Sacrifices

Yo, Turn my volume up mehn Hey City Monstar what’s good Sacrifices, to be the nicest with these mic devices It’s from the heart yo Yeah, Listen Teeto : My guy popsy kpai..him wife born the same weekend It's like as I get older the more life deepens Started off shallow, now we alone in the deep end These past few months, the deaths have been more frequent Makes me wonder if it's all worth it Late nights and early mornings just to make it perfect Necessities of life, yo you gotta make a purchase Can barely afford it, so you going for that mortgage It's real... Vacations for the kids, play stations at the crib oh You really proud to give the address of where you live oh Insomniac, your best friend’s a sedative oh This growing up business is really not for kids oh I'm really tryna be a baby boy forever Living it up with my guys while i’m getting this cheddah/ Everybody for naija stay praying together Mans gotta be prepared for the change of the weather Cuz when it rains, it pours on the rich and the poor We all gon end up 6feet beneath the floor Stay alive and dodge the bull like Matadors for now or tomorrow you decide which matters more Chorus: Every other day yo we making sacrifices Every other day yo we tryna be the nicest Every other day we hop up on these mic devices, Filter through the pain, had to get my pen and write this Every other day yo we making sacrifices Every other day yo we tryna be the nicest Every other day we hop up on these mic devices, Filter through the pain, had to get my pen and write this Teeto: I'm writing this 3 years after doing the first verse My guy pikin dey waka, we recorded his first steps A lot has happened, and in minutes you’ll hear words that defied time and space while I'm spitting this here verse My baby brother died, my family forever mourns God sent his angels to calm us all through the storm love of my life left, yes, women are scum Now I’m in love again and I’m just hoping that she’s the one We all got baggage that we carry around Some people own different, I’m aware of this now Chauvinist comments I see em, I unlook Na the day them catch thief, na him e become crook I moved from Ikeja, this Lekki is overrated tap water is brown, my nigga that’s just the basics I moved from a suit and tie to something more casual Screaming loud at the devil, say my God pass you Felt stationary, stagnant like I’m a statue Davinci’s work had to be still, to attract you Some say I’m keeping it real, I’m more factual The dreams I been trying to build are now actual Chorus: Every other day yo we making sacrifices Every other day yo we tryna be the nicest Every other day we hop up on these mic devices, Filter through the pain, had to get my pen and write this Every other day yo we making sacrifices Every other day yo we tryna be the nicest Every other day we hop up on these mic devices, Filter through the pain, had to get my pen and write this