Better Different Intro - Sincerely Collins

Going through the motions like it ain’t nobody’s business

Everyday we hustling like, can I get a witness?

Living in the moment, I’m a man that’s on a mission

Pardon me for dreaming, I just wanted something different

Since I been a young’n, always felt I had a vision

Caught up in a world where they make all of our decisions

All I ever needed was for somebody to listen

Pardon me for dreaming, I just wanted something different

Okay, I started at the bottom, lost my mama at 2

I was just a little shawty, but that moment I knew

I was different, I was different, I ain’t wanting the same

I was sad and I was lonely, I was hoping for change

Started hooping, me and Chubby, we was holding it down

Now I see you at my shows, hope I’m making you proud

I remember on that summer night, I went out the shades

13, first time I put the pen to the page

I’m in love with the rhythm, in love with the art

Who knew that in a decade, that boy would climb the charts?

I grew up on the east, my hood is in my heart

When junior high was over, the real movie would start

My hoop dreams deflated, my team didn’t understand

I fell into depression, my pen’s my only friend

See I got me some issues that nobody can see

And all of these emotions are pouring out of me

Recording at my granny’s, I never got no sleep

Like I’mma see the shit my mama never got to see

I think that’s round the time they started calling me weird

Stopped following trends and started facing my fears

I knew searching was strange, my life was changing gears

I graduated a legend amongst my teachers and peers

Only problem was, granny and Annie, they just wanted me at college bruh

Started myself a band, that Jimi Hendrix and me

That’s when the rebel was born, that liquor getting to me

Sipping, sipping and dranking, just dranking and sipping

Like what do I gotta do to get motherfuckers to listen?

As if that wasn’t enough, I just got the news

I was 'bout to be a daddy, I ain’t know what to do

Get the real job, Collins, this the real world nigga

Settle down, get married, I wanted to pull the trigger

But something told me, I got this, man they knock this

Music, working and daddy, fuck it, I ain’t got no options

Dropping tape after tape, playing show after show

In that broken RV with my bros, on the road

I had to get out, figure my own shit out

Broke it off with my girl, quit my job then I went out

On my own, starting roaming, sleeping on couches

Thinking woah man, I’m homeless, this shit is crazy, look

Blaine had the studio, got me for the low low

Ryan had the beats so all I needed was the promo

Sent that shit to Iraq, now he fucking with me

He said homie you a star, drop it all, you coming with me, God damn

Pick your poison, we all in prison with different choices

We are the leaders, we are the speakers, just different voices

I been anointed, I come equipped with the yams

Went from go home Roger to hitting spliffs with the twins

I’m the fix god, fix god, everything Gucci Mane

Brick squad, brick squad, who the fuck you know that go this hard, this hard?

I gotta slow it down, I’mma hold it down

Feel like Moses now, part the ocean now

Feeling sober now, Coca Cola now

Smooth as lotion now, got the portion, God man

Man I got so many friends that can’t come back no more

When I got so many haters, I can’t keep track no more

My baby 5, I’m tryna show her more to life

Teach her how to be the light and in turn, become immortalised

Never mind you lames, I’m off this shit

You lie and I’m the truth, negative ain’t bad, just opposite

When I hear you talking 'bout me, it’s a breath of fresh air

Y’all inspired this light work and I produced my best yet, think about it

Goodness, goodness gracious, I’m the man

I should probably charge 100 grand

For a hook, a feature or a show

Stephen Curry at the Oracle

Nigga you should check your horoscope

Looking at me now like Boris Dope

Silly rapper always know it though

Zoë Kravitz, yeah she know it dope

You on the edge and we in the matrix

Watch where I spray, intelligence may drift

You should behave in the presence of greatness

Feeling like 'Ye, sorry for the lateness

That was me, that undersleeping, underdog that’s underpaid

I was working everyday to get rid of them hunger pains

I was Katniss Everdeen, Arizona Hunger Games

Legend of the Phoenix, Collins city under flames

I’m on my way to higher land

If you don’t go with me, I carry on

I’m on my way, don’t hinder me

Just cause we’re born, don’t make us free

Open up your arms, won’t you let me in?

Open up your heart, can you hear me?

Can you hear me crying?

Can you hear me crying?

Nate says give me life

Air head’ll give me life

All y’all give me life

Futuristic give me life

All the disses give me life

I been christened with the light

On a mission all my life

All the shit I sacrificed

All increased my appetite

You just do it for the likes

I just do it cause it’s right

You just do it outta spite

You just ball until you high

I’m just tryna keep it righteous

You could never do it like this

So get Bootleg on the phone, man

You should tell him this guide yes

Might be the nicest

You can’t deny this

Call me your highness

Fix god