Dirty Lu - The Growing Process lyrics

[Verse 1: Dirty Lu] I'm back with this here, cloud sh** High up in the sky and almost done with LOUD, b**h Been delaying tapes too much, call me Wayne Cloud 9 tapes are a one night session, I'm insane All I do is cause critics so much pain cause my lyrics so ill it sinks in their veins. It's so dry out here. We be praying for rain Swear I opened my eyes and I saw the lames. Wasn't prepared for an album. Now I'm trained. Smoking weed out a bong waiting for fame. My attitude is so cold but I never rock ice. I'm too good to write. I'm too good for advice. If she don't blow trees then she's not my type. I'm a hard-headed guy and I'm over-priced. Eating lil' Ceasers pizza. Just a slice. I guess it really pays off when all I am is nice, right? We all got our ups and downs. We all got those sh**ty nights. It's Halloween but it's just another day. Swear last Halloween felt like it was just today. I need these years to go by fast so it's okay. Okay [Verse 2: Dirty Lu] Every year gets shorter and every day just fades. Every minute you spent wanting put every second to waste. Go get it before it's too late. I'm writing from my heart and choosing my own fate. Cole taught me time isn't money cause if you don't have money all you got is time to spend. I thought "Well ain't that funny" but after he told me time and time again, my nose got runny as a tear slipped and I got more hungry. It gave me drive to chase success. No matter where I find it in, it's worth the check. No matter what I go through, it's worth the stress. It's for my own good. It's for the best. Four years later Cole taught Love and Respect. J. Cole will sign me. All I got is my life to bet. But I would bet that cause he went through the same test. The same struggle for the same success. Getting a degree is only the first step. Then the fortune comes next and the fame to regret, but I'm not there yet. Yet, I'm not upset. The world is full of lies. I'm here to figure out the truth, like if you wanna make a track you don't need a booth. If you wanna have a blast you don't need some booze. If you wanna learn something, first learn you. Yourself is the key to everything you wanna do. It's the hardest thing to do, tryna figure out your roots, like who makes you, you, and who knows if Lu is true. If I'm preparing to take Cole's spot like he did to Jay-Z, what exactly will it take to get Cole to play me? How many mixtapes I gotta make before Cole wants to pay me? Sign me to Dreamville and The Roc' will save me. I need it more than I can say. Please. This is a testament to my growth. Cloud 9 II is a letter to J. Cole. I wanna make a hundred grand for every show and I'm ghost