what it's like

Singer: king von

you know who the fuck it is man. all these niggas in the city dead

man. and niggas that hate us

but they ain't gon' step outside them gangs though 'cause they know. king von you gon' say his name

king von

his name is devon bennett a.k.a king von. he's been on the street for too long

i want him off the street today! you guys ready?

ready sir

let's do it

von

von

von

von!

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's. let me tell you what it's like

when you fightin' for your life

let me tell you what it's. let me tell you what it's like

i'm finna tell you what it's like

let me tell you wha. let me tell you what is life

fightin' forty-five to life

in the room with a hype boy

nigga

you don't like

when you seen your homie

first thing that he gave you was a knife

i'm tryna tell you that it's real

you don't know how it feel

when you lose that plea

it's like speedin' down a hill

and your brakes don't work

pray to god that he take that wheel

you don't know how it go

you help the witness

don't show

court date's comin' slow

baby mama

she a ho'

and the opps still slidin' tryna find out who killed fo'

boy this shit ain't no joke

and i know this fo'sho

'cause the judge first offer fifty-four

bro he think you a ho'

tell your lawyer let's go

suit up nigga it's time for war

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's. let me tell you what it's like

when you fightin' for your life

let me tell you what it's. let me tell you what it's like

i'm finna tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's. i'm finna tell you what it's like

process go slow

i can't sleep it's too cold

my bond no ho'

first stop state bail 'cause i'm still on parole

see i was probably somewhere in the hole

caught a opp that killed bro

beat his ass

boy

you know how it go

and i was in the cell with deroze

when they gave him that time

on all shit hurt my soul

don't quit gotta fight 'em

you young

you black

they don't like you

you got a son on the way

if they take you away

he could fuck around and be just like you

got his hands on the glock and the rifle

tryna put some hot in a rival

lookin' up time flyin' right by you

time's hard gotta lean on the bible

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's. let me tell you what it's like

when you fightin' for your life

let me tell you what it's. let me tell you what it's like

i'm finna tell you what it's like

let me tell you wha. let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's like

let me tell you what it's. let me tell you what it's like

when you fightin' for your life

let me tell you what it's. let me tell you what it's like

i'm finna tell you what it's like

let me tell you wha. aye on this is no joke

like on some for real shit. these fuckin' people playin' with us man. aye when i got booked back in 2014 for that shit

and my arresting officer he brought me downstairs to get processed and three type of them came out. one of 'em get that. that's my work

and that other officer got that deroze

yeah that's my work

Lyric Context: what it's like - king von