MY PAST

Remember that I left my past behind me and I’m still trying to correct it 
Sometimes I feel like my back is up against the wall and I’m just trying not to resurrect it 
That old me, that cold me
That one who wouldn’t be shit, like they once told me
And I know what some are trying to do 
They rather drape me back in blue and send me back with my crew 
Not knowing that I’ll still survive
You could put me back in a cell and I’ll still change lives 
But understand that when I look to the sky, I’m looking higher 
Because I know that the devil is a liar
And at every turn I know that he’s there chasing me
Switching identities every time he’s facing me 
And no one has to remind me as they’re trying to rewind me
That under jail cell lights you could once find me 
I know where I came from 
Got a name from 
But until they understand my life 
My trials, tribulations and and all I had to sacrifice 
Then they’ll see I’m a role model because I chose to be
I’m just trying to be what I’m supposed to be
And I don’t think they understand that my past made me 
And I don’t care how anyone in this world wants to portray me 
So when they understand everything I’m truly fighting for 
I’m sure they wouldn’t question my past anymore!