Don't Forget 'Em

[Produced by Kanye West] [Intro] Man I promise, when I get old enough I'mma buy you a limo, and we gon' go to Red Lobster And you can get all the.. all the lobster tail that you want Cause I'ma be rich! Yeah I'ma be rich, uhh... [Hook] When you make that money boy they, say don't you forget 'em (x4) Don't forget 'em, don't don't forget 'em (x3) Don't forget 'em, Cons don't forget 'em [Verse 1] I finally got my first real money So should I turn Hollywood? I probably could ... and turn my back on the hood And never go back, but I ain't with that See this is where I learned to rap, and this is where I learned to scrap And this is how I learned to stack Penny by penny and bit by bit Watchin the older heads move brick by brick And one hand would wash the other, and one aunt would watch your brother And your father wound up watchin your mother And the prettiest smile you ever discovered Becomes when you call her face And your second cousin lost his case They gave him 25-to-life, what a waste And they tryin to pay your lawyer, but they just ignore ya So he ended up goin upstate, uhh [Hook] [Verse 2] I finally got my first real money so of course they all Up in my grill cause they need help with the bills And I'm like "Homey just chill I got you my nig, just let me get big" And I promise I'll be back, cause I need the feedback And the honesty every time that you react Cause nothin can buy that, nothin provides that 'Cept when you drive back ... and cruise through the blocks of the hood you're from To holla at your folks, that's the rule of thumb Cause y'all came up together, y'all was crew from young But some of them went on to abuse them drugs Confusin love, for they addiction Now they out there on a mission And lost sight of the do's and don'ts But I'll be wrong if I forgot so I won't [Hook] [Outro] You are me, and I am you And I won't ever forget, word Uhh [Hook]