost cost me another charge
I had to find peace in the chaos and leave it up to God
Put my pride aside and surrender most of this anger
When family you thought would hold you down act like some strangers
When you down and in the streets gettin' love from gangbangers
It ain't hard to wanna grow up emulating being gangster
Two things guaranteed in this lifestyle that's death and jail
And if you get caught up with your niggas you better never tell
Before you run it up, have a lawyer ready and your bail
Cause you gon have to hit that strip harder once you come out that cell
I lost a few good men due to this lifestyle
I know a few who blew trial due to this lifestyle
I know a few right now living this lifestyle
Stand tall or lay down living this lifestyle
Former kingpins strung out due to this lifestyle
Kids turned orphans and foster to this lifestyle
If you find yourself stuck living this lifestyle
Walk away right now and change your lifestyle
Fifty days away from completion of home detention
Twelve step meetings moving in the right direction
All I'm trying to do is be better then my reflection
Three months of Serenity prayers for my protection
None of it is easy with urges and major stresses
But I rather this then hangovers and deep depression
I've been battling with these demons since adolescence
Destroying everything in my presence that gave me essence
Tomorrow isn't promised though there's plenty life left in me
Statistics say I should've been dead, not in my pedigree
All I want the world is to check, check out my melody
Best believe before I check out, I'll leave a legacy
According to my peers I'm in the top five respectfully
With super fly ingredients cheffin' marvelous recipes
Embedded in my DNA shit is bio chemistry
Breakin' tendencies that lead me to the penitentiary
I lost a few good men due to this lifestyle
I know a few who blew trial due to this lifestyle
I know a few right now living this lifestyle
Stand tall or lay down living this lifestyle
Former kingpins strung out due to this lifestyle
Kids turned orphans and foster to this lifestyle
If you find yourself stuck living this lifestyle
Walk away right now and change your lifestyle
I lost a few good men due to this lifestyle
I know a few who blew trial due to this lifestyle
I know a few right now living this lifestyle
Stand tall or lay down living this lifestyle
Former kingpins strung out due to this lifestyle
Kids turned orphans and foster to this lifestyle
If you find yourself stuck living this lifestyle
Walk away right now and change your lifestyle

I'm the underdog leaping over hurdles, running gauntlets
Drinking til I'm drifting, stumble, in and out consciousness
Obnoxious demeanor, but I'm really humble hearted
Guess that shot that nearly grazed me in the head made me retarded
Near death experiences got me loving life more
The brown trays up in county corrections became an eyesore
Three men in the same cell, almost cost me another charge
I had to find peace in the chaos and leave it up to God
Put my pride aside and surrender most of this anger
When family you thought would hold you down act like some strangers
When you down and in the streets gettin' love from gangbangers
It ain't hard to wanna grow up emulating being gangster
Two things guaranteed in this lifestyle that's death and jail
And if you get caught up with your niggas you better never tell
Before you run it up, have a lawyer ready and your bail
Cause you gon have to hit that strip harder once you come out that cell
I lost a few good men due to this lifestyle
I know a few who blew trial due to this lifestyle
I know a few right now living this lifestyle
Stand tall or lay down living this lifestyle
Former kingpins strung out due to this lifestyle
Kids turned orphans and foster to this lifestyle
If you find yourself stuck living this lifestyle
Walk away right now and change your lifestyle
Fifty days away from completion of home detention
Twelve step meetings moving in the right direction
All I'm trying to do is be better then my reflection
Three months of Serenity prayers for my protection
None of it is easy with urges and major stresses
But I rather this then hangovers and deep depression
I've been battling with these demons since adolescence
Destroying everything in my presence that gave me essence
Tomorrow isn't promised though there's plenty life left in me
Statistics say I should've been dead, not in my pedigree
All I want the world is to check, check out my melody
Best believe before I check out, I'll leave a legacy
According to my peers I'm in the top five respectfully
With super fly ingredients cheffin' marvelous recipes
Embedded in my DNA shit is bio chemistry
Breakin' tendencies that lead me to the penitentiary
I lost a few good men due to this lifestyle
I know a few who blew trial due to this lifestyle
I know a few right now living this lifestyle
Stand tall or lay down living this lifestyle
Former kingpins strung out due to this lifestyle
Kids turned orphans and foster to this lifestyle
If you find yourself stuck living this lifestyle
Walk away right now and change your lifestyle
I lost a few good men due to this lifestyle
I know a few who blew trial due to this lifestyle
I know a few right now living this lifestyle
Stand tall or lay down living this lifestyle
Former kingpins strung out due to this lifestyle
Kids turned orphans and foster to this lifestyle
If you find yourself stuck living this lifestyle
Walk away right now and change your lifestyle