I Had To Do It

I remember when I didn't have no money
Ask for a lil help and people lookin at you funny
Couldn't pay my rent and I didn't have no gas
Nobody believed in me they would look at me and laugh
Now I'm rich
Bought my mama a new house
Use to hop from couch to couch
Now I'm feeding homeless now
Everybody that doubted me is pretending that they didn't
Show of hands to the people who put food up in my kitchen
I was broke, not a dollar to my name
Ask me who there before it all before the fame
Now I'm blessed (amen) and I'm steady counting checks
Got my son a college fund and his own business is next

I had no choice I had to make it
I wanted bread I had I to break it
The times that I just wanted to get give
When I felt like I just wasn't enough
I had no choice I had to do it
To my haters I had to prove it
Sick world where people wanna see you fail
My revenge was success so I just went and wished them well

Scraping change to make a dollar
Pawn shopping every hour
Selling my stuff so I can pay my light bill
Didn't want to stress myself so I'd just take some Nyquil
Car broke down, sitting on the street
Break lights on, gas on e
I knew that day that I just had to make a change
So I busted my ass and I just started switching lanes
Went from MD, to cold stone, B dubs, to old homes
7.25 an hour, to millions, faith, love, and power
Now I'm grinding makin money
People who looked at me funny
Lookin at me for some cash
But I just look right past and laugh

I had no choice I had to make it
I wanted bread I had I to break it
The times that I just wanted to get give
When I felt like I just wasn't enough
I had no choice I had to do it
To my haters I had to prove it
Sick world where people wanna see you fail
My revenge was success so I just went and wished them well

I had to make it had to make it
I had to do it I had to do it
I couldn't fail I couldn't fail
If you a hater then I wish you well
I had to make it had to make it
I had to do it I had to do it
I couldn't fail I couldn't fail
If you a hater then I wish you well

I had no choice I had to make it
I wanted bread I had I to break it
The times that I just wanted to get give
When I felt like I just wasn't enough
I had no choice I had to do it
To my haters I had to prove it
Sick world where people wanna see you fail
My revenge was success so I just went and wished them well