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Uhh, uhh, yeah, uhh |
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We 'bout to take you for a ride |
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Uhh yeah, we gonna take you for a ride |
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Ride-ride, ride |
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[Chorus: singing] |
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I'm 'bout to take you on a ride~! |
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Of a strugglin artist |
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It ain't no easy life |
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You gotta hustle the hardest, ohhhhh |
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And yes time is fast |
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And yes time is cash |
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Yes time will pass you by |
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You gotta keep your eyes open |
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[Illa J] |
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Yeah, check it, uhh |
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Yo let me tell you my mission, I'm here to inspire |
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To, bring together this Earth, Wind & Fire |
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Uhh, I'm that dude that her friends admire |
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Use this Libra earring, go fill your tires |
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And roll them bitches 'til the wheels collapse |
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Everybody make noise if you feel my raps |
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Feel my daps, pass the pop-lock 'til it don't stop |
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Breathe in, breathe out, bullshit, ease out |
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But then, they told me I would make it this industry |
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But I ain't seen a cent, have you seen my rent? |
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This is where it gets interesting, cause the writer starts to vent |
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I go to Middle C and somethin told me |
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to play this melody, somethin heavenly |
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And told me to forever be a leader with a purpose |
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So I wrote this, and in the back of my mind, I note this |
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When I shine my light, everybody gonna notice |
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[Chorus] |
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[Illa J] |
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Yeah, this is music for your grind, while you doin your craft |
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While you tryin to get better, tryin to be the best |
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Tryin to finish the task, tryin to pass the test |
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This is for the stress the bullshit in your life, when you tryin to reach success |
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The world is a mess, I'm not trippin |
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I'm just livin, claimin my prize |
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I sleep with my eyes, I've seen the sun rise |
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I read all the signs, you live and you learn |
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You give and you earn, and then to a pothead like me |
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You twist it and burn it and blaze it |
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And watch the smoke... huh, and then you take another toke |
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No joke with the notebook, I'm just Ill |
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Just real, just super talented |
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My favorite White Stripes album is "Elephant" |
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Okay I know that's irrelevant |
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Uhh, but that's my shit |
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Illa J, so delicious, mischievous |
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[Chorus] |
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[Outro - sung] |
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Ride! |
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You gotta hustle the hardest! |
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Time is fast, time is cash |
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Gotta keep your eyes open |
