Ticket

[Intro]
Man, where I'm from
There's a lot of hurt people
A lot of people who just let go
Let go of that dream, that vision
The difference between success and not success
Is those that are willing to be broke
Check it out

[Verse 1]
Better hop on that bus, better pick up that backpack
Better pack you a lunch
Better not look back, Jack, you don't wanna be poor then
Better hop on that truck
Got so sick of these food stamps, loose change in a soup can
And I cannot sell dope, I am dope
But I can't gеt there by hanging with you, man
If you ain't lifting me up, you'rе holding me down
Might as well dig a hole in the ground, I'm dead to it
On my way to this work, and my team is a small circle
You’re trying to fit a square peg through it
You got a big idea, yeah, I know, who don't?
Difference is who will and who won't
I ain't dissin', I'm just saying, I'm goin' missin'
And I'll hit you when I'm finished with this mission

[Chorus]
Man, if I could just kick it
I'd kick it all day, I'd hang around and recline
But I'm chasing that ticket
Yeah, I come from nothing at all
I will not fail, I won't fall
So, nah, I can't kick it
I got limited time, can't hang around and recline
'Cause I'm chasing that ticket
I come from nothing at all
I will not fail, I won't fall
I'm off chasing that ticket

[Verse 2]
He had him a good job, then he had him a couple kids
Had a dream of becoming a fighter pilot
Now he's thirty-five and he ain't doin' shit
Man, I hate that for him
I know you love your kids, I know that you adore 'em
I know you wanna stick around and be there for 'em
But if you wanna fly, you gotta leave that for 'em
To believe that for 'em, to go see that for 'em
It's a hard decision to not be that normal
To conceive that vision, manifest that for 'em
To go get that wealth and invest that for 'em
But this ain't for everybody, this I know
I just wish some of y'all wouldn't let go
But I ain't stickin' around to see how it goes
Uh-uh, baby, I gotta roll

[Chorus]
Man, if I could just kick it
I'd kick it all day, I'd hang around and recline
But I'm chasing that ticket
Yeah, I come from nothing at all
I will not fail, I won't fall
So, nah, I can't kick it
I got limited time, can't hang around and recline
'Cause I'm chasing that ticket
I come from nothing at all
I will not fail, I won't fall
I'm off chasing that ticket

[Verse 3]
Don't tell me I'm trippin'
Just watch me go get it and see how I'm livin'
Don't tell me to stop
I'll only go harder, and when I get to the top
I'll send you a postcard or a photo of me
Holdin' the stacks in the double bag or me on a track
Holdin' a trophy or checkin' flags, no, losin' ain't fun
I'm so used to it now that I could lose everything that I had and sit back and smile
I know failure is certain, but only before the win
If a tornado's comin', I throw a kite in the wind
Life is a marathon, ride a bike in it then
Who gives a fuck if they see you broken? Fight 'til the end, uh
Sometimes, I celebrate, get wasted
Open up a Creek Water bottle, and chase it
But I never take my eyes off that prize, besides
I gotta pay for this spaceship

[Chorus]
Man, if I could just kick it
I'd kick it all day, I'd hang around and recline
But I'm chasing that ticket
Yeah, I come from nothing at all
I will not fail, I won't fall
So, nah, I can't kick it
I got limited time, can't hang around and recline
'Cause I'm chasing that ticket
I come from nothing at all
I will not fail, I won't fall
I'm off chasing that ticket

[Outro]
Nah, man, I can't (Kick it)
Hell nah, I can't (Kick it)
Gotta go, I can't (Kick it)
Gotta roll, I can't (Kick, kick, kick, kick)
Can't (Kick it)
Gotta roll, I can't (Kick it)
Gotta go, I can't, can't (Kick, kick, kick, kick)
I can't (Kick it)