Life Ain't Easy

(album: On And On And Beyond - 2011)

When I get old, I'ma be real cool
Sitting on the porch with a fresh pair of shoes
Whole bunch of stories for the neighborhood kids
Tell 'em to believe they'll be making it big
And I know
That life is nothing easy (Nothing easy)
One day, I'ma change the world
And they'll finally believe me

Hey
From the outside looking in, it seems that I'm fine
But they don't know shit about the everyday grind
Time is money, money is time
They tell me get there at five but I'm running behind
I try and live a little, go and have a little fun
You only young once, all the hating, that be dumb
If life a joke, then I'm waiting for the pun
You all about the beef but me, I'm 'bout the bun, the bread
'Cause I was just a little knucklehead
Now I got my shit together, spitting what they fucking with
If they ain't, it's great, no attention to the hate
Nothing changed, still cutting up, Henny's still my drink
I'm still the same old dude, now I'm making moves
It's like everything I do front-page news
I ain't playing in this game to lose
I want it all, no secret, the change, they can keep it

When I get old, I'ma be real cool
Sitting on the porch with a fresh pair of shoes
Whole bunch of stories for the neighborhood kids
Tell 'em to believe they'll be making it big
And I know
That life is nothing easy (Nothing easy)
One day, I'ma change the world
And they'll finally believe me

Hey
My grandpa told me one day I'll be everything and more
It's better never to question every lesson that's in store
See, it's a blessing that I'm getting through the door
The money gon' fall, when it rain, it pour
Dear music, you're everything I have now
When there's an army coming for me, I won't back down
'Cause I never was a kid in the background
Just a class clown, but who's laughing now?
My moms cried when she saw me in a cap and gown
It feel great to see my family proud, but
I make mistakes too
My people always tell me, "Mac, please don't ever let the fame change you"
They say I'm so different, but it ain't true
Still got the same girl, roll with the same crew
I'm just doing what it takes for me to make do
And everyone around me getting paid too

When I get old, I'ma be real cool
Sitting on the porch with a fresh pair of shoes
Whole bunch of stories for the neighborhood kids
Tell 'em to believe they'll be making it big
And I know
That life is nothing easy (Nothing easy)
One day, I'ma change the world
And they'll finally believe me