Ain’t Good Enough

Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough

I could of raised up and went back to the cut

Try'na do it right the old me I put it up

How can you win when your best ain't good enough?

Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough

I could of raised up and went back to the cut

Try'na do it right the old me I put it up

How can you win when your best ain't good enough?

He was fresh out the pin still in his prime

Changed his life for the better while he did his time

It's amazing how he was able too keep his mind

Came home started searching for illegal grind

Lost years mentally hard to digest

Had a woman on the side through the process

Brainstorming off of ideas they plot it big

She agreed to hold him down until he got a gig

Month after month somebody forgot to tell him

It's hard to get a job once you a convicted felon

Accumulation of trepidation and frustration

Plus alot of dust collected on his application

He stayed honest straight up and down like 6 O'clock

And clicked yes in that "have you been convicted" box

Everything you try to do just seem to fall though

"Thank you sir, please don't call us will call you"

Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough

I could of raised up and went back to the cut

Try'na do it right the old me I put it up

How can you win when your best ain't good enough?

Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough

I could of raised up and went back to the cut

Try'na do it right the old me I put it up

How can you win when your best ain't good enough?

Eight months deep, still same situation

Now his woman on the daily running out of patience

This scenario they looking at is typical

Now she want him to walk it out like an elipitacl

So fast forward and his manhood got targeted

And lack of him resloving it escalading those arugments

Cause how can he run his house properly

When he's clocking no profit and she constantly makes mockery

And what added to the overall discrepancy

Was the suprise unexpectably of a pregnancy

Ooh, and when the time came she straight dissed him

And took they buisness straight to the dirty court system

Knew he was trying hard there was nothing but greed

Took him out cause he wasn't moving at her speed

She put a good man out and let hatred in

Now he gotta make it work so let the games begin

Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough

I could of raised up and went back to the cut

Try'na do it right the old me I put it up

How can you win when your best ain't good enough?

Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough

I could of raised up and went back to the cut

Try'na do it right the old me I put it up

How can you win when your best ain't good enough?

Now it's crunch time everyday stormy weather

The need to go and get some bread is more intense than ever

Odd jobs all day try'na stack some mail

Have that money every month or go back to jail

Couldn't believe that she would place him in that situation

Though he was paying she's still hating on his visitations

With his paper slow she threatin to tell them folks

He even contipated going back to selling ****

He was getting checks he just wasn't cashing enough

Plus his baby momma's new dude started gassing her up

"Forget that fool we need that money he don't pay a question

What'chu trippin' on he ain't never gave you nothing"

All and all it was a dirty thang to do because

The real truth is he knew what kind of dude he was

He kept grinding but once again it's not enough

Failed behind, chased and licked got caught and they locked him up

Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough

I could of raised up and went back to the cut

Try'na do it right the old me I put it up

How can you win when your best ain't good enough?

Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough

I could of raised up and went back to the cut

Try'na do it right the old me I put it up

How can you win when your best ain't good enough?