Always Knew

Yeah, this right here is dedicated to my family, my friends, my lady,
 everbody that helped me down through the highs and lows.
 Especially the Lord, you know what I mean?
 You held a bright light in my life, you feel me?
 Shine a light on me
 You shine a light on me
 You shine a light on me
 You shine a light on me
 Yeah, ayy
 Shine a light on me
 Learned a lot over these last few years
 Industry people ain't friends, just peers
 I learned that these girls easy like the morning of a Sunday
 They don't love you 'til you gone like Harambe
 Still killin' over colors, now it's black and blue
 We dyin' every day, B, we just don't make the news
 When you speak out for your race, just watch
 They gon' twist and say you hate these cops
 I'ma take these shots
 How can he love Jesus, Kanye, and K-Dot?
 Martin, Malcolm, and Schaeffer, Mitsubishi, and Maybach?
 Contradictory, nah, it's complimentary
 Understanding me ain't for the simple and elementary, oh
 I know this might go over some heads
 But I come from being government fed
 Could be running from feds
 But now I give the government bread
 'Cause you playin' back the words that I said
 I can't believe we made it through
 My momma said she ain't surprised, told me that she always knew
 My day ones still the same ones, love to the crew
 I told my lady, "I ain't never met nobody like you"
 I thank you
 Now I remember, uh, I was sittin' in my room
 Glued to my television daily after school
 And I never saw me goin' to college
 Higher learning was a different world, I can acknowledge
 I used to imagine me in a black Range
 Gettin' paid from doin' this lil' rap thing
 And now I'm payin' these professors couple thousand for a lesson
 Graduated, in recession, Sallie Mae just wanna check in, I'm stressin'
 Rap music, it was all a dream
 Now I'm in a session chasin' my dream
 Who would have knew? Man, it's crazy
 S1 introduced me to JAY-Z
 Never met my dad, but I met the music that raised me
 I know this might go over some heads
 But I come from being government fed
 Could be running from feds
 But now I give the government bread
 'Cause you playin' back the words that I said
 That's crazy
 I can't believe we made it through
 My momma said she ain't surprised, told me that she always knew
 My day ones still the same ones, love to the crew
 I told my lady, "I ain't never met nobody like you"
 I thank you
 Listen, I know God did it, can't take the credit
 Paid off all of my debts, but I still feel so indebted
 Been all over the world with these songs I wrote
 My life story oughta to give y'all hope
 Without a doubt I've been doubted and counted out
 I've been down for the count, about to quit
 Momma told me keep going 'cause I was made for this
 I either get a scholarship or I could get a hit
 I still can't believe I made it here
 I can't believe we made it through
 My momma said she ain't surprised, told me that she always knew
 My day ones still the same ones, love to the crew
 I told my lady, "I ain't never met nobody like you"
 I thank you
 Shine a light on me
 You shine a light on me
 You shine a light on me
 You shine a light on me
 Yeah, ayy
 Shine a light on me
 You shine a light on me
 You shine a light on me
 You shine a light on me
 Yeah, man