You see I remember the trials and tribulations It's been awhile It's been awhile It's been awhile Since I could remember It's been awhile, it's been awhile DJ Drama We ain't going back broke again on God, nigga Been a while since I sold dope Been a while since I robbed niggas Let me pop mine, we on top with it This predicament mean a lot to me Dudas needed that Enfamil, I couldn't pay for it, really got to me We on tour right now, fuck what it cost, I'm bringing the block with me Lawyer only wanted a quarter to eat up the case, told me to drop fifty Hardly home but I rep the hardest when it come to SAC, this my city Baby still making payments on that lil' BBL and them fire titties Drop pin and we got jiggy, tell nigga I'm straight up I'm in the back of the Bach, blowing it back with both my feet up Like damn, nigga used to dream 'bout this shit now we livin' it Was at a point in my life where I knew what I wanted but I couldn't picture it Hand me downs, I remember Granny couch, I remember Stand down and reap the benefits Illegitimate Benjamins Bought moms a new whip, she started to cry and I told her don't mention it Seven summers in this rap shit and I'm here to stay, I extended it It's been awhile It's been awhile It's been awhile Since I could remember It's been awhile, it's been awhile And I'm still flexin' on my old hoes Aye, so I said, said break the bro code Oh, that's a no-no It's been awhile It's been awhile It's been awhile Since I could remember It's been awhile, it's been awhile I remember It was a long winter February, we lost Roc, it made us all sinners We was still having innocence, was all beginners Fast forward, I'm that nigga, now we all winners I be busy, but them niggas with us, they all with us I get dizzy, that's 'cause I'm locked in with all spinners And the shit I'm rockin' is all expensive And I keep that Glock inside my pocket 'cause I don't know y'all intentions I was still a jit, ran up that sack and I went bought a Hemi More cash I made bought more Hemis and we had a hundred semis I was like nineteen and ran it up off words Move my mama to the burbs I just did that for they safety I was purging, I was servin' Half a milli, I was worth it I was out there, you was nervous Put my cousin 'nem through college Guess this shit was all worth it Since a youngin I had knowledge Since a youngin I had problems Me and my niggas ridin' drops Been a minute since we dropped something It's been awhile It's been awhile It's been awhile Since I could remember It's been awhile, it's been awhile And I'm still flexin' on my old hoes Aye, so I said, said break the bro code Oh, that's a no-no It's been awhile It's been awhile It's been awhile. Since I could remember It's been awhile, it's been awhile It's been a while Without the pressure Without the pain I guess it comes along with the game Since I could remember This all I ever wanted And now we here Mazi, Herbo, Vory, Dram