We was thick as thieves growing up Both of us raising hell Chasing liquor with liquor Racing and chasing tail You got caught with a nickel bag and then went to jail You sat [?] for a week because your mama didn't have bail I rode my bike to your house as soon as you got out Remember laughing at the cops and then I took you straight to the spot I moved away for some years to Atlanta, Georgia but stayed the same My troublesome attitude got me locked in an ugly chain We kept in touch every week and I noticed the change You wanted to clean up and go to school some day do the family thing And I was too wild to get it, admittedly so But I supported your move no matter which way that you rolled I guess you made a good choice, graduated with honors Got a good job at the factory making that legal dollar And as for me I got worse I found myself in a curse Dropped out of school for a dream A dream I didn't rehearse You hit me up 'cause you knew when you saw me I was bad off But I was too proud to ask for the help 'cause I knew the cost But you offered a place to stay Until I could find my way You helped me go find a gig Clean up and get it straight Never once did you tell me to stop rapping and give it up As we sat talking on the bed of your lifted truck You had it all and I had nothing I'm just saying that meant something brother If you ever need me around I'll be on the next train headed southbound I'll never let you down, I can't let you down Because when I couldn't get my feet on the ground You'd do anything to help me out You never let me down What goes around comes around I'm just sitting here on my front porch singing This one's for my ride or die This one's for my ride or die This one's for my ride or die I'm just sitting here on my front porch singing This one's for my ride or die This one's for my ride or die This one's for my ride or die It's been a while since I seen my family and such Six months a year on the road, I never get to visit that much Even though it took me ten years to break a crack in this rock Now that I started this movement, I got no plans to stop Now you may see me in publications or radio placements A new truck, a new Harley, and think I forgot how I made it But ain't a day that goes by that I don't recall the struggle Scared to death to go back to it, I constantly hustle I thank you for my ambition For the strength to condition Anyone who helped me along the way and believed in my vision It takes a village to raise a child For me it took small towns Everything that I learned from it The ups and the downs My Uncle Buddy, he gave me a thousand dollars to make a tape Back in '02, when I could barely afford a plate And he couldn't afford it either, but he did it anyhow And how he wears a thousand dollar smile, Uncle Bud If you ever need me around I'll be on the next train headed southbound I'll never let you down, I can't let you down Because when I couldn't get my feet on the ground You'd do anything to help me out You never let me down What goes around comes around I'm just sitting here on my front porch singing This one's for my ride or die This one's for my ride or die This one's for my ride or die I'm just sitting here on my front porch singing This one's for my ride or die This one's for my ride or die This one's for my ride or die I'm just sitting here on my front porch singing This one's for my ride or die This one's for my ride or die This one's for my ride or die I'm just sitting here on my front porch singing This one's for my ride or die This one's for my ride or die This one's for my ride or die