The Difference

Yeah Look [Verse 1] Lately I went missin' with no permission It's part of it I been workin' harder than competition from start of it Now they lookin' at me I see 'em all through the rearview Kill yourself to get your spot Then they die to be near you They think that I made it cause I made it past them They were never the target My target is past Em They laugh But they laugh too And they talk to me back then Guess it's déjà vu I'll be back when I lap them Hate that I acknowledge haters Call it a curse I'm on a search for validation Guess I don't know how this works But I'm learnin' on the job You can never please 'em all I see why rappers get that money And then all they do is ball Let 'em know I can feel the transformation I don't want to change But part of me just wants to make it Pardon me while I vacation Part of me wants to be famous But what good is being known if I don't 'member what my name is? [Bridge] Everything is changin' I just pray it's for the better This used to be my diary Now it's an open letter Hope that I can take the heat I been used to the coldest weather I'll do what I gotta do The industry should know what's better [Hook] I say the real shit that you afraid to say Then I get shit for sayin' it I'd rather get a thanks People steady takin' shots But more and more they feel like blanks And all these rappers get upset My team is movin' up the ranks Get your weight up I don't wait up I can't count the night I stayed up Man, sometimes this life's a bitch But I just hope that this bitch pays up Used to want it, now I need it That's the difference between failing and succeeding [Verse 2] Far as underground goes My numbers do the talkin' Couple hundred on the table All I gotta do is walk in But I won't Really I could use the money But I don't Reputation all I have And that ain't ever worth a quote If all I'm worried 'bout is cash I be in the game for a second I'm in the game to break records Not in the game to take second Where the hell is my crew at? Behind me, boy, you knew that Soon as I get a little bit of buzz It's like these people try to do that Soon as we get a little bit of pub It's like that circle get a little tighter Soon as we get a little bit of loot Those people's eyes, they get a little wider 'Bout done beggin' for greenrooms I be like "Bruce, just give him that rider" Got yo chick all on my shit While you just stand there right beside her Like it's cool I'm just tryna' wrap my head around the fact that one day I'm nobody Then I'm a celeb What's the basis? I'm in different places Ride with me or let me be Only gettin' better I think I'm ready for anything [Bridge] [Hook]