Hopeless Boy Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Yo, f*ck rappin' and braggin' about the way you ballin'
Spray cans in my backpack and I was starvin'
And I was starvin' in middle school with a trey five-seven revolver
My family said I wouldn't make it, now I'm grindin' hard
I dedicated this to the kids growin' up with no father
Believe me, I know what you goin' through, I almost lost it
Ever seen a teenage boy who's feelin' like robbin'?
That was me at 14, I was drivin' through Compton
On my way to Inglewood, I was thinkin' of nonsense
Somebody taggin' on the wall so I had to go cross it
Mothaf*cka I had guns in my mother's closet
The day she caught me, tear drops started fallin'
Then she slapped me in the face lookin' brokenhearted
How the f*ck do I explain that my hood is stronger?
Enemies is lookin' for me, two in the mornin'
It's about the two weeks and she still ignores me
I'm f*ckin' up so much as hate that is buildin' towards me
She's on the phone with my fam, sayin' I'm disappointin'
Sayin' I'm disappointin', oh man, I'm a disappointment

[Chorus: David Ortiz & King Lil G]
As I sit all alone with pain, I wonder
Will I ever see my mother smile?
I wonder
Will I ever see my mother smile?
Am I ever gonna see that day we stop strugglin'?
Will I ever see my mother smile?
Strugglin', yeah

[Verse 2]
Yo would you like to know why I was so troublesome?
That eviction notice on my door made me hustle drugs
I seen my mother cryin', 1999 My father left us behind, my feelings empty inside
I try not to miss him, me and my older sister
Carina please tell 'em 'bout that f*cked up Christmas
I had to go to school lyin' to my friends
Pretendin' I was happy 'bout some shit I didn't get
Fake smiles through the whole winter
I was cold wearin' old clothes and socks with holes in 'em
Gang members, I was close with 'em
Road trips to the border to go get 'em
Young and hopeless, tryna get into show biz
Hopin' they would give me a chance, nobody noticed

[Chorus: David Ortiz & King Lil G]
As I sit all alone with pain, I wonder
Will I ever see my mother smile?
I wonder
Will I ever see my mother smile?
Am I ever gonna see that day we stop strugglin'?
Will I ever see my mother smile?
Strugglin', yeah

[Outro: King Lil G]
Oh man, you know what really trips me out is that... uh
People really think I owe them somethin'
Oh man, you know what really trips me out is that uh..
People really think I owe them somethin'
See I hear people talkin' all the time
But it's like they don't know the struggle
And the shit we gotta go through
To get to where we are right now
(But I don't owe them a damn thing)
I had to sacrifice so much time, you know
Had to put my family through so much pain
It's like everything that I got right now, I owe it to the family
Finally my mother can smile now
Oh yeah

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