Intro
Honorable
They ain’t know (Honorable C.N.O.T.E.)
They ain’t know
They ain’t know
They ain’t know
Chorus
Yeah, they try me
But they don’t know I’m grinding
(They ain’t know) If I’m shining
Then God must be behind it
(They ain’t know) Yeah, they hate me
But that no longer phase me
(They ain’t know) If they doubt me
They don’t know much about me
Post-Chorus
(They ain’t know) It’s too late
‘Cause I done said what’s on my mind
(They ain’t know) They can’t kill me
They just out here killing time
(They ain’t know) Yeah, they try me
But thеy don’t know I’m grinding
(They ain’t know) If I’m shining
Then God must be bеhind it
Verse 1
On the set, please don’t disrespect
Please don’t get me vexed
I’ve seen death, thought I could be next
Thank the Lord I’m blessed (They ain’t know)
Was a kid, grown man punching on me
Daddy never checked
Felt neglect, then I turned to Jesus
Christians at my neck
What is you sayin’? You never snuck into China
Smuggling money and bibles
Duckin’ and dodgin’ police when they pull up behind you
Then praying to God they don’t find you
Man, please do not try me if you ain’t moved to the trap
.45 tucked in your lap
Teaching these kids how to go get that money from scratch
So they don’t go pick up the crack
Run it back, let me speak up, yeah
If they hate me, that’s cool, tell ’em keep up, huh
How you mad, but you still want a feature?
Kill me, I’m comin’ back like it’s Easter
By His stripes, I been healed like Adidas
Serpent under His heel, kill a demon
I got God on my side like a heater
If you mad at me, run it by Jesus
Interlude
Man, hold on, hold on, y’all better run tell Jesus
I’m really in the trenches in this thing, man
Chorus
(They ain’t know) Yeah, they try me
But they don’t know I’m grinding
(They ain’t know) If I’m shining
Then God must be behind it
(They ain’t know) Yeah, they hate me
But that no longer phase me
(They ain’t know) If they doubt me
They don’t know much about me
Verse 2
I seen so much death, I just don’t fear it (I don’t)
Some these folks out here so fake that I just can’t get near ’em (I can’t)
Too much big talk, all that cappin’, mane, I just can’t hear ’em (Hear ’em)
Say they Christian, but they dissing, mane, I just don’t feel ’em, yeah, yeah
Folks on my head like a head hunter
Yeah, I thought you said something
Ain’t been to church in a minute
I watch it online, I just hope that they praying for me
Some of these people out preying on me
Yeah, look how they calling me fake
I taught their kids how to pray through a culture they hated
And now they gon’ throw me away, huh
Why, what you gon’ do to me?
Send me right back where I came from?
Say I’m not welcome, ’cause you got the say so
So they tellin’ me that I can’t come?
(They ain’t know) I’ma speak up
I speak to the streets like a preacher
Y’all sittin’ at home with your feet up
If God reachin’ down, better reach up