(Together, we made it) (We made it, even though we had our backs up against the wall) As you can see, I survived the worst, but my life is glorious Better know that I leaped every hurdle and I'm so victorious Take a look, I'm a symbol of greatness Now you can call me Morpheus As force securin' the win, better believe I'm so notorious You know that I've been 'bout my bread Even though we rappin' now (yes) And yes, we used to live on the strip Even though you see me higher level, trappin' now (uh!) Superseded every one of my little struggles and (huh!) Failure has never ever been an option (trust) You see my paper long like rush hour traffic And I'm about to take the hood shoppin', get it! Oh, together we made it (you see, we did it, did it!) We made it even though we had our backs up against the wall (C'mon!) forever we waited (ha-ha!) And they told us we were never gonna get it But we took it on the road (to the riches) On the road (to the ghetto) On the road (in the projects to this bangin' instrumental) On the road (ride with me!) On the road (we come to get it) On the road (yeah, yeah, yeah!) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yo When it all got started we were steadily just gettin' rejected And it seemed like nothin' we could do would ever get us respected At best we were stressed At the worst they probably said we're pathetic Had all the pieces to that puzzle, just no way to connect it I was fightin' through every rhyme, tightenin' up every line Never restin' the question if I was out of my mind It finally came time to do it or let it die So we put the chips on the table and told 'em to let it ride Sing it, yeah! Oh, together we made it (you see, we did it, did it!) We made it even though we had our backs up against the wall (C'mon!) forever we waited (ha-ha!) And they told us we were never gonna get it But we took it on the road (to the riches) On the road (to the ghetto) On the road (in the projects to this bangin' instrumental) On the road (ride with me!) On the road (we come to get it) On the road (yeah, yeah, yeah!) Look, in case you misunderstand exactly what I'm buildin' It's things that I can leave for my children's children's children's children Now on my wake-up I smile to see how far I've come Fightin' for sales on a strip to I gained the hustle from From nights in jail on a bench usin' my muscles, son To countin' money like Dre and Jimmy and Russell was But now I live when I dream, you see, we finally did it Let's make a toast to the hustle regardless how you get it Sing it! Oh, together we made it (you see, we did it, did it!) We made it even though we had our backs up against the wall (C'mon!) forever we waited (ha-ha!) And they told us we were never gonna get it But we took it on the road (to the riches) On the road (to the ghetto) On the road (in the projects to this bangin' instrumental) On the road (ride with me!) On the road (we come to get it) On the road (yeah, yeah, yeah!)