[Intro: GRIP & Shellie Sweets]

I'm sorry

Ooh-wee-ooh-wee-ooh

[Verse 1: GRIP with Shellie Sweets]

You took your first step today

And I was nowhere to be found

Busy keepin' my head above water (I'm sorry, ooh-wee-ooh-wee-ooh)

Until my feet could find the ground

Red flag on my resume

'Cause it's the second time around

Too young to know I let you down (I'm sorry, ooh-wee-ooh-wee-ooh)

Too young to know I let you down

[Interlude: GRIP with Shellie Sweets]

Uh, uh

Uh, uh-uh, uh, uh-uh, uh

Uh-uh-uh (I'm sorry, ooh-wee-ooh-wee-ooh)

Uh-uh, uh

[Chorus: GRIP with Shellie Sweets]

And some days are so much easier than others

So much more about me I needed to discover

But never had the chance (I'm sorry, ooh-wee-ooh-wee-ooh)

This is me sayin' "Sorry" in advance

[Post-Chorus: GRIP with Shellie Sweets]

Oh, no, oh, oh

Duh, oh, no

No, no, no

Oh (I'm sorry, ooh-wee-ooh-wee-ooh)

Oh, oh

[Verse 2: GRIP with Shellie Sweets]

Yeah, yeah

I'm just a kid, raisin' some kids

With dreams of making it big

Tryna make a name in this biz

I became a slave in this bitch

Was hopin' I could maybe gеt rich (I'm sorry, ooh-wee-ooh-wee-ooh)

'Cause all I got is these words that I jot

I nеver had a jump shot, I'm not a scholar

But l learned that the world is turned by a dollar

Whether I wear a mask or shirt wit' a collar, I got to

Provide, but that ain't even the only thing that'll quali— (I'm sorry, ooh-wee-ooh-wee-ooh)

—Fy me as bein' a father, my pops ain't even bother

Left me togglin' with toys as a toddler

Mama, twenty-four with two kids

What her and Ruth did

Was put a roof over our heads

'Cause niggas is ruthless

View a newborn as a nuisance (I'm sorry, ooh-wee-ooh-wee-ooh)

Or a noose that he would lose when

He cut ties wit' all of his loose ends

And I do spend a few blue moons wonderin' where you been

And assessin', and assumin', no aggression, you just human

And a blessin' was sent to

Your direction, but you eluded (I'm sorry, ooh-wee-ooh-wee-ooh)

And neglected and refuted

That's your lesson, I'm the student

And l used it to father myself

Now I'm in my second parenthood, shit, I'm a father myself

Was never a product of wealth

Or prodigal, I'm a prodigy, came from poverty

Now I'm poppin' and purchasin' property (I'm sorry, ooh-wee-ooh-wee-ooh)

Reversin' curses and pocketin' profits

Fulfillin' my prophecies

And my kids, they gon' reap the rewards

Far cry from sleepin' on floors

Hard times we'd weep and we'd mourn

That's in the archives, we seekin' reform

I was there at the first day of school

I'll be there at the graduation

Like, "Congratulations" and "I'm glad you made it"

I'ma let 'em know they made their dad elated

I'ma pad their savings, they could blow a milli' if they had the cravin'

No more bein' poor and feelin' agitated

No one gave it to me, shit, I had to take it

I'm that same bastard used to rap in basements, then I activated

Now I get racks to say shit, I'm acclimated

Got 'em captivated, any acts of hatred

They just cappin', ain't it?

Had to patent my own patterns

I'm just glad that I didn't take after David

Yeah, I said your name, and you lame if

This end up in court on a affidavit

Heh, but that's all I got

[Interlude: GRIP & Shellie Sweets]

I'm sorry, ooh-wee-ooh-wee-ooh

[Chorus: GRIP with Shellie Sweets]

And some days are so much easier than others (Woah, oh-woah, oh-woah)

So much more about me I needed to discover (Oh, oh-woah, oh-woah, oh-oh)

But never had the chance (Oh, oh-woah, oh-woah, oh-oh)

This is me sayin' "Sorry" in advance (Woah, oh-woah, oh-woah)

[Post-Chorus: GRIP with Shellie Sweets]

Oh no, oh, oh (Da-da-da, da-da-da)

Duh-oh-oh (Woah-ooh-oh-ooh-oh)

Oh-no-no (Oh-ooh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-oh)

Oh (Woah-ooh-oh-ooh, ooh-ayy, dum-dum-dum)

Oh, oh (Da-da-da, da-da-da, dum)

[Outro: GRIP & Shellie Sweets]

Woah-ooh-oh-ooh-oh

Oh-ooh-oh-ooh, oh-oh-oh

Woah-ooh-oh-ooh, ooh-ayy, dum-dum-dum

Da-da-da, da-da-da, dum