Past tonight Lyrics

Smokin' strong, doin' wrong, I'm just tryna make it right

Sometimes I feel like silly, all my life I had to fight

Thinkin' bout my daughter, why I'm clutchin' on this pipe

I ain't just livin' for today, I gotta make it past tonight

They be like, yo, Ruga, why you stress so much

Cause we ain't wildin' on no island's ,you don't stress enough

We just planted in the hood like some sittin' ducks

We supposed to be back-to-back Cullinans and Bentley trucks

I think it's time I shake the ground and wake the devil up

These rappers swear they on my scale, but they don't measure up

Both feet right on they neck with every level up

I hear them screamin', they can't breathe, but I ain't lettin' up

Nah, first it's bout my sanity and then it's bout the profit

Queen mean, countin' on me, so I gots to stay solid

Same nigga with a million or a dollar in my pocket

If we locked in, can't nobody tell us how we rockin

Money, power, respect is the key to life

We was taught that before we was taught how to read and write

We was taught if you don't keep a gun, you better keep a knife

Cause an unfair fight is waitin' to take your life, Harlem night

Might not think it's true for everything I say

If you ain't grow up how I grew up, then you can't relate

My uncle was a felon always tried to set me straight

Would never starve as long as Grandy cookin' beans and franks

We made do with the food that was on our plates

Just a little bit of love and that bowl of hate

Was 13 with a 25 nickel plate

We ain't have no BMX bikes or roller skates

Never knew my pops, that shit always stuck with me

Learned the ropes from my OGs on the corner gettin' busy

Music was the way out

I remember nights I used to pray for a basement freestyle on Rap City

Had to train my brain, mind over muscle

Been out here grindin' all my life, feel like I'm Nipsey Hussle

Biggie said it best, another day, another struggle

My block was hot like boilin' water when it start to bubble

But I'd never take it back cause it was all worth it

Just tryna paint the picture for you, it was never perfect

And it get deeper nigga , I ain't even scratch the surface

Still miss G-Pop and my aunt, shit be heavy on my heart

Smokin' strong, doin' wrong, I'm just tryna make it right

Sometimes I feel like silly, all my life I had to fight

Thinkin' bout my daughter while I'm clutchin' on this pipe

I ain't just livin' for today, I gotta make it past tonight