Joyner Lucas - The Way That I Am lyrics

[Intro: Sway & Eminem]
Joyner Lucas, real powerful artist
What is it about him that you like?
He was saying a lot of lines that I saw some of me in that
But at the same time, it was different because 
it was like he's not compromising bars to tell his story
He's still got complexity in there
Like he's taking you on his journey
And I never snapped out of that journey 'til it was over
And I was like, "Yo, this kid is f*cking incredible"

[Parte 1]
Straight out the mud, the kitchen is dirty, just hit up the plug
And copped me a thirty, I'm not who I was
The vision was blurry, I'm seeing shit clear, that bitch is murky
When I was a kid, I thought I was worthy of feeling some love
But love aingt deserve me, I wish I knew then that loving would hurt me
I'd sever that bridge before it can burn me
My mama was hard, my daddy concerned
He was beating my ass, aingt show me no mercy
Thought he was Joe, them whippers were dirty
He tried to make music, the shit wasn't working
He taught me to rap, was practicing early
I wanted a dad, but he never earned me
Traded his sons for power of attorney
I traded his love for diamonds and pressure
I'm not who you knew, don't act like you know me
A lot of shit change, I'm not like the old me
The money and fame'll never control me
But I went through things, I wish you done told me
I still need the change from niggas who owe me
I won't take the blame for calling you broski
That's really your name, you used to be brodie
But now you a lame, you niggas can blow me
A whole lot of money, a whole lot of fakes
Red dot on your body, I know how to trace (Brr)
I don't really stunt cause I know how to shake
If I wanna stunt, I just pull out the safe
Whole lot of cake and I know how bake
Parking lot pimping, I pull out the Wraith
And bury you niggas and pull out the rake
You showing your card, but you still not an ace

[Coro]
Some niggas tell me I remind 'em of Em
The MMLP album had me on ten
The shit I was going through made me a stan
A lot of that pain I been still holding in
Niggas who hate him the same ones who hate me
Then smile in my face and be shaking my hand
Crazy how even back then
Always knew that one day I'd relate to the way that I am
(Ayy, ayy)
That's the way that I am
(Joyner, Joyner, Joyner, Joyner, Joyner)
It's the way that I am
(Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh)
It's the way that I am
Crazy how even back then
Always knew that one day I'd relate to the way that I am (Ayy, ayy)

[Parte 2]
Taking a chance, I'm shaking the dice
She used to be a ho, you made her your wife
Don't matter if I lose, I came here to fight
I feel like two wrongs gon' make me a right
Talking my shit, aingt saying it nice
I saved these drugs, I'm raising the price
Your energy's trash, you say that it's life
My angels are black and Satan is white
I sprinkled some glass and made you some rice
My chopper gon' blast, I'm aiming to snipe
I aingt on the 'Gram, aingt came here for likes
You stay on the 'Gram, you came here to type
Patrolling the comments, you looking to spam
You really a fan, go take you a hike
Climb up the mountain and jump off the top
Your body gon' pop, no saving your life
You looking at me, I see hate in your eyes
It's obvious you wanna fake and facade
Your whole life is made up, I aingt too surprised
The industry phony, it made up of lies
They keeping me out, but I'm breaking inside
I'm snatching the crown and I'm taking what's mine
These industry bitches won't rate me with pride
I put 'em together and made a collage

[Coro]
Niggas tell me I remind 'em of Em
The MMLP album had me on ten
The shit I was going through made me a stan
A lot of that pain I been still holding in
Niggas who hate him the same ones who hate me
Then smile in my face and be shaking my hand
It's crazy that even back then
Always knew that one day I'd relate to the way that I am
(Ayy, ayy)
That's the way that I am
(Joyner, Joyner, Joyner, Joyner, Joyner)
It's the way that I am
(Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh)
It's the way that I am
Crazy how even back then
Always knew that one day I'd relate to the way that I am