[Intro]
(Romano)

[Chorus]
If they tell you I came up from nothin' then know that they tellin' the truth
If they told you I been in the trenches, believe 'em, they tellin' the truth
If they told you I came from the back of the tracks then they tellin' the truth
If they told you that I wouldn't have your back, they lied to you
If they told you that I used to slang things then they tellin' the truth
If they tell you I stay with the bang-gang then they tellin' the truth
If they tellin' you some of the fame changed me, they tellin' the truth
If they tell you that I ain't a hundred, n***a, then they lied to you

[Verse 1]
Still got the mud on my shoes
They just talkin', I done been through it
Where I'm from, these n***as been shootin'
So you know I don't care 'bout no fuckin' rumors
Can't nobody tell on me, I beat 'em to it
Eat my cabbage up and I'ma never chew it, two times
No excuses, I'ma stand up for mine

[Pre-Chorus]
I work too hard so I'm havin' my way up
Day after day, I be stakcin' my cheddar and paper
I took your bitch and I had her fuckin' in the Days Inn
If you ever wanna know the code it's, "Fuck you, n***a, pay me"
Hand me my currency currently, you know that money is time (True)
[Chorus]
If they tell you I came up from nothin' then know that they tellin' the truth (Truth)
If they told you I been in the trenches, believe 'em, they tellin' the truth (Truth)
If they told you I came from the back of the tracks then they tellin' the truth (Truth)
If they told you that I wouldn't have your back, they lied to you (Sheesh)
If they told you that I used to slang things then they tellin' the truth (Truth)
If they tell you I stay with the bang-gang then they tellin' the truth (Truth)
If they tellin' you some of the fame changed me, they tellin' the truth (Truth)
If they tell you that I ain't a hundred, n***a, then they lied to you

[Verse 2]
Gettin' money been the mission
Snipin' the bag, I got great precision
Know that all of my n***as got great ambition
Usin' all of our faith and our intuition
N***a, we beat the odds, we beat the block
Took them bricks and we built us a squad, on God
Takin' no days off

[Pre-Chorus]
I work too hard so I'm havin' my way up
Day after day, I be stakcin' my cheddar and paper
I took your bitch and I had her fuckin' in the Days Inn
If you ever wanna know the code it's, "Fuck you, n***a, pay me"
Pay me my currency currently, you know that money is time (True)
[Chorus]
If they tell you I came up from nothin' then know that they tellin' the truth (Truth)
If they told you I been in the trenches, believe 'em, they tellin' the truth (Truth)
If they told you I came from the back of the tracks then they tellin' the truth (Truth)
If they told you that I wouldn't have your back, they lied to you (Sheesh)
If they told you that I used to slang things then they tellin' the truth (Truth)
If they tell you I stay with the bang-gang then they tellin' the truth (Truth)
If they tellin' you some of the fame changed me, they tellin' the truth (Truth)
If they tell you that I ain't a hundred, n***a, then they lied to you