Woke up this morning with eyes looking greasy And my pillow dripping wet
So many feelings been dying inside of me Making it hard to pretend

I made a promise to be true myself, If this is true I guess I lied to myself
I made a lot of promises and I ain't even kept any yet Man I don't feel proud of myself
Gaze into my mother's eyes
As if she knows I said I'm gonna change her life before 25 But life decided otherwise
I'm tranna get this cheese why you out here playing cat and mouse

Nothing is easy we better fight for it (uh yeah)
If you looking for a rainbow like me we gotta go through the rain for it, All of our promises will be met so

I'm getting there I promise Getting there
I'm getting there
Taking baby steps I'm all in
Verse 2

Made a promise to study and flourish
Get a degree turn this shack into a fortress I been looking my schoolmates doing it Feeling like how come am I not (mxm ahh)

Missing every step but every move is calculated Little distractions got me aggravated
I never use to tell the price, I was scared to say it I never charged features my heart was insulated

I made a promise to my music it was hard choosing I was lacking in class my bars kept oozing
It was therapeutic, teachers were confused I went from an A student to D miserable

Cause I made a promise it was not a lie
I done lost a couple of friends over you and I
Niggas do you like the half time and start switching sides But you have never turned me down the line, so hold on

I'm getting there I promise
Getting there
I'm getting there
Taking baby steps I'm all in