[Intro - Barrington Levy]
If you're dealing war, backwards stay far
We're dealing with truths and rights
Come some more into my sight
(You no hear me yet?)
(Hear me live and direct)
(Walk with your tap)

[Verse - Jari$]
Let’s take it back to the summer of sixteen
Layin’ in my bed just a bum with a lit dream
Seize the moment through mics keep my rhymes pristine
I’m from a muhfuckin’ city where nobody tempts me
Claim to be my homies but none of em ever met me
They be sendin’ shots but don’t еver seem to get me
Sayin’ that i’m corny or boring within my flow
Homiе I just express my feelings thru pens and let it show
Poppin’ off at 24 won’t nobody tell me shit
Cause when I touch my first M, I’ll be the one who made me rich
Everything remains true, so listen throughout these speakers
Keep a nine millimeter, stashed in two-seaters
While sippin a few liters, I’m watchin’ out for the creepers
Leave your crew bleedin’ if anybody be heated
It’s crazy I ain’t Shady, I think of them days made me
Got me flashing to the times when it was just Jaris and (pause)
This is all me - don’t think it’s outta some luck
Cause who I became to be is way better than who I was
Still knock ‘em down in losses like i was Terrell Suggs
I been workin’ on the low, I gotta remain consistent
Went from never having shit, to being able to get it
That’s why i’m grateful for everything I’ve been able to witness
Remember as a youngin I was livin’ in the Mission
Bayshore to Ingleside was where I handled my business
Never ventured outta town, always stayed so around
Movin’ militant with ten toes to the ground
Boy i been beat up, jumped, robbed, didn’t matter down the line
Cause every time I took a loss I’d double back every time
Just a made man by the family and friends committed around me
The only thing that ever matters is to be genuinely happy
I done seen heavenly things, even experienced hell
When I went to talk to Doc, i knew that i would Excel
Look - my flow heavy, lyrics is all ready
When I spit a sixteen I’m not talking 'bout R. Kelly
If i tell a chick my name, she won’t really know who I am
But if I show her all my numbers then suddenly I’m the man
If a hater talking shit then I’m slidin’ through with the hands
Thought saw my vision but first I had to dream it
Had to conjure up a plan and understand what i believed in
Properly prepared and now i’m startin’ to achieve it
And the only reason why - everybody seem to hate
Cause through all the bullshit, you know that they still relate
Doing all the things I did for everyone to get hurt
I can’t pour from an empty cup, gotta take care of myself first
You know through all the drama I’mma always be around
Y'all flossin through on the gram just remember who held it down
Watchin’ for the throne, I’m snatching off any crown
You might be reppin your block, but i’m steady reppin the town
Yeah -