Child Of The Night

It's gonna get in you, child of the night

And the hood rolls on

How do I begin to do this sh*t right

And get my hustle on

Look here

Now I'm a man of many talents and a man of my word

But on my path to see the light sometimes my vision gets blurred

It's all a part of growing up and seeing life at its worst

And trying to iron out my wrinkles, putting family first

It seems like the whole world is out for sinking my boat

But with god as my navigator i'll be staying afloat

And I admit to being caught by many foolish distractions

Then I'm forced to pay the price as a result of my actions

I'm battling with myself, and every day is a war

Curiosity killed the cat–why am i curious george

Gotta keep my nose up out of things that ain't none of my biz

And just because something looks good, don't really mean that it is

Get through the agony and anger, the pain and strife

And take the necessary steps to try to change my life

I've got some questions for you Lord, cause my mentality's hood

So why's that everything that's bad for me feels so good

It's gonna get in you, child of the night

And the hood rolls on

How do I begin to do this sh*t right

And get my hustle on

Now I'm an only child, so excuse some of my selfish ways

I got spoiled when I was young, spoil myself today

But I feed at least a thousand stomachs

And how i've done it is

From the ground up a hundred miles

And running, dodging and ducking

Everybody trying to hammer me down

A self-made millionaire, baby look at me now

Can't tell me I'm not as hungry as the day I began

Cause all I ever really needed was a pen in my hand.

And the pad in my lap didn't matter in fact

Me and my mom lived in one room, what's badder than that

Was a young man forced to grow up at the age of twelve

Trying to get in where I fit, streets giving me hell

But yet I give it right back, so how you like that

Continued doing wrong till I was on the right track

Tell me about heavy money, I might give it a push

But a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

It's gonna get in you, child of the night

And the hood rolls on

How do I begin to do this sh*t right

And get my hustle on

Now matter how much older we get

Man, we are all still children at heart

We all make mistakes; it's all good

Now, I've tried plenty of times to get rid of my bad habits

Living life on the cutting edge, taking a stab at it

And learning from my mistakes, try not to make them twice

Just admit it when I'm wrong, and try to make it right

And baby, nobody's perfect in this world of ours

There's plenty of people getting stitches in this world of scars

But over time i pray to god that he can heal your wounds

Try and love and love again until they seal your tombs

Life is short if you don't notice it'll pass you by

That's why my head is in the clouds trying to pass the sky

I'm never blinking for a minute, keep my eyes on my foes

They wanna catch me in the open, bring my life to a close

Meanwhile that's why I'm bringing so much life to my shows

I've seen smiles; I'm making changes, turning glitter to gold

Don't let these devils play you down, or belittle your souls

Just be happy with yourself and it's so simple to grow

Come on

It's gonna get in you, child of the night

And the hood rolls on

How do I begin to do this sh*t right

And get my hustle on