[Intro]

(Pipe that shit up, TnT)

(LC)

[Chorus]

It was trials and tribulations on the road to chasing that paper

Seen so many faces, been so many places, caught some cases

Crazy thing is, out of all life done taught me

Before you get one win, you gotta take a thousand losses

I remember, nigga, yeah (Straight up, you know me)

How would I ever forget? How could I ever forget? (Yeah, yeah)

I remember, oh, I remember

How could I ever forget? How would I ever forget?

[Verse]

I remember everything, the shine and the struggle

I remember all the pain, all the grind, all the hustle

I remember elementary when pops would come and get me

And take me to the neighborhood with Valerria and Whitney

Then pops had went to prison, I remember every letter

I remember bitches playing with my heart 'cause I would let 'em

I remember what's-his-name told me, "Bro, let's stick together"

But we couldn't stick together 'cause niggas change just like the weather

I still remember the first night when I met Mr. Raymond

I was on the block with Glocks when Uncle Dereck came to save me

Remember back in middle school when I met Derek Bailey

And he taught me how to sack that weed, stack that cheese, and save it

But I still fucked it up, I remember tryna shake back

Me and Sir Kendrick in the kitchen cookin' fake crack

I remember my first show, I remember who booked me

I remember all you opps from middle school, them niggas was pussy

I remember my first stolen car, I was with Lil Chaz

I had just jumped off the porch, but lil' bruh was moving fast

I remember when I first met Kareem, we was coolin'

A year later, we was breakin' in them houses, shootin' movies

If we catch a nigga late night, no pipe, it's a wrap

We made lil' what's-his-name jump off his bike and that's a fact

Remember when I first caught a buzz with my raps

Money came and niggas changed and stabbed me in my back

Remember when I first confessed my love and I cried

Asked you 'bout that other fuck nigga and you lied

No longer could I stand to see the truth in your eyes

So I went somewhere else to find love and you know why

Remember sitting in my cell blaming the streets

Mama came to see me, said the blame was on me

Remember Lenny died, the city cried for a week

I remember when you niggas testified on Lil C

[Chorus]

It was trials and tribulations on the road to chasing that paper (I remember, I remember, nigga)

Seen so many faces, been so many places, caught some cases

Crazy thing is, out of all life done taught me

Before you get one win, you gotta take a thousand losses

I remember, nigga, yeah

How would I ever forget? How could I ever forget?

I remember, oh, I remember

How could I ever forget? How would I ever forget?