Hard Times

[Hook] My mother told me never to tell, a dirty old lie My mother told me never to sell, and just to get by [Verse 1: Asher Roth] It's been a long damn summer And I've been working by the furnace, fire burning An inferno with a purpose, feeling like I don't deserve this Like I've been cursed, I don't need your sympathy Although I know you know it hurts - it ain't perfect Life's not no nursery rhyme It's as much of a blur as it is our whole lifetime And that's fine, I'mma ride with it, take my time with it Never underestimate the power of the blindness Yes, your highness. Follow your instincts Fingerprints ain't always gonna match the logistics Little bit different, it isn't your typical Won't always do to others what you wish was reciprocal My brothers and sisters all the way out there in Liverpool I feel you a hundred numbers ? Don't ever fall in love, cum in somebody's number two You may call it dumb but true You know that we're coming for you: mama said [Hook] [Verse 2: Vic Mensa] Lord knows I take my secrets to the grave Til I'm in a crown, I'm on my own two Coming straight from a chunk of cave money King Kong crew. (It's going down) Swimmin in the river with a stone shoe But I be in that bitch still kicking, I'll teach you kung-fu Show and prove, the whole team be on the same page Niggas telling me I'm their idol and we the same age While back, it wasn't nothing in my mind but stayin blazed Now picking bitches, calling options like I'm sayin plays Take a picture mayne, I'm on some magazine spread shit Hold the mic tight, I got that rigamortis dead grip Got some good brain on the road, I'd say head trip Fuck her face and bust on her mouth: call her lead lip I'm the baker, I make the bread flip Niggas be wyling but you could talk like it's crackin To get your eggs split Shells drop and it's an everyday thang It's a shame, but it's all a part of the game.. [Hook] [Verse 3: Casie Veggies] Young boss, new dreams Fresh shoes, new jeans Tell me what do you see? Why you tryna do me? So I had to find out, now you can't find me Remember three years ago? Like "why you can't sign me?" Thoughts in my mind, I can do all that times three I grew up not a young'un like "nevermind me"" Born '93, took time to find where my mind be Now I tell time with gold time piece My mama told me grind.. [Hook]