Lyrics All My Life – Lil Durk feat. J. Cole
Durkio told me he been on some positive s**t, yeah, yeah
Lately, I just wanna show up and body some s**t, yeah, yeah
Always been a lil’ mathematician, lately it’s cash I’m gettin’
Got me losin’ count of these bags, I’ve been movin’ too fast
Hard times don’t last, ‘member when cops harrassed
Talkin’ out my ass, boy, you ain’t s**t but a b**ch with a badge
All my life
All my life
They been tryin’ to keep me down
They been tryin’ to keep me down
All this time
All this time
Never thought I would make it out
Never thought I’d make it out
They couldn’t break me, they couldn’t break me
No, no
They couldn’t take me, they couldn’t take me
No
All my life
All my life
They been tryin’ to keep me down
They been tryin’ to keep me down
I decided I had to finish, but the media called me a menace
I done sat with the mayor and politicians, I’m tryna change the image
You can’t blame my past no more, I come from the trenches
Some said I’d never be a superstar, but I know I’m different
I’m The Voice, but the system ain’t give me a choice
Know some people that’s still undeployed
I know a felon who tryna get FOID
Child support your only support
For a visit, I’m goin’ through courts
Went to jail, they was chainin’ me up
And you know that I’m famous as f**k
See how you gon’ joke about stimulus
But they really had came in the clutch
I know some kids wanna hurt theyself
Stop tryna take drugs, I refer to myself
Tryna better myself, tryna better my health, but
All my life
All my life
They been tryin’ to keep me down
They been tryin’ to keep me down
All this time
All this time
Never thought I would make it out
Never thought I’d make it out
They couldn’t break me, they couldn’t break me
No, no
They couldn’t take me, they couldn’t take me
No
All my life
All my life
They been tryin’ to keep me down
They been tryin’ to keep me down
First generation ghetto n**ga
Cole world, hello n**gas
Made it out the city with my head on straight
N**gas keep shootin’ up the lead out
Young Jordan Peele, gotta get out
But the s**t that I spit out
Is a cheat code like I’m facin’ a RICO
And how a n**ga put a hit out
And another one, and, and another one
I got like a hundred of ’em
‘Bout to lap n**gas so they think they ahead of me
But I’m really in front of them
Now some of them fumblin’ they bags
F**kin’ up the little crumbs that they had
A reminder to humble yourself
This s**t could be gone in an instant
Me, I’m runnin’ long distance
All pistons firin’
I be stuck between maybe retirin’
And feelin’ like I’m just not hittin’ my prime
These days seein’ rappers be dyin’
Way before they even gettin’ they shine
I never even heard of lil’ buddy
‘Til somebody murdered lil’ buddy
Now I’m on the phone, searchin’ lil’ buddy name
Got ’em playin’ his tunes, all day in my room
Thinkin’, Damn, this s**t is wicked
to get they name buzzin’ some n**gas
just gotta go lay in a tomb
And media thirsty for clicks
I got a new rule
If you ain’t never posted a rapper when he was alive
You can’t post about him after he get hit
It’s simple, it’s the principle
On any tempo, I’m invincible
Don’t even rap, I just vent to you
I rather that than an interview
Most days
F**k ’em all like I’m goin’ through a ho phase
Young n**ga shoot out the whip like road rage
I pray all of my dawgs stay so paid
And the only thing that kill ’em is old age
All my life
All my life
They been tryin’ to keep me down
They been tryin’ to keep me down
All this time
All this time
Never thought I would make it out
Never thought I’d make it out
They couldn’t break me, they couldn’t break me
No, no
They couldn’t take me, they couldn’t take me
No
All my life
All my life
They been tryin’ to keep me down
They been tryin’ to keep me down…
➤ Written by Lil Durk, J. Cole, Dr. Luke, LunchMoney Lewis, Rocco Did It Again! & Ryan OG
Album: Almost Healed
Produced by Dr. Luke
Lil Durk | J. Cole | 2023
