Away From Home

(I-I-I-) Ayy, what? It's so, is it real? Yeah, ayy Give a fuck if they remember I was in the cold, windows froze I was sleepin' in the whip tryna get a fucking grip I remember Didn't have no hoes tryna go, all these rappers lil' broed me, fuck, fuck Fuck 'em, I remember Way before they had a fuckin' DM I was whippin' in the Ac' like that shit was European I remember I remember drivin' Holland Tunnel for a label meetin' Thinkin' 'bout more cake than a funnel I remember Now these niggas don't remember I know Neeks remember, I know Jay remember Chubbs'll make them boys remember Dead broke, splittin' pennies with my members Fuck a spread, we was splittin' chicken tenders (I-I-I-) 'Member I was sleepin' in the basement Watchin' Tigger in the basement, I was tryna get a placement I remember Days in the East with the bros Watchin' Tristan and Devoe while they runnin' up the score I remember TT was headed to the league I was sleepin' up at Metalworks tryna plant a seed I remember Rollin' through the city, gettin' beats Always peepin' out the streets 'cause I was beefin' with the bleeks I remember I was tryna get a portion, tryna make a fortune B-town with Candy, I'm tryna be her boyfriend 3 AM at Y2, runnin' off endorphins Start adoptin' my brothers' beefs like a orphan I was still on Rose when it's pourin' and stormin' This shit is not rewardin', I do not feel important I wanna see some scratch from the shit that I'm recordin' In Memphis smokin' Blacks, tryna act like I enjoy them A Maurice Francois Girbaud what I'm sportin' And Mos Def gave me like a rack for performin' Crib I got now make me think of when I had to put some money on a mortgage This don't feel like home anymore It's just wall, doors, and floors That only I can afford Remember when it used to mean more, mean more I got money in the top drawer That ain't much, but we not poor You're mine and I'm yours Like a broke couple, we don't wanna court, for sure I remember pullin' up at TAO, seein' Quincy Jones Nigga talkin' to me like he proud I remember I remember Mike designed the owl Then he sued the fucking guys and he duckin' until now I remember 'Member Reesie stayin' at the house Then she left me for my dog like she never took the vow I remember My cousin Ryan fronted me a pound and I couldn't even flip it Had to bring it back around I remember I remember printin' up our T-shirts with Kyle We in love with the same girl, beefin' like a cow I would pick them shits up, nigga wouldn't even smile Nigga better crack a smile 'fore we do a nigga foul To keep it real, I wasn't really gangster 'til now I was livin' on a cloud, I was quiet as a mouse I was in the club gettin' lost in the crowd Wasn't doin' what I wanted to, I do what was allowed I remember fightin' over Monica with Jason I remember only knowin' Andre and Jason I remember buyin' all the iceberg from Jason That's three different Jasons, my life like The Matrix Even got on 106 & Park with replacement My mama was my manager, my uncle was my agent Dr. Dre'll send a nigga home, that took patience Four GRAMMY's to my name, a hundred nominations Esperanza Spalding was gettin' all the praises I'm tryna keep it humble, I'm tryna keep it gracious Who give a fuck Michelle Obama put you on a playlist? Then we never hear from you again like you was taken Who the CEO of Universal? They mistaken 'Cause Google sayin' Lucian, but that just doesn't make sense Who fillin' up the piggy bank? Who bringin' home the bacon? This shit don't come on vinyl, I'm still record-breakin' How could I forget? How could I forget? I was on a Greyhound way before the jet Buffalo, New York was like the furthest I could get At the Walden Galleria tryna make the money stretch Student Price Card and a Yorkdale connect Whole time, Courtney Smith was keepin' me in check Try and find an inch of the city I ain't stepped in If it's war, I'll lay my life down for the set then Yeah And I put that shit on Mads and that nigga was my best friend Yeah And I put that shit on Johnny Bling, that nigga was my best friend Right And I put that shit on Richard, that nigga was my best friend Ayy, yeah Broke his right hand, still took a fight with his left hand I remember I remember Yeah I-I- --- Away From Home - Drake