Ain't Good Enough

[Intro: K-Rino] I feel for you homie Been there [Hook] x2 Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough I could've raised up and went back to the cut Try'na do it right the old me I put it up How can you win when your best ain't good enough? [Verse 1] He was fresh out the pen still in his prime Changed his life for the better while he did his time It's amazing how he was able too keep his mind Came home started searching for a legal grind Lost years mentally hard to digest Had a woman on his side through the process Brainstorming on some ideas they plotted big She agreed to hold him down until he got a gig Month after month somebody forgot to tell him (What?) It's hard to get a job once you a convicted felon Accumulation of trepidation and frustration Plus alot of dust collected on his application He stayed honest straight up and down like 6 O'clock And clicked yes in that "have you been convicted" box Everything he try to do just seem to fall though "Thank you sir, please don't call us will call you" [Hook] x2 [Verse 2] Eight months deep, still same situation Now his woman's on him daily running out of patience The scenario they looking at is typical Now she want him to walk it out like an elliptical So fast forward and his manhood got targeted And lack of them resolving it escalated those arugments Cause how can he run his house properly When he's clocking no profit and she constantly makes mockery And what added to the overall discrepancy Was the suprise un-expectancy of a pregnancy (Ooh) And when the time came she straight dissed him And took they buisness straight to the dirty court system Knew he was trying hard that was nothing but greed Took him out cause he wasn't moving at her speed She put a good man out and let hatred in Now he gotta make it work so let the games begin [Hook] x2 [Verse 3] Now it's crunch time everyday stormy weather The need to go and get some bread is more intense than ever Odd jobs all day try'na stack some mail Have that money every month or go back to jail Couldn't believe that she would place him in that situation Though he was paying she's still hating on his visitations When his paper slows she threaten to tell them folks He even contemplated going back to selling dope He was getting checks he just wasn't cashing enough Plus his baby momma's new dude started gassing her up "Forget that fool we need that money he don't pay it, crush him What'chu trippin' on he ain't never gave you nothing" All and all it was a dirty thing to do because The real truth is she knew what kind of dude he was He kept grinding but once again it's not enough Fell behind, chased a lick got caught and they locked him up [Hook] x2