[Chorus: LaTonya Givens & Rick Ross]
If I could leave this place
With a smile on my face (The meek shall inherit the earth)
I'd give up everything (That's what The Bible says)
Just to make you happy
But we both know, oh, oh, oh
This ain't how life goes (I need it)
We could build our own world
But the streets keep callin' me

[Verse 1: Rick Ross]
Walk like a giant, talk like a tyrant
Faith of a mustard seed, destined for a triumph
David or Goliath, hate me or admire
Kush burns slow as I chase my desires
Embrace my empire, batty boy, eat fire
Guns like choirs, when they sing, keep quiet
Will I get to heaven? Turn to Psalm 27
Lord knows when I see this monkey, I'ma be the devil
Beat him 'cause I'm clever, beat him at whatever
You never was a G, nigga, unit mean together
New York unified, down south love that
When we got to shine, "Motherfuckers, where the love at?"
Real niggas gettin' money, better log off
Think the game's dead now? Imagine when your dog gone
Imagine when it's all gone
When your phone off, there's only one to call on

[Chorus: LaTonya Givens & Rick Ross]
If I could leave this place (I mean, if I die today)
With a smile on my face (I could honestly say)
I'd give up everything (Thank you, Lord)
Just to make you happy (Thank you, Lord)
But we both know, oh, oh, oh (Thank you, Lord)
This ain't how life goes
We could build our own world
But the streets keep callin' me

[Verse 2: Rick Ross]
I'm bigger than a title, bigger than a name
You could label we the biggest label in the game
Put food on the table, fed the whole city
Tell me who'd be the fool if the feds come get me
Fetty isn't better when you're called a trendsetter
The world's so cold, hope you got a lil' sweater
Caught a lil' case, but he had a lil' cheddar
Pled out to fifteen, poured his life in a letter
Very first line, he called Trick Daddy stupid
Say he got AIDS, tellin' people that it's lupus
Not the one just to jump to conclusions
I'm gettin' money, small talk could be a nuisance
Both chains reminiscin' to them nooses
Sittin' on deuces, new Land Cruisers (Boss)
Who the fuck you callin' losers?
You niggas losin', look like you could use us

[Chorus: LaTonya Givens & Rick Ross]
If I could leave this place (When I bought my first Run DMC vinyl)
With a smile on my face (And my first 2 Live Crew cassette)
I'd give up everything
Just to make you happy
But we both know, oh, oh, oh (I would've cried if I knew where I'm at today)
This ain't how life goes
We could build our own world (Took me forty minutes to walk there to buy it)
But the streets keep callin' me

[Verse 3: Rick Ross]
Call your boy a C.O., but if I really was
When all these niggas undercover fuckin' niggas up?
Keep it triller, nigga never had a gun and badge
Kept a nice watch, smokin' on a hundred sack
Back in the day, I sold crack for some nice kicks
Skippin' school, I saw my friend stabbed with an icepick
Young nigga, fifteen with three seeds
From that very day, I carried on the three C's
Can't criticize niggas tryna get jobs
Better get smart, young brother, live yours
Only live once and I got two kids
And for me to feed them, I'd get two gigs
I'd shovel shit, I'd CO
So we can bow our head and pray over the meatloaf
I'm lookin' at the big picture
Keep a bitch with you, tryin' to get a bit richer

[Chorus: LaTonya Givens & Rick Ross]
If I could leave this place
With a smile on my face (I remember prayin' for, for me just to get the, the opportunity)
I'd give up everything
Just to make you happy
But we both know, oh, oh, oh (To have a record deal)
This ain't how life goes (And now I sign artists)
We could build our own world
But the streets keep callin' me (Thank you, Lord)