Life change when you famousI remember, back before the chains, we was namelessWent through stages just to hop on new stagesOpen up your eyes, man they only entertainersAnd I cannot sell my soul (soul)And I cannot sell my soul (soul)And I cannot sell my soul (yeah, soul)And I cannot sell my soul (jesus saved my soul)And I cannot sell my soulI’ve been at the top shinin’ like a light poleAnd I’m just a product of what a nigga was raised inThis money sanctified, so I gotta say it againThey said I was mad at the grammysBut I’m lookin’ at my grammy right nowPulled up on ye, and I said,“they don’t understand me (I feel you)”I just want my dawg to pipe down‘cause when you really came from the trenchesYou was raised in the trenches (mm)You feel like you trail blazed for the trenches (mm)I hope god can forgive me for the days that I was sinnin’ (mhm)The truth is only what you get away with, huh?(man, all these lyin’ ass niggas, you know what I’m sayin’?)I said, “the truth is only what you get away with, huh?”Ayy, that’s why a lot of these niggas be fakin’, huhMade it through the trials and tribulations, huhYeah, yeah, yeah, yeahUh, uh, well, well, here goesWell, here goes, well, here goesI was one of them weirdos of the pure soulThat would go to the flea market to buy fake clothesEvery color girbaud’s, every cutlass is coldEvery cousin that stole, every summer was coldOut of all of the moles, out of all of the folksAfter all of the jokes, I’m the one that was choseAll of my friends love to gang bangHow we in my car, and you say we ain’t in the same lane?When we both had pelles onAnd we was scammin’ for the prom before chief keef was“bang, bang”Always had mob ties, stood on my six pointsHow could I not rise?Love, truth, peace, freedom, justice, but I’m not fiveThis southside, and we outsideThis southside, and we outsideThis southside, and we outsideThis southside, and we outsideThis southside, and we outsideAnd for all the guys that went to the white house and said“free the old man”Every day I put my life on the line to feed the whole clanPersonal worth is not what a person is worthI can give a dollar to every person on earthMan, it’s gotta be god’s plan
Man, I swear these boys keep playin’We gon’ have to square up thenWe gon’ have to send it up thenWe gon’ have to send it up thenWe gon’ have to send it up thenWe gon’ have to send it up thenWe gon’ have to send it up thenMy favourite place to send itIt ain’t how it used to beThis the new me, so get used to meIt ain’t how it used to beThis the new me, so get used to meLookin’ in the mirror, it’s the truth of meLookin’ at my kids, it’s the proof of meDevil get behind me, I’m loose, I’m freeFather, holy spirit, let loose on meFather, I’m yours exclusivelyDevil get behind me, I’m loose, I’m freeFather, holy spirit, let loose on meFather, I’m yours exclusivelyDevil get behind me, I’m loose, I’m freeDevil get behind me, I’m loose, I’m freeThe truth is only what you get away with, huhI said, “the truth is only what you get away with, huh?”Ayy, that’s why a lot of these niggas be fakin’, huhMade it through the trials and tribulations, huhWoah, oh, yeah-yeahThe truth the only thing you get away with (can’t get away)Oh, noThe truth the only thing you get away with (oh-woah)The truth, the truth (I did it)The truth the only thing you get away withOh-oh, I can trust againThe truth the only thing you get away withI can trust again, I can only trust in him, woahThe truth, oh, yeahThe truth the only thing you get away withOh-ooh, oohThe truth the only thing you get away withThe truth, the truthHe know every side of, every side of you (oh)Don’t shine throughThey could never hide from you (the truth)He can see it, birds-eye viewThe truth the only thing you get away withCan’t get awayOh-woahThey can never hide from youThey can never hide, hide from you, no, noNo-ooh, the truthThe truth the only thing you get away withGet away, get awayOh-oh, yeah-yeah, oh-woahThe truth the only thing you get away withThe truth, the truthThe truth the only thing you get away with