[Intro]
Uhh
Yeah
This life shit (Yeah), this life shit is like
Is like, it's bugged the fuck out, son, for real
See, to live is to suffer
But to survive
Well, that's to find meaning in the suffering
[Chorus]
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I gots to get up
Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I gots to get up
Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up
[Verse 1]
I've been through mad different phases like mazes to find my way
And now I know that happy days are not far away
If I'm strong enough, I'll live long enough to see my kid
Doing something more constructive with their time than bids
I know because I been there, now I'm in there (Uh)
Sit back and look at what it took for me to get there (Uh)
First came the bullshit, the drama with my mama
She got on some fly shit, so I split and said that I'ma
Be that seed that doesn't need much to succeed (Uh)
Strapped with mad greed and a heart that doesn't bleed (What)
I'm ready for the world, or at least I thought I was
Baggin' niggas when I caught a buzz (Uh)
For thinkin' about how short I was (Come on)
Goin' too fast, it wouldn't last, but yo, I couldn't tell
Group homes and institutions prepared my ass for jail (Uh-huh)
They put me in a situation forcin' me to be a man
When I was just learnin' to stand without a helpin' hand
Damn, was it my fault? Something I did?
To make a father leave his first kid at seven doin' my first bid? (Uh)
Back on the scene at fourteen with a scheme (Uh)
To get more cream than I'd ever seen in a dream (Uh)
And by all means I will be livin' high off the hog (What)
And I never gave a fuck about much but my dog (What)
That's my only motherfucker I hit off with my last
Just another lil' nigga headed nowhere fast
[Chorus]
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I gots to get up
Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I gots to get up
Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up
[Verse 2]
That ain't the half (Uh), shit gets worse as I get older (Uh-huh)
Actions become bolder, heart got colder (Uh-huh)
Chip on my shoulder that I dared a nigga to touch
Didn't need a clique 'cause I scared a nigga that much (Come on)
One deep with the pit startin' shit for kicks
Catchin' vics, throwin' bricks (Uh), gettin' by bein' slick (Uh)
Used to get high, just to get by (What)
Used to have to puff my L in the mornin' before I could fly (What)
Ate somethin', a couple of forties made me hate somethin' (Uh-huh)
I did some coke, now I'm ready to take somethin' (Uh)
Three years later showin' signs of stress
Didn't keep my hair cut or give a fuck how I dressed (Ayy)
I'm possessed by the darker side, livin' the cruddy life
Shit like this kept a nigga with a bloody knife (Come on)
Wanna make records but I'm fuckin' it up (Why?)
I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up (Uh-uh)
[Chorus]
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I gots to get up
Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I gots to get up
Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up
[Verse 3]
Wasn't long before I hit rock bottom (Uh)
Niggas talkin' shit, like, "Damn, look how that rock got him" (Uh)
Open like a window, no more indo (Uh, uh)
Look at a video, sayin' to myself: "That coulda been yo' (Uh)
Ass on the TV," believe me, it could be done
Somethin's got to give, gots to change 'cause now I've got a son (Yes)
I gots to do the right thing for shorty
And that means no more gettin' high, drinkin' 40s (Come on)
So I get back lookin' type slick again (Uh)
Fake niggas jump back on my dick again (Uh-huh)
Nothin' but love for those that know (Yeah), how it feel
And much respect to all my niggas that kept it real
Kept a nigga strong (Uh), kept a nigga from doin' wrong (Uh)
Niggas know who they is and this is your fuckin' song (Uh)
And to my boo who stuck with a nigga through
All the bullshit, you'll get yours because it's due (Come on, come on)
[Chorus]
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I gots to get up
Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up
Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I gots to get up
Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up
[Outro]
See (I can't get up), this is that shit (Huh, I can't get up)
This is that shit (Huh, but I gots to get up), that all real niggas can relate to
(Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up)
(I can't get up)
This is from the heart, baby (I can't get up)
Don't get it twisted (But I gots to get up, get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up)
X, baby