Verse:
Am
Ainʼt nobody gave me shit, was broke as a dish
G
Family wasnʼt rich, we was immigrants
Dm
Pursuitinʼ like Will Smith, almost cut my wrist
Em
Would lie to my bitch, embarrassed where I live
Am
Then I signed my deal, was up out ten bricks
G
Bought my mama crib, bought my pops some whips
Dm
Pandemic hit, label hopinʼ I die
Em
Left me for dead, but Iʼm still alive
Pre-chorus:
AmGDm
The family depend on me, drivinʼ with a tank on e
Em
Gotta call for my big bro, “Start that label on your own”
AmG
Born broke, ainʼt gonʼ die broke— thatʼs some shit Iʼm gonna change
DmEm
Born broke, ainʼt gonʼ die broke— thatʼs some shit Iʼm gonna change
Chorus:
AmG
I did it by myself, donʼt need nobody
DmEm
Fuck what they say, gonʼ be somebody
AmG
Did it by myself, donʼt need nobody
DmEm
Fuck what they say, gonʼ be somebody
Verse:
Broken wings, my pops left me in shambles
How he left the world— the reason suicide doors on the Lambo
Yeah, I strapped the Prada boots up like Rambo
I could walk on water with this flow if Jesus did it in a pair of sandals
I signed to the CEO that signed Lil’ Wayne
And put Drake and Nicki on the map, but he ainʼt Do that for me— that’s a shame
Before they put respect upon his name, he called me once upon a time
And asked me if I beat up Charlamagne
Question: if Eminem signed Yelawolf— he the one who gave me all the game
Told me all these other rappers lames, then later said we should Do an album
I flew to Nashville, done in seven days
And gave me half the streaming revenue— why would I stress buying me a chain?
See, the great ones recognize me as a prodigy
Overpaid and underrated— it’s a cold dichotomy
But I did it by myself with no apologies
Man, they hate to see you up, but love you down— it’s psychology
Chorus:
Born broke, ainʼt gonʼ die broke— thatʼs some shit Iʼm gonna change
Born broke, ainʼt gonʼ die broke— thatʼs some shit Iʼm gonna change
Born broke, ainʼt gonʼ die broke— thatʼs some shit Iʼm gonna change
Born broke, ainʼt gonʼ die broke— thatʼs some shit Iʼm gonna change
Outro:
Did it by myself, donʼt need nobody
Fuck what they say, gonʼ be somebody
Did it by myself, donʼt need nobody
Fuck what they say, gonʼ be somebody
Did it by myself, donʼt need nobody
Fuck what they say, gonʼ be somebody