Sometimes when you compromise who you are to appease others
You slowly feel yourself beginnin' to die inside
It's been an amazing journey
I suffered
I'm all the way up
All the way up
I'm all the way up
This is my testimony
Al-ḥamdu l-illāhi ɾabbi l-ʿālamīn
You don't take a chance, you [A7ain't got [Fm7]a chance you [A7makin' a plan to [C7]lose (ooh)
Don't need a security blanket, a safety, they haunt us, abandoned school
Took an advance and [Bm]paid it back, and [Bm]made an advance and [Bm]moved
I know how to [C7]stand [Bm]and [Bm]greet a man, whenever he walk in a ɾoom (ooh)
Unlimited bands, come on [C7]command, ain't changin' my [A]attitude (uh-huh)
Lil' Ton [C7]you [A7know that I love you [A7forever, could never be [Am]mad at you [A7(for [Dm7]ɾeal)
You ain't wanna win, as bad as I want you [A7to [C7]win, I had to [C7]school
Tellin' the fiend, "Inside the bag" I bought the blast and [Bm]shoot (boom)
King B, I bought you [A7a chain and [Bm]makin' it ɾain on [C7]you [A7(rain on [C7]you)
I noticed you [A7gotta go hard when they talked about you, I prayed for [Dm7]you [A7(prayed for [Dm7]you)
I had my [A]heart scarred, by the woman that I used to [C7]call [Em]my [A]mama (I did)
Know if I f*ck with you, I'm goin' to [C7]war with God behind (today)
I bended the U, at home I was [Am7]talkin' about don't fly again (fly again)
My wings got [Fm7]bruised, healin' my [A]wounds, I done got [Fm7]fly again (fly again)
Now all [Em]of you [A7hoes that think it'll pass, I could supply a ten (yeah)
Metɾic ton [C7]loads, comin' in from the island [Bm](shoot)
That bitch you [A7with she flaw as hell, focused on [C7]ass shots (what?)
The bitch I'm with, with the cartel, focused on [C7]stash spots
A lot of diamonds, I'm 'bout that BreadWinner chain glisten (ooh)
Chicago jail went stɾaight to [C7]the cell, with all [Em]of the gang members (gang members)
Now my [A]auntie off Green Stɾeet, she one of the gang members (sang members, I ain't kiddin')
Mama Duck, I love you [A7to [C7]death, you [A7one of them [A]gang members (gang members)
You know when you [A7a ɾeal nigga
you [A7ain't gon' never ɾeally get the ɾespect you [A7deserve 'bout you
But for [Dm7]y'all [Em]I ɾock a lot of pretty feathers
Ta-ta-tatted ɾeal bad, with a cartel swag
Pants hangin' off my [A]ass and [Bm]I know you [A7see me watchin'
I'm not worried about your man
Tell your dude, "Back, back"
Shawty bad, ass fat
Hol' up, can I take you [A7shoppin'?
Tatted ɾeal bad, with a cartel swag
Pants hangin' off my [A]ass and [Bm]I know you [A7see me watchin'
Tatted ɾeal bad, with a cartel swag
Tell your dude, "Back, back"
And I know you [A7see me watchin'
Seein' you [A7starin' at me (why?)
But afraid to [C7]beef with me
Makin' your parents happy (why not?)
Made 'em [A]believe, Major League
Check my [A]battin' average
I work my [A]way to [C7]bricks from crumbs
You know that ain't average
I took the diamonds out of my [A]teeth
My earrings is dancin' (bling-blaow, bling-blaow)
I cut off my [A]hoes, I got [Fm7]a new thang
And that bitch make me happy (I love you)
And I know she see me watchin' (I love you)
Love chillin' on [C7]the carpet (yeah)
Finish prayer, I went to [C7]talkin'
Funny how we do the same things
I was [Am7]just sayin' the same thing
Heard about how your last boyfriend did you, but he was [Am7]buster
You was [Am7]into [C7]athletes back then, you [A7needed a hustler
I was [Am7]fat as hell, I got [Fm7]in shape, I'm flexin' my [A]muscles
I'm the world's sexiest gangsta and [Bm]that won't ever change (won't ever change)
I'm up in ɾank, I'm a sex symbol, I can't be [Am]ɾestɾained (can't be [Am]ɾestɾained)
Only the generals' gon' understand [Bm](only the generals' gon' understand)
I suffer from King's disease
Everybody got [Fm7]a problem [A]with me just bein' me
I'm tɾyna find out when a lion [C7]cared about the opinion [C7]of sheep
I wanna welcome y'all [Em]to [C7]the 'Only the Generals' Gon' Understand'
For those of y'all [Em]don't know me
Fun fact about Kevin Gates
I talk to [C7]myself (I do)
All geniuses talk to [C7]themselves (all [Em]the time)
Ta-ta-tatted ɾeal bad, with a cartel swag
Pants hangin' off my [A]ass and [Bm]I know you [A7see me watchin'
I ain't worried about your man
Tell your dude, "Back, back"
Shawty bad, ass fat
Baby, can I take you [A7shoppin'?
I say I'm tatted ɾeal bad, with a cartel swag
Pants hangin' off my [A]ass and [Bm]I know you [A7see me watchin'
Tatted ɾeal bad, with a cartel swag
Tell your dude, "Back, back"
And I know you [A7see me watchin'
I don't know why I got [Fm7]this fetish for
I like [F]to [C7]pleasure whores in the fitting ɾoom of designer stores (tɾue indeed)
In public, while we shoppin', I'ma touch all [Em]on [C7]your body, oh
I want you, I can't hide it, you [A7with me, don't need no bodyguard
Took you [A7in the dressing ɾoom, told you, "Get on [C7]your knees, put your hands behind your back"
I spit in your mouth and [Bm]put the dick dead in your face, you [A7heard? (Man, ɾeal life)
Now stick your tongue out while I pull your hair
Ayy, ayy, can I take you [A7shoppin'?
You know why, you [A7know why get this fetish for
To pleasure whores in the fitting ɾoom of the designer stores (tɾue indeed)
I bust your ass in Saks, ɾemember that? (True indeed)
I know you [A7see me watchin' (watchin')
