Triumph

[Verse 1] 10 year old boy single mother 2 black parents Parenthood, slowly substituted by the crack era Momma in the back, eviction notice on the front door Fightin' over school, because what I see at home she don't know We got nowhere to live, I ended up on my sisters front porch Damn, she just a kid herself, tryin' to raise her young bro Stripped of any childhood, I quickly learned the ropes though Misdameanour, burglary, I need to find the front door Fell behind my senior year, cause all I knew is crack sold Same year my son was born, but all I knew I knew was trap more Had another baby out of town I didn't asked for Same month I got shot, just inches from my backbone My nigga called him M, and they won't be sendin him back home Reality was checked when I finally made him back home Went and got my diploma, decided to leave that crack alone Picked up a pen and pad, now I'm destined to get my rap on [Hook] Struggle, grime, pain, faith, triumph Focus, drive, game, releif, triumph [Verse 2] 4 years, 4 kids later down the line My progression is my profession I'm doin' shows with a N9ne My momma is tryin' to kick it, my sister she's doin' fine And I'm makin' my way through life no longer blind And wait, a minor setback, this supposed to be friend of mine Emptied the clip on me, one night when a friendly fight Turned personal, guess he wouldn't my friend after all After a brawl, he hit my 3 times and I wouldn't fall Made it through, with a blessin', karma with no confession Beleive em my body armour is made of faith from the heavens Flipped over 5 times, in the van without a peddle me Escaped without a scratch, don't know what the lord has prepared for me Just last summer was faced with another death to be MJ's deceased, I love you and may you rest in peace Gun shots rain and got it through my shirt, they were recklessly I'm here to send a message that every day is a bless to me [Hook x2] [Verse 3] And to the present day I'm so lucky to have my family Strict and with a career lookin solid, for where I planned to be All o my children love me, concrete, foundation I steadily rise above every trial and tribulation My nigga than made it home after 16 straight With a sound body sound mind after 16 straight Innocent but never told after 16 straight If I had it I'd give em a hundred and 16 K My momma is doin' beautiful and this shit's great My pops is a part of my life, now is this shit's fate I'm takin care of my family, I've since missed days Of a young boy all alone, I've since been saved Glad to give you my struggle, had to share my defiance Glad to give you my pain, I'm closer to my alliance Got it off my chest, a weight is lifted I'm flyin' I had to witness a cheat in order for me to triumph [Hook]