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Intro
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Yeah
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Growing up I used to wanna be my Uncle Wayne
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Until I saw his body layin' in the grave (Rest in peace)
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Growing up I used to want a Jeep Wrangler (Haha)
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Until I got to drive a Range
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Growing up I used to have a lot of friends
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Until I saw the money change 'em
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Growing up I used to want a lot of hoes
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Until I met Ben Franklin
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I'm writin' this from a place that you ain't heard about
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That you could only comment through the word of mouth
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Growing up, I used to tell my ma, 'I'll work it out'
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I worked it out but now still somehow shit ain't working out
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Growing up, I watched my favorite rappers interviews
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I ain't believe 'em when they said, 'It ain't all what it seems'
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But now I'm here, realized they were tellin' truth
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'Cause you sacrificed yourself for everybody's needs, by any means
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I'm married to the game for this diamond ring
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And I spend more time with her than anybody else it seems
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Court side with my bitch, we can't see the nosebleeds
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Afterparty, Bootsy Bellows, hoes make they nose bleed
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Always stressin' 'bout my brother, I know this shit hard on him
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Always stressin' 'bout my momma but I know that God got her
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I'm stressin' out more now than what I did at rock bottom
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And I'm blowin' more clouds, hopin' that'll help stop it
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It's all smoke and mirrors with these bitches
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It's all smoke and mirrors with 'em all (For real, haha)
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Promised the world and delivered me a atlas
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But I guess that's how it goes
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Ooh, I don't know why I can't believe it (Oh, yeah)
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Oh, nothin' ever as it seems at all (Ooh)
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I thought my nightmares were my dreams (Ooh, I don't believe)
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This ain't what it seems now, no
Interlude
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Hey kiddo, been tryin' to call
It's mom
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Just wanted to check up and say I miss you
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Call me back when you get a chance
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Love you
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We been to Hell and back together, you're my closest friend (Uh)
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Shit, you probably know me better than
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I know myself and you're the reason why I never rest
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I walk into the crib, high as hell, head full of stress
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I love you even though sometimes I forget to text
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I'd give everything even if it means I have nothing left
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And even at your worst, for us, you tried your best
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And all this shit that we went through together, I just won't forget
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You check me when I spend lots of money that I make
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You tell me you won't ever let me make the same mistakes
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You makin' sure we had it good and then we lost it all
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A year later, hidin' narcotics in the wall
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Of the apartment we was livin' in in Kings Cross
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Always thought my uncle was a boss
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But now he up with God, I thought he was invincible
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Ninth grade, turned around and said fuck my principle and dropped out
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And this was at the time that we ain't have a house
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And me and you was sleepin' on the separate ends of Louie's couch
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I would go to JD's to make music, end up passing out and wake up with my back sore
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Callin' tryna figure out just where you at, shit made me mad
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Seein' you in the back of the ambulance to the hospital
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I thought you weren't comin' back
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Next mornin', walked in just like nothing happened
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You'd never admit the problems that you had
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And tell me that I'm bein' crazy if I ever asked
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But now I got my own problems and I understand
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'Cause I try to protect you from anything bad (I understand)
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Ooh, I don't know why I can't believe it (Oh, yeah)
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Oh, nothin' ever as it seems at all (Ooh)
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I thought my nightmares were my dreams (Ooh, I don't believe)
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This ain't what it seems now, no
Outro
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