T.I. — Be Better Than Me

[Intro] Huh Ok, yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh, yuh [Verse 1] I never know whether I'm living for tomorrow or dying for today But either way I'm tryna move a hundred dimes in a day They say that crime don't pay, but I'm gon' stay on the grind in the A, with the same ol' J's I know the lames gon' say that I done changed, no way I'm in the gutter everyday, tryna slang more ye' In the middle of the trap, we hang the dro blaze Niggas in the trap ain't changed in four days Waiting on a page that saying the blow came Instead of us just finding more ways to get paid Anyway, in the fire, I done been there homie Niggas ball, niggas die, and ain't shit fair, homie Them crackers give you some time and get to sit there, homie My niggas dying, I'll see you when I get there, homie Aye, born alone, die alone in life But right or wrong, folk it's on for life Just be better than me [Hook] Shawty, the streets ain't the place to be I'm telling you cuz it's too late for me Ay be betta than me Crack a slug, nuttin' better to see than young niggas wit' a felony sheet So be betta than me I know ya mamma waitin' faithfully on her baby to graduate ya see You way betta than me Betta than us, betta than this, take a chance nigga change some shit You could be betta than me [Verse 2] Ay, its rules in the game son, learn it young When they haters speak yo' name, man, burn they tongue Never be ashamed of how ya' live or where ya' from You stack a mill, niggas will see how far you come Without a gun, you got somethin'll make 'em bar you son That's a million-dollar mind, why, they niggas is dumb Yea they gon get outta line, but they niggas is scum They outta sight and outta mind 'til you visit the slum, stay down Stay on the grind and yo' digits'll come Bottom line: you gotta shine no matta what you become They streets is 40 percent of yo mind and 5 percent muscle 10 struggle, 10 time, and 35 percent hustle And trust if dey don't burry the scared, they bury the dead When anticipating pistol play, be very prepared And if you ain't, find somewhere to burry yo head Because them hot ones from the choppas tear ya body to shreds I said [Hook] Shawty, the streets ain't the place to be I'm telling you cuz it's to late fo me Ay be betta than me Crack a slug nuttin betta to see then young niggas wit a felony sheet So be betta than me I know ya mamma waitin faithfully on her baby to graduate ya see You way betta than me Betta than us, betta than this, take a chance nigga change some shit You could be betta than me [Verse 3] In a broke down Cadillac, ridin' high Not many trusts in this life either shine or die Ima live one of two ways, either grind or cry And Ima grind it out, even if I'm dyin it out Ain't got no mo than me, so what the fuck you lyin about That man right there, but ain't gon be when dey start findin out That that bullshit you be talkin ain't the real deal That ain't you blow, them ain't yo cars so how you really live See what you need to do is take a chilly-willy pill Go and chill yo ass out, fo dey deal yo ass out A bad hand from a mad man, in a mad clan All dem otha niggas take a fall you gon take the last stand Gnawed in, sawed in, how everybody ball When everybody else is all in you don't know where to fall in? Need some Flaw Henn, I'm telling you shawty And don't be buyin none of dat bullshit sellin you shawty And all that otha shit they talkin is irrelevant shawty Tell 'em, show you the papa, fo dey show you the cable You see a whole different nigga when you open dem drables Follow hatas nuttin holy can saves us Shawty be betta than me [Hook] Shawty, the streets ain't the place to be I'm telling you cuz it's to late fo me Ay be betta than me Crack a slug nuttin betta to see then young niggas wit a felony sheet So be betta than me I know ya mamma waitin faithfully on her baby to graduate ya see You way betta than me Betta than us, betta than this, take a chance nigga change some shit You could be betta than me (Repeat 1)