lonely at the top

Joey Bada$$

They say it s lonely at the top, so whatever you do
You always gotta watch motherfuckers around you
Nobody s invincible, no plan is foolproof
We all must meet our moment of truth, truth, truth
They say it s lonely at the top, so whatever you do
You always gotta watch motherfuckers around you
Nobody s invincible, no plan is foolproof
We all must meet our moment of truth, truth, truth

I been havin flashbacks to the days of my youth
Right next to the trap was my grandmama s stoop
193 Vernon Ave, Tompkins and Throop
Where we used to be, take em back, back to the roots
Where any time we d leave the block
we would move in cahoots
Getting harassed by the cops, hands up, don t shoot
They thought that we was sellin rocks
I couldn t say we was not (True)
In fact, I couldn t say a lot
cause it s just how I was taught (Shh)
Guilty by association, that s a thing of my past
Had to cut off some relations to ensure I would last
Nowadays, ain t got no patience, I be moving too fast
If we ain t on the same vibration, then I m shaking your ass
Now every time I spin the block, niggas be lookin so mad
Seen my closest friends turn to opps, shit s so sad
Tryin to pretend, but I know there s snakes in the grass
Lookin through my lens, it be hard to face those facts

They say it s lonely at the top, so whatever you do
You always gotta watch motherfuckers around you
Nobody s invincible, no plan is foolproof
We all must meet our moment of truth, truth, truth
They say it s lonely at the top, so whatever you do
You always gotta watch motherfuckers around you
Nobody s invincible, no plan is foolproof
We all must meet our moment of truth, truth, truth

Can t find nobody to relate to these problems I have
I got 150 on the dash, pray to God I won t crash
I m hopin Allah take the wheel if I written my will
I keep my head up on a swivel when I play in the field
I m paranoid, checkin my mirrors like it s somethin I feel
These streets don t play fair, so I keep my pistol concealed
Cause I m the type to say a prayer fore I catch my kill
Like as-salamu alaykum, swear this shit get real

Shit get
Swear this shit get real
Shit get
Shit too real

They say it s lonely at the top, so whatever you do
You always gotta watch motherfuckers around you
Nobody s invincible, no plan is foolproof
We all must meet our moment of truth, truth, truth