The Company You Keep

You know I heard a saying
It says that the people you hang around with are who ultimately become at the end of the day
And as someone who once was a subject of that
I can tell you
You dont have to stay there if you dont want too
You can find your own way
You dont have to be pressured to do things that you dont wanna do
You can be better
Better than the company you keep

Yo, I used to think that it was all good
Especially where I grew up was a small hood
But sometimes man god forbid we knocking on wood
Knowing that some of my niggas up to no good
Hoping they don't end up dead or ever catch a body
Cuz a nigga like myself man I knew everybody
From my niggas around the way
To my niggas always watching anime
I was well rounded something I always was proud to say
Just the luck of the draw the way I juggled both sides of the fence
Was truly raw, I know it left'em in awe
Like how'd he make it this far through all of the peer pressure
A diamond in the rough found shining like hidden treasure
Guess I just knew the importance of my worth
And knowing nobody cares until you learn to put you first
You might cut some people off regardless if it hurt
Changing the energy you put into the earth
The company the you keep

Cuz the people you keep the closest
Are no good if they don't keep you focused
Meaning that you'll cut some people off regardless if it hurt
To change the energy you put into the earth
The company the you keep
Cuz the people you keep the closest
Are no good if they don't keep you focused
Meaning that you'll cut some people off regardless if it hurt
To change the energy you put into the earth
The company the you keep

You see I thought I was the man cuz my niggas was pullin triggers
Playin' with they life like a couple of action figures
Perhaps I figured this was the life I wanted to live
But I realized there was more I wanted to give
Myself the opprotunity to do, and now today
I stand before you as the living proof, you gotta learn
To play the game don't let it play wit'chu, cuz otherwise
You may not ever come to find your truth, just passin' juice
I had to look into the mirror deciding if I was gon' be a man or another nigga
Licking shots, off of the liquor, tryna paint a picture
So vivid it make me sicker, understand my story
Ain't never have any filler, my life was on the line
And shit was just gettin' realer, but I wanted to be
That light, beacon, that pillar, and so the dreams I had
Became exponentially bigger, than being on the block
With all my niggas
The company you keep

Cuz the people you keep the closest
Are no good if they don't keep you focused
And so the dreams I had
Became exponentially bigger
Than being on the block with all my niggas
The company you keep

Never let the company you keep
Everybody ain't your friend
Just stay focused on your dreams
Yeah
Be careful of the company you keep
The universe
Gone give you what you need
Everytime