[Verse 1: Danny Brown]8 balls wit a safety pinI deserve the finer thingsTold myself back thenWhen I used to ride a SchwinnNow I’m on a tour busGoing places I ain’t never beenWrote my rhymes down on a paper bagThat was way backHaving dreams of a CadillacDog, I had to bounce backLocked a nigga upWhy they do me like that?Now I’m on the Jack in the countyAsking mommy for some moneySwear to God she’d do anything for meNow we out the hood and the nightmare is us going backSo I won’t go to sleep ’til I finish thatCousin of death anywayNow I see better dayAnd I ain’t tryna miss a minute, second hourLiving on borrowed timeCan’t think about tomorrow’cause it’s about todayAnd you know you wanna take my placeLet’s get it[Hook: Kelela]You turn around, and now I’m winningI built it up, from the groundYou stay asleep, I’m gonna get itI built it up, from the ground[Verse 2: Danny Brown]Now tell me, would you sacrifice your dreams?What it takes if you want anythingGot me missing sleep ’cause my mind on the beatSo while I’m counting bars y’all be counting sheepNo cheat sheet, get it out the mudGet it how you live, why I’m out here in the fieldMy nigga wake up, wipe the cold out your eyesIt’s a cold, cold world but even hotter when you dieSo no try to do, what about you?Work off, well met, do the same thing tooA lot locked up wishing they was like youGot a letter from my nigga saying he be out in JuneBeen down for a minute and every since sentenceThings ain’t been the same so I’m missing my niggaStaring at the ceiling thinking how far I cameWas trapped in the storm but I made it out the rain[Hook: Kelela]You turn around, and now I’m winningI built it up, from the groundYou stay asleep, I’m gonna get itI built it up, from the ground