Momma said there'd be days like this Always said there'd be days like this (like this) Momma said there'd be days like this Always said you gotta play to win (you gotta play to win) Momma said there'd be days like this Always said there'd be days like this (like this) Momma said there'd be days like this Always said you gotta play to win (you gotta play to win) Still it's not no dirty vans thrift shop wearin' Still ridin' through the city with my kicks on the mirror Tryna' fix all my errors but it's kinda hard Cuz I'm only human and the place i wanna be is kinda far Young legend on a road trip And I still wake up in the mornin' and reflect like the ocean Tryna' keep my mind off these legs I could open All these pigs I could float in All these eggs I'd be rollin' Yes all these old habits are hard to shake like Deion Sanders And I'm beyond hammered cuz I just got laid off So I'm sellin' my CDs but they just want K.Dot And last year I thought I found the love of my life but I was way off Paid the power bill but the gas light just came on So don't mind me if I blaze this spliff Yes momma did say there'd be days like this you know Momma said there'd be days like this Always said there'd be days like this (like this) Momma said there'd be days like this Always said you gotta play to win (you gotta play to win) Momma said there'd be days like this Always said there'd be days like this (like this) Momma said there'd be days like this Always said you gotta play to win She cooked kimchi fried rice at the "frying pan" My momma worked late tryna' raise a fam Her racist boss held the back, Left a salty taste in the mouth Might explain why my food was always bland And now I understand how she left the mother land With my pops in hopes that things would pop off But instead got a son who shot out like a gun To paint the town and then run from cop cars The lost art of graffiti penmanship And comin' home, hot as spray-paint on fingertips Funny how you finesse when young and restless Avoiding punishment through creative excellence That was way back when Asian cats never were on the map And all you got was a laugh when you said that you rapped At a loss for sure but my momma's Perseverance always kept me encouraged Check it Momma said there'd be days like this Always said there'd be days like this (like this) Momma said there'd be days like this Always said you gotta play to win (you gotta play to win) Momma said there'd be days like this Always said there'd be days like this (like this) Momma said there'd be days like this Always said you gotta play to win (you gotta play to win) I did many stupid things And I doubt im gonna ever change Ima do what I want to So irresponsible I did many stupid things I doubt im gonna ever change Just doin what I'm called to do Momma this is all for you (momma this all for you) Momma said there'd be days like this Always said there'd be days like this (like this) Momma said there'd be days like this Always said you gotta play to win (you gotta play to win) Momma said there'd be days like this Always said there'd be days like this (like this) Momma said there'd be days like this Always said you gotta play to win (you gotta play to win)