Royal, my lineage
Supper for plenty kids
Save all the oil in tupper wear
Wrap foil the itty bits
Remember the roots just like I remember the city′s scent
Can't change over pretty pennies, that wouldn′t make any sense
Kawhi brought a hoop to the porch of grounds where the city sits
I stood right behind him as they take flicks for the LA times
Fast forward when I'm twenty six
I'm giving back similar ways
I moved here when I was six
Since then I knew I would be global
Used to hear whispers when passing corners
Guardians all around me, seen sillouhettes with my cornea
Corduroy flooded pants with a dream
To be something more than another check for the coroner
Always knew I′d make a name
My mama water broke on the Hollywood walk of fame
Can′t say it ain't symbolic
And no it ′bout no fame
I just eat with tax collectors and sinners to change the game
Just like physicians are for the ill
Musicians are for the pain

From baby boys with hoop dreams
And hoopties and loose change
I never saw more beauty
Said how did we go from baby boys with hoop dreams
And roofies and cruel streets
I never thought I would see
Never see more than the cards that were dealt
When it all was a dream

Hoops taught me how to dream
The group taught me 'bout a team
The truth taught me that what seems
Is usually about the C.R.E.A.M
The music taught esteem
I pull from Tupac and Albert Green
I′m like a church van with
Candy paint and cushiony caddy seats
Mike taught me invest
Trina taught me keep the pallet green
Moms taught me prayer
Pops taught me 'bout the battle ring
Lolita just sat with the Reverend Bernice King
Three years ago gave birth to my sweet niece, a family gene
Royal, the lineage
Trust, never penny pinch
Can′t stop the plan of God like when
Candace snitches on Phineas and Ferb
I curve the slurs and just walk through life as an instrument
They tried to call me Mini Prince
I'm Jordan Lyles, the first
He came in a dream said he was proud of me
He probably more proud of this verse
I talk to legends all the time
At this point I'm starting to blend
I talk to God even more
At this point I′m starting rebirth

From baby boys with hoop dreams
To having a light I never knew was true
The only one giving it a life was you
How did we go from baby boys with hoop dreams
To having a whole empire
They say how do you grow in the fire

From baby boys with hoop dreams
To having a light I never knew was true
The only one giving it a life was you
How did we go from baby boys with hoop dreams
To having a whole empire
They say how do you grow in the fire

I believe in all things you do
I believe in all things you do
I believe in all things you do
I believe in all things you do

From baby boys with hoop dreams
To having a light I never knew was true
The only one giving it a life was you
How did we go to having a whole empire
They say how do you grow in the fire
I believe in all things you do