Soul

Hey buddy it's me
You know I love waking up
To see you've sent me a new song
And of course it's great
The lyrics, the beat
All of it
You guys have a lot of soul
And you can really hear it in the music
Can't wait for the album to be finished
Love you

Looking back on this decade
I've been on the grind
Could run it back in a second
So what's the bottom line
I should be constantly moving
Like I'm out of time
Ain't nobody watching this movie
Until I personify it
A life without the crime
It surely lies ahead
Instead of wasting the day
An early rise from bed
Get outside my head
Enjoy the weather
And the company of others
So strong when we're together
I need to get on the stage
I know it's been a minute
So independent
To the point I've hit a limit
No one but me has
Authority here to prohibit
Looking at it
Just a habit I should inhibit
Out here rabid they won't be
Trapping me in a cage
Forever rapping for those
Who asking it's not a phase
Even holidays I'm up
At night and down to write
No pen or a pad
Straight to the mic

I been doing this awhile
When it comes to hard days
Take 'em with a smile
Write another song and
I bounce it to a file
Look at where I started
It's surprising where I'm now

I've been at it for awhile
Every day another problem
I just add it to the pile
Pacing until I got a song
Always been my style
Shout out to my momma
Just trying to make her proud

Looking back on my past
Has been a wild ride
Lessons learned and
Bridges burned are sacrifice
One's that know me
Know me well and they'll oblige
Staying strong holding onto
Them family ties
If they need me to jump
Leap sky high
Land and carve a canyon
In the ground a mile wide
Hold my people down
Through the test of time
Guaranteed we have a problem
If you testing mine
But now a-days let it out on the stage
Thinking back to the days in the garage
With my pops sipping on lemonade
That's a minute made
Conversation on a summer day
Shit will never change
Until I'm getting paid
Then we'll have the same conversations
On a bigger stage
Fuck fame I'm a student of the game
Only want a bigger name
To buy my family real estate

I've been at it for awhile
Every day another problem
I just add it to the pile
Pacing until I got a song
Always been my style
Shout out to my momma
I'm just trying to make her proud

I been doing this awhile
When it comes to hard days
Take 'em with a smile
Write another song and
I bounce it to a file
Look at where I started
It's surprising where I'm now

For real shout out to my momma
Held me down through thick
And thin and any kind of drama
Taught me how to stack my
Money for now it's just a comma
But it will be a couple commas
Soon this I promise, yeah
For real
Shout out to my momma
Made it through so much darkness
And lasted through all the drama
Future is looking brighter
Nothing is gonna stop us
Putting my family first
That's a promise

Time is speeding up always
Trying to slow me down
When life is throwing punches
Ten Toes are on the ground
More than just a couple G's
I'm blowing through the pound
Kind of hard to stop it
When the Ganja always round
Used to spend days thinking
About the future tripping
I used to spend minutes
Watching hands on the clock ticking
The plot thickens
Time to stir it and serve
What we whip up in this kitchen
Will get us what we deserve

I been doing this awhile
When it comes to hard days
Take 'em with a smile
Write another song and
I bounce it to a file
Look at where I started
It's surprising where I'm now
I've been at it for awhile
Every day another problem
I just add it to the pile
Pacing until I got a song
Always been my style
Shout out to my momma
I'm just trying to make her proud

Shout out to my momma I'm just
Trying to make her proud
Put that on my momma
Put that on my momma
I've ben doing this awhile
I'm just trying to make her proud
Put that on my momma and
I shout it to the crowd
The lights are so bright and
The crowd is so loud
Used to dream about the show
But I'm performing at it now
I've been at it for awhile