New Streets

Talk about the streets, yeah baby
 Yeah, that's what we're gonna do
 We gon' talk about the street shit
 Ayy, look
 I don't care 'bout haters, I'm only concerned what hustlers think
 But I think it's time I finally address this publicly
 It's rubbin' me the wrong way when these rappers speak comfortably
 'Bout street life, it seem like they only givin' y'all luxuries
 I sat on work when I was positive it would sell
 You know this game come with way more consequences than jail
 Bittersweet when you went in it deep, gassed up a rented V
 Travelin' with a key while I'm passin' through Tennessee
 Told baby girl I'd be back, she said be careful
 I told baby girl I'd be strapped, that made her worry more
 Street niggas live by dirty laws
 I got my stripes, how you earnin' yours?
 Can't let these niggas think I'm turnin' soft
 It's gonna be hard to convince kids
 But honestly, losses taught me more than my wins did
 It's complicated, I can't see it, work hard to just break even
 We traded that for them great beaches in St. Regis
 Trust me, there's two sides, one glamorous, other scandalous
 These symptoms of abandonment, we suffer damages
 I was you, not comprehendin' or understandin' it
 Losses turn into pain, then they become advantages, ah
 Know that's real shit
 Sometimes you gotta lose somethin' to gain somethin'
 There's two sides to this shit
 For e'ry nigga, for e'ry nigga you see out here winnin'
 There's a hunnid niggas still in the trenches, you know
 Don't forget about that
 This shit chess man, we make a boss move
 We can't be makin' cheap mistakes, feel me?
 Remember that shit, be careful, nigga
 That's coming from a nigga who did e'rything
 And this the burden of proof