[Verse 1: Doc Will]

I remember so damn vivid

Growing up as a kid I couldn't save a penny

Every 11:11 every wishing well same wishes

Let me have a good Christmas let my daddy out of prison

I ain't felt this hunger in a minute

I ain't felt this hunger since a time that I probably shouldn't mention

People living with us who ain't never want to pitch in

We ain't have a lot of food but we had a lot of dishes

And I know my momma isn't where she'd like to be

And I know she probably wouldn't want this life for me

So I picked up the gun, jumped off the porch

Money on my mind I'm just trying to get more

So I hit the shell store tryna to make a little dough

Asked the hustlers how to get it they said go for what you know

[Hook: Doc Will]

Go for what you know

Go for what you know

Go for what you know

Go for what you know

Go for what you know

Went for what we know

And now the world is ours

Go for what you know

Go for what you know

A wise man told me once, "Go for what you know"

But nowadays all the radio playing is Trinidad James

So I guess I'll go for gold, hey

[Verse 2: Doc Will]

First open mic, hope a nigga don't choke

Practice in the mirror like a mother-fucking stripper

It's funny how I gotta tell people about the bitch shit

Just to show the same people I'm a real nigga

I remember sitting on the floor of the bando

About to head home saying prayers with the killers

That's real shit...

Say a prayer for the killers

Smoking on Kisha, chilling with Nina

While listening to J. Cole

Feeling like Kenny Lofton

Which of these niggas gonna carry my coffin

Thoughts of suicide keep occurring too often

Do as I say, not as I do

Big brother telling me "Crime don't sell"

And never be a snitch

Raised in a hood we were taught that so much even time don't tell. Well

But we here now.. Looking at a plaque with it

I should hit up Big Monty just to tell him where we at with it

It feels like it's been forever since you've checked on me

But it's cool, I'm a man now

I understand now, we're all just doing what we can now. For real

And my son's doing well. He's three now

My little man's talking telling daddy exactly what he wanna be now

It feels like yesterday I was with the OGs saying, "What it take to be down?"

They said, "Be yourself young brother." I did. I'm free now

[Chorus: Doc Will]

Go for what you know

Go for what you know

Go for what you know

Go for what you know

Go for what you know

Went for what we know

And now the world is ours

Go for what you know

Go for what you know

A wise man told me once, "Go for what you know"

But now in days all the radio playing is Trinidad James

So I guess I'll go for broke, hey