[Verse 1:] This voice and I ain't fake, jury niggas faker than they chain The audio, the mixed show, I still obtain Queens legend, it's Nas and it's me Anyone to disagree – I smack em out they misery 16 years, blood sweat in my tears I wanna do a last report for everyone that cares Or maybe I'm just anxious like a dude for a settlement Maybe people don't think that seeing it is relevant It's a uphill battle when you're still rich And your first hit date back to '96 It's like that ya'll, it's like that ya'll I heard Akh, I told em rep left rack ya'll He said wait a year or two, you ain't gotta press me He gonna fuck hoes for free, and get a little sexy Yea, he was right about that And many years later, he's still writin about that 'Cause I'm the left rack king, I don't care wutchu say to me Say I don't make sense, cool, that's okay with me Same niggas wanna hang all day with me And DJ's gonna play what I play And I can break down everything that I say Sud a whole Muscata that I drink every day And I be daydreamin in the nighttime Feeling like a boxer when it's fight time
[Hook: x2] It's a uphill battle, that nigga's probably hang up Uphill battle, and my niggas never changed up Uphill battle, some they pussy and just play tough My uphill battle, hey you leakin on that pavement
[Verse 2:] It's not what I rock, it's murder, get indicted for what I wear Life is beautiful, I cherish every breath of air Disregard the past like I was never there They shot a round with my style like I was Fred Astaire Yea, Raris and Rovers, bitches love Mikey more than they love Sousa Salute old boy, OG, soldier Carrera shades on, Louis Vuitton loafers Everything healthy, I stay fed I hold toast, I ain't talkin bout baked bread Shake fast, no matter the odds we can make it We been married to game, that's still newlyweds Mili taming, 2-5 shit is sacred I rock shades and my future look too bright I rep the east, similar to true life Shit on your crash tables, snake eyes, shoot dice Supreme like Jennifer Griff, all I'm seeing is green Dirty Sprite, codeine got me on lean For my G's with they dreams on a triple beam Freedom ain't free but the money gave me Fuck yo swag, we supa fly And my dogs commit suicide Never fall of QB, top of New York Spit flames, cocktail, nigga like a Molotov Self-made, student of the game Killing Queens and my bars wrapped out at all cost
[Hook: x2] It's a uphill battle, that nigga's probably hang up Uphill battle, and my niggas never changed up Uphill battle, some they pussy and just play tough My uphill battle, hey you leakin on that pavement