Future — Permanent Scar

[Hook] And it’s a permanent scar, you can’t forget who you are It don’t matter where you go, they say we are who we are When you cook in the raw and you’re bad from the start You as cold in your heart, you as cold as your heart And it’s a permanent scar, you can’t forget who you are It don’t matter where you go, you are who you are And when you cook in the raw and you’re bad from the start You as cold as your heart, you as cold as your heart [Verse 1] I keep that same mentality when I was facing casualties Goin’ through my tragedies, I practice like a athlete Wouldn’t believe the half of me Show and prove, don’t make believe I’ll make you believe, all my thoughts free Purer than the rawest coke This ain’t no shit that I wrote I’ve been down this road before And I’ve been on the rollercoast’ So many ups and downs and turns Homies droppin’ like flies Full strapped forty times Doin' a life sentence and he died While I’m on the road, doin’ shows, takin’ this ride I just got word my uncle tried commit suicide This the second time I’m goin’ back in, the second time You’ll get a second chance at life, nigga I ain’t lyin’ [Hook] And it’s a permanent scar, you can’t forget who you are It don’t matter where you go, they say we are who we are When you cook in the raw and you’re bad from the start You as cold in your heart, you as cold as your heart [Verse 2] I gots the homies, they could only mean the world to me And they ain’t comin’ back home, they in the cemetery (rest in peace) I wish I made this up, it was a fairytale I know the kingpin’s on, the name is Legendary They smoke crack right now, this ain’t a Tyler Perry This real rap, real life, it’s very necessary For me to go on in, so I went back in Wish I could stay in this booth and never come out again My lil’ cousin caught a body and he’s still fightin’ And I got killaz walkin’ the yard, Future all they recitin’ And I can’t forget you niggas did too much biting But I ain’t gon' hold no grudge, I just know your type [Hook] And it’s a permanent scar, you can’t forget who you are It don’t matter where you go, they say we are who we are When you cook in the raw and you’re bad from the start You as cold in your heart, you as cold as your heart [Verse 3] I take a trip, unwrap a gift, run ithere like Emmit Smith Go to New York with this gift and I come back with a lick Break bread with my team Partner money here, here I ain't come for this, I want my music global I wanna see people pump their fist I’m gonna change a nigga life So he ain’t gotta go through this Don’t get caught in my fit Till I’m runnin’ 1 0 6 They tracked me ‘cross the globe You can have the fame Just give me my soul I could scratch these niggas and go back in that boat Before I lose my respect I stick to the code I hold a tol on my shoulder But I will never fold No snitches allowed, case closed [Hook] And it’s a permanent scar, you can’t forget who you are It don’t matter where you go, they say we are who we are When you cook in the raw and you’re bad from the start You as cold in your heart, you as cold as your heart