Again and again and again, I don't know how many times I gotta do it to get it right, but
You know I gotta get it right
This Sounds by E-Y-E, Izzy Lacey, let's get it, Knox on the beat
Before it all started, on the greyhound, headed down a bad road, thought about it
Before it all started, long ass bus rides on the way to Hollywood
Before it all started, gallon milk runs, skating back from Exxon Mobil
Before it all started, dad died, didn't know, but I didn't cry about it
Now I'm really on my way, had to make a play, iced tea, lemonade, Gucci ice for the taste
They try to ride my way, but I elevate
They try to ride my waves, but I innovate
Before it all started, baby didn't know, she'd be mine by this time around
Before it all started, you gon' hear this by the time I'm done with another sound
Before it all started, before it all started, before it all started, before it all started
When I look back, I'm glad things changed
Before it all started, only money and family, where some love will remain
Before it all started
Thought about the times I wouldn't get hit
Cried about some lives that I thought would be a wrong steal
You don't wanna meet the other side that I had to kill
Had to do it though, cause I wanted something real
Knew growth was necessary, but pain was real
Knew I had to breathe out and just chill
Inevitably rearranging my life still, but ultimately first I had to heal
I had to bring out the king in me, to accept my brand new reality
I am not known yet, I'll still juice me
One day you'll see I wrote destiny, or something that you might just call a big dream
I swear this is real, I don't do no schemes
I hate to lose, but I do like winning
Real as they come, y'all should see
Before it all started, before it all started, before it all started, before it all started
When I look back, I'm glad things changed
Only money and family, with some love will be made
Before it all started, before it all started, before it all started
I know the hard ways had to be paid
Before it all started