Tryna Prepare Me

Yeah, yeah don't compare me, dog
No, no, don't compare me, dog
Not like them, nigga, that's the difference
Dog yeah

Don't compare me nowadays shit get scary
In the streets attitudes gets deadly
Shot my first gun, popped that cherry
My grandpa was tryna prepare me
(Don't know how you move but we ready)
My grandpa was tryna prepare me
(Don't know how you move but we ready)
Don't compare me nowadays shit get scary
In the streets attitudes gets deadly
Shot my first gun, popped that cherry
My grandpa was tryna prepare me
(Don't know how you move but we ready)
My grandpa was tryna prepare me
(Don't know how you move but we ready)

I was just young at the time
Young in the mind
Took me some time to arrive pops locked up
Grandpa took me under his wing
The goal was for me to survive
I saw the pressure apply
That's why I'm quick on my feet
When I'm caught by surprise
I know it's millions of brothers out there
That had a similar situation as mine
I paid attention too
We used to do what y'all niggas do
Back then there was no internet for proof
So I can't imagine what y'all living through
Comparing y'all lives to the next online
Tryna find someone to impress
Record labels giving out more money nowadays
But the real rap artists
Start coming out less
That only tell me one thing
I'm proud of the route I chose
I'm not gon' waste my breath tryna win
Y'all over for something that's been exposed
Real niggas tryna infiltrate a fake industry
It's really getting old
No artists development
So as quick as they get
It they losing control
Probably can't even even hear
Your own thoughts sometimes
Tryna keep up with the next man
You the type to try to wait
Til those credit cards decline
With a heart this size, man, I have no choice
I was taught to speak up loader and
Don't be afraid to project your voice
They gon' provide you all your vices
But not many niggas gon' move like this

Don't compare me nowadays shit get scary
In the streets attitudes gets deadly
Shot my first gun, popped that cherry
My grandpa was tryna prepare me
(Don't know how you move but we ready)
My grandpa was tryna prepare me
(Don't know how you move but we ready)
Don't compare me nowadays shit get scary
In the streets attitudes gets deadly
Shot my first gun, popped that cherry
My grandpa was tryna prepare me
(Don't know how you move but we ready)
My grandpa was tryna prepare me
(Don't know how you move but we ready)