[00:00.000] 作词 : Chauncey Hollis/Desmond Price/Clifford Harris/Alonzo Stevenson[00:00.577] 作曲 : Chauncey Hollis/Desmond Price/Clifford Harris/Alonzo Stevenson[00:01.155][Intro][00:01.405]Hit-Boy[00:03.663][00:04.418][Verse 1: Conway the Machine][00:05.420]Uh, in the Rolls truck, waitin' for the light change (Hah)[00:08.932]Then again, I came from the bottom, look how my life changed[00:11.765]And all I did was write pain[00:13.520]But I'm still runnin' the streets, mama hope one day I might change (Cash)[00:17.035]My road through the trenches wasn't the cleanest (Not at all)[00:20.048]I know I ain't perfect, I lied and I cheated[00:22.562]I know some of the shit I was doin' was too egregious[00:25.073]Told my girl, "I apologize", this time, I mean it (I mean that shit)[00:28.084]You know I got a good heart, yo, you seen it[00:30.850]Look at all the niggas I look out for and people I'm feedin' (Know how I move)[00:33.367]Yeah, I had a son a lil' while after (Hah)[00:36.380]And when he died, know it was hard for you to smile after (Cash)[00:39.417]While all that was goin' on, I had a child after (Pssh)[00:42.177]So how the **** I'm 'posed to be a proud rapper (Hah)[00:44.979]Story of my life, shit got wild chapters (Talk to 'em, cash)[00:47.993][00:48.244][Chorus: Novel][00:52.011]I'm so fried all day[00:54.274]On my grind always[00:57.042]Seen some foul, foul times[00:59.551]In this wild, wild life[01:04.427]And I ain't even trippin', no[01:09.449]Since the world we live in is so cold[01:12.707][01:12.957][Verse 2: T.I. & Novel][01:13.459]Uh, been dead in the city from the beginning (Uh huh)[01:15.466]Do whatever it take to make double profit percentage (Sheesh)[01:18.228]From the stoops and the benches to 'partment project with fences (Man)[01:20.990]Shit, we out here tryna get up out the trenches (Yup)[01:23.751]Elevate your comprehension, consolidate your vision (Oh)[01:26.263]If you were born to stand out, you wasn't meant to fit in (Uh huh)[01:29.274]Remember car too clean to let a sucka sit in[01:32.035]This trap music shit, man, show you how it began[01:34.743]In every loss, you find a lesson, make a life investment (Woo)[01:37.502]But up to then, man, live a trap life, the shit these rap niggas act like[01:40.517]See, I know how it feel to be behind the wheel (Woo)[01:43.029]With a trunk full of dope, blue lights in the mirror[01:46.240]License and insurance, yeah, I'll show 'em, chill (Man)[01:48.748]You either play this shit perfect or you go to jail[01:51.511]From hopin' I ain't got no warrants to Florence, Italy tourin'[01:54.521]Machine and the King, from Bankhead beyond[01:57.283]God damn[01:58.290][01:58.540][Chorus: Novel][01:58.540]I'm so fried all day[02:01.301]On my grind always[02:04.254]Seen some foul, foul times[02:06.766]In this wild, wild life[02:11.038]And I ain't even trippin', no[02:16.559]Since the world we live in is so cold[02:22.086]And I ain't even trippin', no[02:27.610]Since the world we live in is so cold[02:30.371][02:31.060][Verse 3: Novel][02:31.060]I put it all on the line, these the signs of the times[02:33.321]Tryna keep peace of mind, guess I'm flawed by design[02:36.331]Pray to God to keep my sister alive[02:38.344]Down the Hennessy to keep the memories from fallin' out of my eyes[02:41.610]I seen some wild chapters (Uh huh), dealt with grief in all stages (Uh)[02:45.012]Turnin' all the pages, deeper than Neil Gaiman[02:47.276]The world's in a hurry, it's hard to instil patience (Uh)[02:50.041]What we do for reparations and niggas is still waitin'[02:52.797]I sit in silence, lookin' for silver lining[02:55.647]I feel like Robin Williams, laughin' to keep from cryin'[02:58.410]You'd understand too, if you only stood where I am[03:01.173]On the hills of Jerusalem, in the city of Zion[03:03.435][03:03.688][Chorus: Novel][03:05.445]I'm so fried all day[03:08.208]On my grind always[03:10.722]Seen some foul, foul times[03:13.797]In this wild, wild life[03:18.567]And I ain't even trippin', no[03:23.513]Since the world we live in is so cold[03:24.840][03:25.090][Outro: Novel][03:25.842]So cold, so cold, so cold