Together we made it We made it even though we had our backs Up against the wall
See a nigga survived the worst But my life is glorious (uh!) But I know that I leaped every hurdle And I'm so victorious (uh!) Take a look I'm a symbol of greatness Now call a nigga Morpheus (yeah) As force securin' the win, but they Believe I'm so notorious (yeah) You know that I've been 'bout my bread Even though we rappin' now (yes) We used to live on the strip even though A nigga higher level trappin' now (oh!) Superseded everyone of my little struggles and (uh!) So failure has never ever been an option (trust) A nigga paper long like rush hour traffic And I'm about to take the hood shoppin' (get it!)
Together we made it (say we did it niggas) We made it even though we had our backs Up against the wall (come on) Forever we waited (ah hah) And they told us we were never gonna Get it all we took it on the road To the riches (on the road) To the ghetto (on the road) In the projects, to this bangin' instrumental (on the road) Rise with me (on the road) Come and get it (on the road) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yo
When it all got started we were steadily Just getting rejected And it seemed like nothin' we could do Could ever get us respected At best we were stressed at the worst They probably said we're pathetic Had all the pieces to that puzzle Just the way to connect it I was fighting through every rhyme Tightening up every line Never restin' the question if I Was out of my mind It finally came time to do it or let it die So we put the chips on the table and Told them to let it ride, sing it (yeah)
Together we made it (say we did it niggas) We made it even though we had our backs Up against the wall (come on) Forever we waited (ah hah) And they told us we were never gonna Get it all we took it on the road To the riches (on the road) To the ghetto (on the road) In the projects, to this bangin' instrumental (on the road) Rise with me (on the road) Come and get it (on the road) Yeah, yeah, yeah, look
In case you misunderstand exactly what I'm buildin' This shit that I can leave for My children's (children's) children's (children) Now on the wake up I smile, to see how far I've come (yeah) Fighting for sales when I'm stripped To negate the hustle from (yeah) From nights in jail on a bench using my muscles son (yeah) To countin' money like Dre and Jimmy and Russel was (yeah nigga) But now I live when I dream, you see we finally did it (oh!) Let's make a toast to the hustle Regardless how you get it, sing it
Together we made it (say we did it niggas) We made it even though we had our backs Up against the wall (come on) Forever we waited (ah hah) And they told us we were never gonna Get it all we took it on the road To the riches (on the road) To the ghetto (on the road) In the projects, to this bangin' instrumental (on the road) Rise with me (on the road) Come and get it (on the road) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah