Not Like You Lyrics

Came up in the rough, roaches crawlin' on the floor

Mama steady workin' doubles, tryna keep us from the cold

I seen grown men fold, let the struggle eat their soul

I was out there pushin' weight, I ain't talkin' 'bout the dope

They talkin' 'bout it, while I'm out there takin' risks

Never played it safe, had to learn to move like this

No excuses, no regrets, every step I took was earned

See, they waited on a handout, all my lessons were learned

They say money make you change—so I etched out a proof

Had to pay attention so that I would never be like you

You was wishin' on a come-up, I was workin' every night

Now they askin' how I did it, I just say I paid the price

It's never been a secret, I was grindin' for my spot

Had to make it out the dirt, had to make it when they thought

That I'd fail, that I'd quit, that I'd never see the top

Now they tryna come around, I ain't never gonna stop

Not like you, nah, I never been the same

Made a dollar outta nothin', loss is your game

Not like you, that's why I move the way I move

Why I never show no love, why my circle stayin' few

Sleepin' while I was schemin', had to find a way to eat

Learned to flip it, learned to move, learned to never face defeat

Seen too many take a L, never get back on they feet

Took my losses, learned my lessons, made 'em fuel to my belief

Had to force my way inside, had to carve it out my name

I just focus on the bag, they just focus on complaints

You was sittin' in the shade, I was grindin' in the rain

When the hunger start to bite, I was huntin' through the pain

They was hatin', I was patient, now my plate is full as hell

Had to get it on my own, ain't nobody wish me well

They was wishin' for a plug, I was workin' till I bled

Now they mad I made it happen, while they talk, I kept ahead

Tryna ride the wave, but they ain't never seen the storm

They don't know the nights I spent just tryna keep us warm

Now my name up in the city, I ain't flexin', but it's fact

Every dollar that I made, I put it back into the stack

Not like you, nah, I never been the same

Made a dollar outta nothin', loss is your game

Not like you, that's why I move the way I move

Why I never show no love, why my circle stayin' few