Look At Me Now

Look at me now… yeah yeah

Came from the mud, now I’m holdin’ it down

Ayy, mama, I made it… yeahhh

Uh… yeahhh

(Hook – melodic, sing/rap)

From nothin’ to somethin’, I made it out the struggle

I was lost in the dark, now I’m outta that tunnel

Had the pain in my chest, but I turned it to muscle

I ain't fold, I ain't break, I ain't never gon' crumble

Told my mama, “You can smile now, it’s cool”

Graduated from the pain and the school

They ain’t think I’d really make it through

Now they see me shinin’ — yeah, look at me now

(Verse 1 – storytelling, melodic)

Didn’t know life, just knew the block

Used to pray to God, but still watched the clock

Tryna be hard just to feel like a man

Tryna fit in, I ain't even have a plan

Actin’ out in class, never saw my worth

All I knew was pain, didn’t know rebirth

Told myself I’d be somebody, just wait

Turned the losses to lessons, turned the hunger to faith

Used to walk with a chip on my shoulder

Heart cold, but I’m gettin’ older

Now I’m stackin’ W’s like folders

Mama cryin’ happy tears — I told her

(Hook – melodic, repeat)

From nothin’ to somethin’, I made it out the struggle

I was lost in the dark, now I’m outta that tunnel

Had the pain in my chest, but I turned it to muscle

I ain't fold, I ain't break, I ain't never gon' crumble

Told my mama, “You can smile now, it’s cool”

Graduated from the pain and the school

They ain’t think I’d really make it through

Now they see me shinin’ — yeah, look at me now

(Verse 2 – deeper emotion, harmonized)

All them nights I was doubting myself

Wanted help, but I kept it to myself

Broken home, but I found me a way

Turned the tears to a vision and prayed

Ain’t no silver spoon in this story

But I’m tryna turn pain to glory

I was just a youngin' with a dream

Now I’m out here doin’ real things

From hallways to highways, I switched lanes

From fightin' my demons to countin’ gains

And my name hold weight now —

I came up, stayed down

(Outro – soft vocals, fade out)

Yeahhh, I did this for my fam

Yeahhh, I did this with no plan

But I still rose, still found my light

And I ain't goin' back — this my life