Journey

Verse 1: Rod Wave

(Oh)

It wasn't easy, we came from the bottom

Life is a mystery, I don't got the answers

Can't see the picture 'cause I am in the painting

Yeah, I been tryna paint a better image for my babies

Verse 2

They say that patience is a virtue (Yeah)

'Cause I been waitin' for my turn (Yeah)

Seen so many brothers lost, I been hatin' my ass hurting (Hurting, oh)

Verse 3: Rod Wave

I can't sleep at night, I need to unwind (Need to unwind)

'Cause I been stressed lately, mama been hustlin' for us

I don't even got a father, I know mama had to bust, yeah

Seen her workin' double shifts just to get us what we need

Verse 4: Rod Wave

Yeah, the journey was tuff, I seen the road, the road was rugged (Oh)

The struggle was real, I had to grind it out the trenches (Trenches)

Yeah, I'm focused on the goal, been on that mission (Mission)

This money made a difference, I'ma thank God for the blessings (Yeah, yeah)

Chorus

Yeah, I'm thankful for the journey

It was tuff, but I'm thankful for the journey

It was tuff, but I'm thankful for the journey

It was tuff, but I'm thankful, thankful for the journey

It was tuff, but I'm thankful, thankful for the journey

Verse 5: NBA YoungBoy

Yeah, the journey was tuff (Yeah, yeah)

Made it out the trenches with my mama hustlin' for us (Yeah, for us)

A young boy with his voice (Yeah, yeah)

He turned his pain into music, so he could make them proud of us (Yeah)

Verse 6: NBA YoungBoy

I remember days we had nothing to eat

We used to starve for weeks, yeah (Starve for weeks)

I remember days we had no place to sleep

We used to sleep on the street, yeah (Sleep on the street, yeah)

Verse 7: NBA YoungBoy

I ain't never had a father figure, had to be a grown man

When I was only a lil' baby, I had to learn to be a soldier (Yeah, yeah)

I done made a million off this rappin', but I can't stop it, no

I been tryna make my mama proud, but I just can't slow it down, yeah (Yeah, yeah)

Verse 8: NBA YoungBoy

Oh, my heart so cold, I can't feel nothin' (Can't feel nothin', hey, hey)

Been lost in my soul, can't find noin' (Can't find noin', hey, hey)

We came from the bottom, so we won't go back (Won't go back)

And I can't lie, my past, it was tragic (It was tragic)

Verse 9: NBA YoungBoy

Oh, I know they say that I'm heartless (Heartless)

I was tryna come up the right way, but they made us savages (Savages)

Came from the bottom of the trenches, we was raised up in the madness (Madness)

I pray that my children be different, that's the only thing that matters (Hey, hey)