[Intro: Tech N9ne] Why were the people appointed to lift us up pulling us down? In the school I don't think they like hooligans hanging around But our neighborhood is no reason to shun us The treatment they gave us was unjust Wonder how they're feeling now the gun's up
[Verse 1: Tech N9ne] "You're dead" is what a teacher uttered to me in school like for sure lead Or incarcerated animal like manure fed underdog [?], probably pure bred Indeed was frightening to be left in the dark, desperately in need of brightening We the trifling be the Titans to succeed writing with the speed of lightening All doubt, everything coming out of your mouth Poverty stricken, we never get stalled out [?] Now everybody coming with their paws out When I really needed none of y'all vouch Said I was gonna fail, they thought I would be living in jail and never prevail, created a living hell but I crawled out Under? Nah, underground Underdog, under crowns Be careful who you talk down to Because the lower you take them, later in life is where me and the homies found you
[Chorus: Head Da Don] They said I'd be dead, broke, piss poor, in poverty all my life Said I'd be in jail hopeless, they didn't know shit, thinking negative my life Underestimated, yet still I made it Underdog, misunderstood, we winning, it feels amazing
[Verse 2: Head Da Don] Yeah I was a menace, that part I admit See, all of my teachers said I wouldn't be shit I came from the bottom, we did what we gotta Them times we were starving I'll never forget Look at me, I'm up now, buss down pinky, my ears and my neck and my wrists Said if be dead or in jail, well tell all my haters to make it make sense Different stages, different flights, different cities like every night Sell out shows with Tech and X, this a little flex, this music my life Ain't no dimming my light, ain't no stopping my shows I keep profiting more, used to sleep on the floor Now look, we up and don't give a fuck Living my dream, what I'm put here for, yeah They try to say what I can't do, to all of my haters, I thank you When you at the bottom you stay losing, at least that's the picture they paint you Let 'em know that ain't you, roses grow from pain, too If you need a witness or reason to do it, tell 'em all mine came true
[Chorus: Head Da Don] They said I'd be dead, broke, piss poor, in poverty all my life Said I'd be in jail hopeless, they didn't know shit, thinking negative my life Underestimated, yet still I made it Underdog, misunderstood, we winning, it feels amazing
[Verse 3: X-Raided] 1, 2, 3, 4, they counted me out, I'm on Sesame Street and now Some who need more all regret the way they doubted me now It was destined to be, it's a blessing to see how I bubbled up because I did it ejecting these Big words instead of Big Birds but they slept on me, Snuffleupagus Spent a couple decades stuck in a maze, how I made it out I'm fuckin' amazed Doing life, should've been stuck in a cage 'til I died, ended up in a grave Tombstone if you coming for me seven days a week, even Holliday's "I'm your huckleberry" if you double dare me, barely made it free but my momma prayed Now Aneraé and Amir got a father present and their mere presence taught a lesson How paying attention and spending time is more impressive than if I went and bought a present Their momma's essence, yes, can set the tone, everything is clicking like a metronome No bedrest in a convalescent home, surrounded by family, never left alone That's not what they wanted to see, I fell and somehow ended up on my feet This is not the life they wanted for me, from a broken home, never repaired or complete Nightmares that they coming for me and it's vivid, lucid, waking up in my dreams They watching, waiting, hope I suffer defeat, I been Unforgiven since a teen
[Chorus: Head Da Don] They said I'd be dead, broke, piss poor, in poverty all my life Said I'd be in jail hopeless, they didn't know shit, thinking negative my life Underestimated, yet still I made it Underdog, misunderstood, we winning, it feels amazingTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
