Yeah, I remember like yesterday, just runnin’ and playin’ my plugThen I ended up goin’ left for no loveHoppin’ out that driveway, we thought we got away with doin’ drugsWhen we hit the highway, they started to hit the car with them slugsI was prayin’ “Lord, I ain’t goin’ out like thisI been runnin’ ’round for a long time and I’m tired of itYeah, it’s a whole lotta consequences when you finally richBut if you get me out of this jam, Lord, I’ma go to church every Sunday”Keep me safe, now lay me down to sleepAnd if I’m hurting, get to my knees and prayEvery night, every day, until the sky hope for mercyI’m not livin’ for the trophies and fameIf today’s my last day, I’ma live it up (Live it up)Want some life and love and reason in my Solo cup (Solo cup)So let the church say ayy, oh-oh-oh-oh (Yeah)I hope my angels keep me safe, I hope my angels keep me safePrayed up, amen, safe to say I had to earn my second chanceTryna get me life up still, but they don’t know I know the Big ManHead high, Mama always told me “Boy, you better quit playin’‘Cause life ain’t nothin’ to play with, streets gon’ swallow you up like quicksand”If they cuff you up and take your life away, you screwedI ain’t tryna be another one on that list, gone too soon‘Cause I just gotta make it back to my kids, I got a fewTryna pay my dues, I had somethin’ to lose‘Cause I always had my neighborhood on the newsAnd I’m livin’ proof, but I got nothin’ to proveAnd I brought my brothers, might as well save them tooEven when I was dead wrong, they would ride for meAnd I got some dead-end gone, been inside of meLord, they don’t play like homies, I’m for realFell to my knees ’cause I’m the one they tryna killLord, keep me safe, now lay me down to sleep (Yeah)And if I’m hurting, get to my knees and prayEvery night, every day, until the sky hope for mercy (Yeah)I’m not livin’ for the trophies and fameIf today’s my last day, I’ma live it up (Live it up)Want some life and love and reason in my Solo cup (Solo cup)So let the church say ayy, oh-oh-oh-oh (Yeah)I hope my angels keep me safe, I hope my angels keep me safe
