I ran across the sand Til glass tore up my heels and feet I learned to be a man By how I feel after defeat Never feel my victories Only clean and then repeat Got my 3's down to the T I learned that shit from Kobe Man somebody shoulda told me This shit would be so lonely Mostly feeling ghostly Hope we closer to the Holy Hold it down just like a goalie Move around like a shinobi Worldy demons Sink they teeth in Gave us beatings Til we Toby Uh That's how the world be The devil get up early And he never catch a Z That's why my rollie Came from digging gold Like a nosebleed That's blood diamonds For my first love, rhyming Never broke my promise But she hurt my pockets Every note that i wrote my momma I'm so sorry for the dirt Your first born was so unpolished But you couldn't a seen it coming You ain't no Nostradamus You ain't no Nostradamus So just You ain't no Nostradamus How we supposed to know? We in the shadow of giants? You ain't no Nostradamus I mean most forgot us If you saw where my father Got it started You would be startled That i even made it through my first quarter of college I had to scrap for a dollar With half and half arnold palmer's Life was sweeter when evil leaders and beatings Wasn't upon us To be honest I wasn't always this violent A product of reaganomics I kept the peace in my pocket But in my defense your honor My dreams of getting even became my reason for being Weakened my breathing and my reach to nirvana I ain't releasing my armor Til I see peace in Wakanda Too many reasons to harm us Black in the hottest of August Different Salam in my palm Nah I don't speak Dali Llama And I ain't hiding my hand I'm underground like them pyramids That lie in the sand I dodged a scorpion at six I could died in Sudan Where the heat'll crack ya egg And get to frying ya pan It's just a part of the plan So I