U Not bout that life

### **Intro (6 bars)** Yeah… Everybody tough in they raps Everybody street on the internet But the streets know the truth And the truth don’t need promotion Listen… --- ### **Verse 1 (16 bars)** You not about that life, you just like how it sound Like the aura of the pain, but not the weight when it’s down You play gangster for a pic, then go back to the crib We was learnin’ how to eat when the fridge never lived I grew up where tomorrow wasn’t promised at all Where respect get you home or get you pinned to the wall You think trauma a costume, somethin’ you can pretend But that shit permanent when it carve you within I don’t brag ‘bout the struggle, I survived it instead Some nights still hear sirens playin’ tricks in my head I been calm with the chaos, silent with rage ‘Cause the loudest in the room usually scared of the cage You chase an image, I protect my name Big difference between entertainment and pain So before you speak reckless, get your facts right You not about that life, you just act like --- ### **Chorus – Male R&B Hook (8 bars)** You not about that life, you don’t know that road All the nights with no hope, all the weight you hold You not about that life when it get too real When the love disappear and the wounds won’t heal You not about that life, you just like the look But the truth too heavy, yeah, you mistook You can talk that talk all night But you not about that life --- ### **Verse 2 (16 bars)** I seen real ones fall from a moment of pride Seen fake ones survive ‘cause they learned how to hide The streets don’t love you, they just use you quick Then forget your name when you dead in a pic Politicians talk law while they profit from cages Tell us “be patient” while they profit from stages Mama work doubles, still short on the rent Tell me where the fuck that American dream went You want the glory but not the grief Not the PTSD tucked under your teeth Not the guilt when you make it and your homie don’t Not the prayers you whisper, hopin’ heaven still open I don’t play martyr, I play my role Tryna keep my heart warm in a world this cold So when you say you built like me, pause, think twice You not about that life, you just recite --- ### **Chorus – Male R&B Hook (8 bars)** You not about that life, you don’t know that road All the nights with no hope, all the weight you hold You not about that life when it get too real When the love disappear and the wounds won’t heal You not about that life, you just like the look But the truth too heavy, yeah, you mistook You can talk that talk all night But you not about that life --- ### **Verse 3 (16 bars)** This ain’t a flex, it’s a warning with care Some of us born into storms we ain’t choose to be there I’d trade every scar just to see peace win But peace don’t come free where I been I ain’t glorify violence, I survived the threat Every move calculated just to dodge regret I stand on principles even when it cost Even when the win look like a loss You want my strength but not my restraint Want my results but not the restraint Don’t want the healing, just the pose Don’t want the truth, just the quotes So let me say it plain, no hype, no lies This life chew you up if you idolize It ain’t a movie, it ain’t that light You not about that life --- ### **Chorus – Male R&B Hook (8 bars)** You not about that life, you don’t know that road All the nights with no hope, all the weight you hold You not about that life when it get too real When the love disappear and the wounds won’t heal You not about that life, you just like the look But the truth too heavy, yeah, you mistook You can talk that talk all night But you not about that life --- ### **Outro (6 bars)** Yeah… Some paths ain’t meant to be glamorized Some scars don’t show on camera Respect the truth Respect the struggle You not about that life…