[Verse 1]

I remember waking up, being broke but still it wasn't breaking us

I remember why I broke the rules 'cause I ain't really have nobody to look up to

I remember cutting class, being bad 'cause I ain't have what them other kids had

I remember wishing that I knew my dad, then I remember wishing I could get him back

For every night that he told me he was coming and he didn't

For every single dollar that my mama and then was missing

For ever thing I wanted and was told I couldn't get it

And that I had to face it that my daddy was addicted

That's right it wasn't easy growing up, mama was exposing us

To life as she knew it, so we all went through it

I remember being down and out, sleeping on my homie's couch

In and outta trouble ever since my mama kicked me out

Damn it's getting real, damn it's getting real

Didn't graduate, I'm thinking damn I gotta deal

So I hit the block, selling rocks just to eat a meal

So I grabbed the Glock, kept it cocked, peace is being still

In the back of the tracks, my niggas stayed with the packs

And if a nigga was scheming, my brother stayed with the Gat

Yeah yeah, we stayed in the trap, yeah everyday in the trap

These hoes was chasing the cheese, so we would stay with the rats

And we was riding down, dipping low, I stayed in the back

In the X5 stunting, we ain't know how to act

Spending money like it's nothing 'cause we gon' get it back

17 never thought that I'd be getting them racks

Had a dream but I said I wasn't fucking with that

Mel told me I would make it, I ain't fucking with that

But he told me that it wouldn't hurt to give it a try

Hardest thing out in New Orleans, never seen 25

Right then I woke up, broke out, told my niggas had to roll out

Moved to the A and got motivated, that inspiration don't run out

Heard my brother got gunned down and it hurt me to my heart

So I kept grinding, I kept pushing, he told me to go far

So I can't stop at no crib, can't stop at no car

Gotta keep going like there ain't no tomorrow

So I'm going hard everyday 'til I got nothing to say

Nothing can stand in my way, I gotta stay to show my niggas a different way

[Chorus]

I'ma tell the truth and the whole truth

'Cause there ain't no need to lie

And I ain't tryna keep it all inside

So I gotta testify, for you and I, I testify

I'ma tell the truth and the whole truth

'Cause there ain't no need to lie

And I ain't tryna keep it all inside

So I gotta testify, for you and I, I testify

I'ma tell the truth and the whole truth

'Cause there ain't no need to lie

And I ain't tryna keep it all inside

So I gotta testify, for you and I, I testify

I'ma tell the truth and the whole truth

'Cause there ain't no need to lie

And I ain't tryna keep it all inside

So I gotta testify, for you and I, I testify

[Outro]

I testify, I testify