I Ain't No Joke

[Intro]
Ain't no joke
Yeah
Ain't no joke
Look
Look

[Verse 1]
Used to ask work in the pop by the day
Now the whole block call me like a hashtag
Turn that reel into a war story, better start brag
Turn that real headache into a free load, yeah
Big steps, I swim with the neck
Shorty see the chain, say it's for the flex
Came from the side where they test your respect
You eat the right checks, you pay for regret

[Chorus]
Ain't no joke, I'm the headline, not a quote
No, came from the cold, made a whole city choke
Laughing at me, but they copy what I spoke
Talk big talk, but they quiet when I show
Ain't no joke
Ain't no joke

[Verse 2]
I don't do threats, I don't do threats, just time stamps, boy
If I say pull up, pull up, that's a cap out, boy
Beat by the trap, make the block look small
I don't find the rooms, I just buy the whole wall, buy the whole wall
Turn my pain into power, now the trauma got tags
I remember EBT, now I'm spazzing on the bag
Same clothes three days, mama praying for a break
Now she count blue faces 'til her fingers ache
Laugh now, cry later, that's what it mean to you
I was hungry, that was daily, that was real, that was fool
You were tripping off of coming, I was thuggin' out of school
Whole life on the line, you just scrolling through the news
Ain't no joke
Ain't no joke

[Chorus]
Ain't no joke
Ain't no joke
Ain't no joke
Ain't no joke

[Outro]
(Instrumental)