Once was...

you roollin deep in your ignorance

your future came and went

now you just past tense

chances came

you blew em off

you see me all hard

but you just all soft

a long time ago

you was the shit

for all you tried

never became a hit

you talked big game

it sounded sweet

you always claimaed success

but always met defeat

i wanted so much to believe

it wasnt your fault

but homie now i see

it wasnt in you

sometimes its not

but you pushin bullshit

that shit aint hot

prolly bout time

for a 9 to 5

you keep playin reruns

when you should go live

this world wont wait

for you to catch up

you took way too long

now you outta luck

but dont stress homie

i cant leave you hanghin

i remember the struggle

when we was slangin

and all those times

when you had my back

if i slipped up

you put me back on track

you never kept a tally

of my mistakes

you always kept it real

and you was neva fake

so for all that shit

my deepest thanks

stay close homie

we rollin to da bank

now i know this dream

wasnt like you planned

but that bummy shit

was outta hand

every day

broke as fuck

rollin those dice

but always outta luck

talkin big

about our dreams

but when you find success

it aint what it seems

for all the shit the money buys

it wont buy you love

or second tries

it wont make a mutha fukka

keep it real

and theres so many things

only love can heal