Kid on the Block - Phora

Ayo, I used to wanna be the toughest kid on the block

Till I found out the toughest kid always gets shot

I used to wanna make a mill pushin that rock

Till I found out the big timers always got caught

I used to wanna be the OG tellin a tale

Til I found out they only up dead or in jail

I was Lost and confused searchin for somebody to be

Till I realized that person I was searchin for was me

Look, as of right now I’m writing rhymes in this notebook

Scheming on making ways to make a mil, without giving my soul up

& Split it with the cats that had nothing but love to show us

In hopes that I never have to watch my nigga bag that coke up

Just to make a buck to put some food in his belly

I ain’t worried about the rumors or the bullshit they tell me

Cause me & my niggas, yeah we tryna eat

We tryna get that, never sleep & never sit back

Talk is cheap so quit the chit chat

If you ain’t got the flow you gotta go

If you & I suppose, you’re gonna need a thousand up front for me to rock a show

nigga

Tellin' you I’m bout my busy

I’m learnin' to forgive all the dirt that everyones did me

Simply cause I’m just tryna learn to love before they kill me

I don’t do this for myself, this for everyone that’s with me

I just wanna be remembered when my time is up

Not as a G, not as a thug, cause homie I ain’t tough

Just remember me for everything I tried to tell you

Cause when I’m gone It’ll make sense but I don’t wanna fail you

So I try my best to try & stay alive

But it’s hard when the cats that wanna take your life know where your family

resides

Mama tells me stay inside, but I fear no man but god

So I’m out every day & night

I show up in my enemy’s city, tasting my faith

Hoping I don’t lose my life so I bow my head & I pray

Cause if my time comes then it was meant to come

But when everything said & done

All I ask of you is dont forget the love

I used to wanna be the toughest kid on the block

Till I found out the toughest kid always gets shot

I used to wanna make a mill pushin that rock

Till I found out the big timers always got caught

I used to wanna be the OG tellin a tale

Til I found out they only up dead or in jail

I was Lost and confused searchin for somebody to be

Till I realized that person I was searchin for was me