Verse I    Sittin here guess I didn't make bail    Got time and a story to tell    Started when I was nine years old    Woke up my daddy was gone    I started hustlin they couldn't tell me nothin    Frontin in the hood tryin to be somebody    My soul was on empty    I was searchin for something       Pre-chorus    Tried to be good; Tried to keep from trouble    Livin too fast; Tryin to make good on a hustle       Chorus    Sometimes it gets rough    Comin from where I'm from, I'm from    Times got hard    Comin from where I'm from, I'm from    Some times you gotta walk to work (yeah)    Comin from where I'm from, I'm from    Sometimes you gotta do a little dirt    Comin from where I'm from I'm from       Verse II    Wasn't really lookin guess I found it    Five foot three, light brown skin    Comin from the university    Nice style, lookin kinda lovely    Didn't know she had much game    Down to ride out, even take the train    Even took her to a poker game    She's top notch from fried chicken to sushi       Pre Chorus    Tried to be good, (I tried) tried to treat you like a lady    Tried to be a friend, turned out that you were shady       Chorus    Sometimes it gets lonely    Comin from where I'm from, I'm from    Thangs aint what they seem to be    Comin from where I'm from, I'm from    Sometimes you get a little angry    Comin from where I'm from, I'm from    Sometimes you get the best of me       Bridge    Well, tried to be good (I tried)    Wanted nothing but to love somebody    Didn't wanna die young    Steady hustlin tryin to feed my family    Too scared to have kids    And do like daddy did    Cuz I'm so scared of failin    Sometimes it gets hard    Comin from where I'm from       Chorus    Comin from where I'm, I'm from    Sometimes you gotta moan    Comin from where I'm from, I'm from    Sometimes you gotta cry a little bit louder    Comin from where I'm from, I'm from    Sometimes you gotta fight the pain    Comin from where I'm from, I'm from    Sometimes you gotta walk alone    Comin from where I'm from, I'm from    Sometimes you get a little worried    Comin from where I'm from, I'm from    Sometimes you get lost outta touch    Comin from where I'm from, I'm from    Sometimes I think I pray a little bit too much    Comin from where I'm from, I'm from       Sometimes I get a little scared    Comin from where I'm from, I'm from    (2x)