Everyday, somethin' in my way, I try   Shit ain't goin' right, I try to see the light, I try   It's like my eyes got a cover on 'em   And somethin' holdin' me back   A better man, better level, better know, I try      Yeah yo, listen, I done played with the snakes in the grass   Paid for my mistakes I made in the past   Everybody ate when I came wit the cash   At least I tried to ride the wave till it crashed      Same wood on the gun handle is on the dash   All the hoods that son ran through is on smash   They can't identify you wit a mask   And the Bible will tell you nothin' is gonna last      The name of da game's survival   If you make it alive when you ride through, they make it arrival   My boo is gon' ride, you know I am gon' ride, too   Make an M everyday, I am gon' try to, let's go      Everyday, somethin' in my way, I try   Shit ain't goin' right, I try to see the light, I try   It's like my eyes got a cover on 'em   And somethin' holdin' me back   A better man, better level, better know, I try      Yeah yo, I tried to tell niggas I'm willin' to blast for it   I only try to give it to niggas that ask for it   Got them things on the scale, I'm still weighin' 'em   Thought my dues was paid, I'm still payin' 'em      Couple Elanor's and the Goose I am still payin' 'em   Semi's and the fulli's know that the truth stay wit 'em   Wolves and gorillas is loose so don't play with 'em   Somethin's holdin' 'em back, nothin' that you could say to 'em      Popped champagne wit Biggie at the Palladium   Put that good hawk work in with the titaniums   Shit switch around when them heats get fired   And ya peeps just died but I least he tried, let's go      Everyday, somethin' in my way, I try   Shit ain't goin' right, I try to see the light, I try   It's like my eyes got a cover on 'em   And somethin' holdin' me back   A better man, better level, better know, I try      Yeah, watch the game get tooken over   I am still on the same side of the fence, I am just lookin' over   A solider from the gravel to the grass   To the obstacles in life I traveled in the past      Whether I'm holdin' a mic or holdin' a Mac   It's like an invisible force is holdin' me back   But I ain't lettin' go of my pride   After I get the dough I slide, better know I tried, let's go      Everyday, somethin' in my way, I try   Shit ain't goin' right, I try to see the light, I try   It's like my eyes got a cover on 'em   And somethin' holdin' me back   A better man, better level, better know, I try      Here come another day up on me   Put the pressure on me, here we go again, ah   I try to do what's right when life is so wrong   I want a better way, I see a better day   'Nuff wit the people said, I want a better me   God knows that I try but time won't wait for me      Everyday, somethin', in my way, I try   Shit ain't goin' right, I try to see the light, I try   It's like my eyes got a cover on 'em   And somethin' holdin' me back   A better man, better level, better know, I try