Grew Up Diff'rent

I grew up diff'rent
I know a lotta negative simpletons
And I know a lotta niggas who switchin'
I went from sleepin' on the floor
Now it's marble counters all in my kitchen
Remember I would sleep at McDonald's
I honestly couldn't afford a McChicken
I grew up diff'rent
I used to walk the streets 'til I fell asleep
Busted ass Nike sneaks on my smelly feet
Back when drip was just sweat in the hellish heat
Graduated to a mattress, I ain't had no sheet
Downgraded to a beater with a broken seat
Blockin' windows with dirty clothes
So they don't know it's me
Flashbacks in my brain, they play to Jodeci
I chose to cry in the rain, so they ain't notice me
Soon as I accepted my pain, I grow into a beast
Every recollection that came with me was s'posed to be
I'll never ever forget who stayed closed to me
Made sure my brothers knew how to fight
And pay for groceries
And now my daughters know
That they uncles ready for military
You ever aim at my family then it get really scary
They ever tell you that greatness is hereditary
Stuck with me - that's a gene that we forever carry
I grew up diff'rent
I know a lotta negative simpletons
And I know a lotta niggas who switchin'
I went from sleepin' on the floor
Now it's marble counters all in my kitchen
Remember I would sleep at McDonald's
I honestly couldn't afford a McChicken
I grew up diff'rent
Cut from a diff'rent cloth
I'm a diff'rent fabric
Guts spillin' out my pores
I'm a likkle savage
Leave everything on the floor
Feel like Kobe when I ball
They never seen it so raw
I got all the badges
Had to grind
This ain't Rookie this ain't Pro
This is Hall of Fame
I ain't got no time to assess the damage
And God blessed all my weapons
So I never panic
I ain't no employee so I always manage
Now look at life, playin' out just like I planned it
In my way, but I see through like I scanned it
In the mirror, now I can sit
I grew up diff'rent
I know a lotta negative simpletons
And I know a lotta niggas who switchin'
I went from sleepin' on the floor
Now it's marble counters all in my kitchen
Remember I would sleep at McDonald's
I honestly couldn't afford a McChicken
I grew up diff'rent
In the mirror, now I can sit
And God blessed all my weapons
So I never panic