I've been thinkin', lately it's just me against the world
Round and round I'm caught up in this swirl
Tryna dig in, tryna borrow
Pressure turned this stone into a pearl
Lessons that I learned weren't always thorough
Sugar coated like a churro
Now I'm really out here on my own
Now my homies actin' like I owe 'em
Done extendin' out my arm
Made a lot of money from my poems
Been around and now they say I'm on
I can finally say I'm up now, I'm up now
Twenty thousand on a bus down, a bus down
I'm on my way, I'm goin' up now, up now
And I ain't never gonna touch down, touch down
(And I ain't never gonna)
I ain't never gonna touch down
No, I ain't never gonna touch down
Mind's on, I can't turn it off
Late nights and I'm turnin' up
Hate life then I learned to love
Down and out, now I'm way above
I always knew I had it
Now I'm livin' out my dreams
Treat that money like an addict
It's a habit, I'm a fiend
Feelin' that rush, rocket ready to launch
Hands up, ready and gone, been waiting too long
Trust done plenty, that's wrong
Old me's dead and that's gone
Thank God I'm headstrong
I don't wanna wake up with a doubt
That I ain't show 'em everything I'm 'bout
I ain't ever goin' out
I ain't never did it for no clout
Now I'm sittin' pretty on a cloud
And my mom's still proud
I can finally say I'm up now, I'm up now
Twenty thousand on a bus down, a bus down
I'm on my way, I'm goin' up now, up now
And I ain't never gonna touch down, touch down
(And I ain't never gonna)
I ain't never gonna touch down
No, I ain't never gonna touch down, I'm up now
Twenty thousand on a bus down, a bus down
I'm on my way, I'm goin' up now, up now
And I ain't never gonna touch down, touch down