[Chorus: Bun B]

I used to live up in the projects, in a duplex

Even a shotgun shack and man I'm never goin' back

I used to be out on the block late night

Dark alleys with a pocket full of crack and man I'm never goin' back

I had friends turned to foes, hid behind closed doors

Plottin' on me for my stacks and man I'm never goin' back

'Cause I've never been as blessed as I am right now

And that's a mothafuckin' fact, so I'm never goin' back

[Verse 1: Bun B]

I lived more in one life than your whole family tree (tree)

Now I'm ready to be the man that life demands me to be (be)

I'm down to take the wheel and drive so go on and hand me the key

And when it's done everyone gon' really understand he's a G (G)

I'm never bitin' off more than I can chew

And I tolerate you suckas even if I can't stand you

Not only am I a man but I'm the band and a brand too

So I understand the kind of shit these haters can hand you

I seen a lot of pain and struggle (struggle), hardships in my days (days)

And the devil comin' at me all kind of fuckin' ways (ways)

There was plays when the lick went bad, we had to draw down

No honor amongst thieves, they hate and bring the law down

Cutthroat savages, kill you and make sandwiches

Promise this world got more drama than you can manage

Shit, somehow I fought my way up out of the zoo

Then turned around and said "mother fuck you"

'Cause man I'm never goin' back

[Chorus: Bun B]

I used to live up in the projects, in a duplex

Even a shotgun shack and man I'm never goin' back

I used to be out on the block late night

Dark alleys with a pocket full of crack and man I'm never goin' back

I had friends turned to foes, hid behind closed doors

Plottin' on me for my stacks and man I'm never goin' back

'Cause I've never been as blessed as I am right now

And that's a mothafuckin' fact, so I'm never goin' back

[Verse 2: Giggs]

Stack proper, stat popper

I just landed, in the black choppa

And the chat stopper, pop-pop, strapped proper

In that black cabinet is the fat copper

Give a little, take and then what you got

Pockets gettin' raped, niggas gettin' shot

Think 'cause we got cake, niggas gettin' soft (soft)

Any disrespect, niggas gettin' boxed

If they bring that plate niggas gettin' scoffed

Pull up like police, niggas gettin' stopped

Drag him out the car, niggas gettin' chopped (chopped)

Punch him in the mouth, niggas gettin' socked

Even when you're tryin' niggas never listen

Always kinda dissin', but you're never decent

And we just moving different, so you're gettin' distant (distant)

I'm just too persistent, but just got resisted

Grab my little daughter and my son and kissed 'em (yeah)

Not a day goes by when I ain't tryin' to lift 'em

Think a nigga stupid, man I clocked the system

Bun just hit me up and then he got assistance

[Chorus: Bun B]

I used to live up in the projects, in a duplex

Even a shotgun shack and man I'm never goin' back

I used to be out on the block late night

Dark alleys with a pocket full of crack and man I'm never goin' back

I had friends turned to foes, hid behind closed doors

Plottin' on me for my stacks and man I'm never goin' back

'Cause I've never been as blessed as I am right now

And that's a mothafuckin' fact, so I'm never goin' back