Respect Over Luv

All the words you say leave scars
I got pain inside these bars
Damn, I keep on buyin' cars
I choose respect over love
Ain't got time to hit a club
You won't understand my struggle, if you ain't got shit out the mud
Give some credit when it's due
Put yourself inside my shoes
If you grew up how I grew up, you would trap and scam too
Never laugh at niggas' pain 'cause that shit come back around (alawais)
Never change up on your people, no matter what, just hold it down
Admit your wrongs without excuses
Never stand on false conclusion
Never dick ride another man, where I'm from, that's prostitution
Get some money, that's your freedom
You might have dilemmas sleepin'
You gon' starve if you ain't eatin'
All these emeralds on me gleamin'
Envy we turn friends into foes
Money turn bitches into hoes
I spent millions on my kid, I spent millions on my clothes
I ain't never needed no nigga 'cause I'm comfortable on my own
Seen too many niggas get drowned, so I ain't talkin' on no phone
Damn, I stayed with you too long, I should of been had cut you loose
Sent my dog twenty bags of flower 'cause he said he needed a boost
I can't have me just one vehicle, I need a SUV and coupe
Ain't the type to do that fake shit, I ain't never rock no dupe
Phone ringin', money callin'
We gon' go and take a risk, I hope you all in
I be dreamin', I been schemin'
Always show your strength and know to show your weakness

Is it too much for me to ask for loyalty?
Is it too much for me to ask for trust?
Is it too much for me to ask for love?
Is it too much for me to ask for freedom?