Mike Lowery - The Other Side of Trying Lyrics

I got so much hustle and bustle. Inside of me
I kept my mama out them counties, know she proud of me
I been 100 and kept it real without apologies
Could give a fuck if a buster nigga acknowledge me
That ain't what I'm here fo, steady collecting info
Study it to a T, then break it down with my kinfolk
That's so essential, when you working with your people
They only respect the dollar, they won't never see you equal
While you was begging for your rights, I was out here rolling dice
I understood my value what really control the price
Tensions rising, inflations rising
And here I am steady making deposits
Cuz if that day comes I got my brothers like the isleys
If I got it, then you got it. we ain't gotta talk about it
I'm out here on this island fucking scheming and plotting
Chose my dreams wisely, cuz I ain't picking no cotton

I gotta keep going, gotta keep going
I gotta keep going, gotta keep going
I gotta keep going, gotta keep going
You never know what's on the other side of trying...
I gotta keep going, gotta keep going
I gotta keep going, gotta keep going
I gotta keep going, gotta keep going

You never know what's on the other side of trying...
I did that and they did was treated me like a slave
Working 7 days, had my mind off in a daze
Time for that money, never a fair trade
It's so amazing If you figure out this maze
Remember back in seventh grade
Mama checking my grades
Me and my dog was making plays
Cuz lessons won't get us paid
However life lessons are quite effective
Told my dog, don't blame the system but he don't like that kinda message
I'm guessing, he seen it as a trap being black
I said it's beauty in the struggle
Niggas don't wanna hear that
Want it to fall in they lap, and when it don't it's a rap
I think they on to my hustle
I feel the phone being tapped
But regardless, I'm chasing it. I knowing my place in this
Cant nothing between God and my relationship
A firm believer that's What's for you, is for you
You plant them seeds for your kids and then it's back to the soil you grow