Dishonorable Discharge - Lloyd Banks, Vado

There’s gon' always be some setbacks tryin' to get ahead in life

Hope my cause don’t do me wrong, 'cause I ain’t living right

Morals changing by the day, easy to fall into the hype

The attention is the strongest drug known to man, are you the type?

Type to stab me in my back if opportunity’s in sight

We havin' conversations 'bout what you supposed to do for me, right?

One by one you losin' your stripes nigga

You don’t like me, I know your plight nigga

(Dishonorable discharge)

Uh, honor intact to the dirt, for better or worse

Cursing the very steps I’m walking in, rather it be a hearse

Life is the biggest bitch, and anxiety is dragging me in head first

Anxious to see what it’s got in store for me, offer me one of the perks

Just be successful, success puts the talking into reverse

Hopefully catapult this thing to the corporate end of the turf

Put all your tears aside 'cause the worst thing to be is a man that can’t

provide

Littlest things get amplified, pull me a string, I dance inside

Ain’t no love in the ghetto, murder’s romanticized

Beautiful brutal cancer ties, heaven or hell, you can’t decide

R-I-P who I used to be, only served up a sample size

He gotta be held accountable, challenge him, but my hands are tied

You should never let a nigga think you need him, do it yourself, it’s safer

Cover your tracks when you movin', tool in the belt for danger

The new remainder, won’t ever remove the anger

People will turn for paper, don’t underestimate strangers, nigga

There’s gon' always be some setbacks tryin' to get ahead in life

Hope my cause don’t do me wrong, 'cause I ain’t living right

Morals changing by the day, easy to fall into the hype

The attention is the strongest drug known to man, are you the type?

Type to stab me in the back if opportunity’s in sight

We havin' conversations 'bout what you supposed to do for me, right?

One by one you losin' your stripes nigga

You don’t like me, I know your plight nigga

(Dishonorable discharge)

I know niggas ain’t talking like a bunch of broads or something

Like I won’t pull they cards or something, like I won’t pull up on they cars or

something

Put the window down, let the four pound bark or something (What's up?)

Like I ain’t got them bars or something

«You only good as your last, ain’t as good as your past» (Uh-uh)

They try to say, so when I spray it make 'em look at a flash

Doin' 180, ain’t even look at the dash (Nah)

They think I’m lookin' to crash, just got my foot on the gas

While these snakes lay in the grass I been cook in the lab

My pockets was breaking bad (Damn)

Like when you hate to ask, I hate to ask for any help

I felt they was gon' take it and laugh (Ha!)

I take notice of his downfall, like you ain’t notice?

Could be your downfall, stay focused

I’m breaking out like I drank sodas

Was in the game for about eight quarters

If those your mains, what is they motive?

There’s gon' always be some setbacks tryin' to get ahead in life

Hope my cause don’t do me wrong, 'cause I ain’t living right

Morals changing by the day, easy to fall into the hype

The attention is the strongest drug known to man, are you the type?

Type to stab me in my back if opportunity’s in sight

We havin' conversations 'bout what you supposed to do for me, right?

One by one you losin' your stripes nigga

You don’t like me, I know your plight nigga

(Dishonorable discharge)

Uh, I waited my little man so long, named him exactly after me

He’s CCL the third, and he got a whole

and a half a key

Hope my sinnin' won’t get passed down, anything that subtract a fee

Maybe a sinner’s DNA, not too far from the rapper tree

I apologize for any intimidation

The effects of my upbringing, PTSD on vacation

I need appreciation on my name, especially when debatin'

Envy and jealousy’s internal, I know the recipe for hatin'

You’ve been supporting me for all these years, you love me for my flaws

Being great is a price to pay and if I could I would take on yours

You went against me, suffer the consequence, crawl away on all fours

Cuttin' you off is an apocalypse, then obsession takes its course, and your loss

Just had a dream that felt surreal, can’t wait to sleep again

Seen it play out like this before,

Know exactly what it takes for the destination I reach again

Lost some kings on the road to this victory, rest in peace to them

There’s gon' always be some setbacks tryin' to get ahead in life

Hope my cause don’t do me wrong, 'cause I ain’t living right

Morals changing by the day, easy to fall into the hype

The attention is the strongest drug known to man, are you the type?

Type to stab me in my back if opportunity’s in sight

We havin' conversations 'bout what you supposed to do for me, right?

One by one you losin' your stripes nigga

You don’t like me, I know your plight nigga

(Dishonorable discharge)