Alright, let's be serious now Of course they came with that pole, cousin, I seent it coming Of course that's what they gon' do, but to me, it's nothing To burn this whole thing down and go back to hustling for my dinner (Seriously) It's all I ever did, after all, I'm no beginner Might sell you a bridge, but it's no regrets when you examine the metalwork Just say he's best, the arch like a lover's neck From up here, hard to judge the water depth Don't guess which way it'll take the body (One, two, two, check it out) Shitty mic, but I ain't going back My baby's face shining like new pennies I never chase, I'm in my loafers It's coming back, I promise, everything you owed us I never asked and that was probably my fault What she told me, what she told me, I believe Yes, I do indeed It been hand to hand, the pocket sense, muscle memory Printing e-checks off Fulton Chicken in the bag with the chicken sandwich Rick the run-up on Mercer, flashing Ayy, ayy, any money you don't need, brother I'll hold it for you, just say the word Every dollar I got was earned by somebody somewhere, but I got it now Fair or foul, foul is fair Hover through the fog and filthy air Grinning in a greasy mirror like, "You and me is quite a pair" Swimming in re-segregated pools, the bleach burn good like menthol Alive with pleasure, I could never be mad at y'all Scorpion gon' sting, snake gon' bite I sleep deep and get dressed at first light One step slow, all it take (You won't have a chance to change your minds later) Yes, of course, another Woke the skull, this one formed When nobody came, punching wind I got it now Calling gods and devils by their name Two club sodas in the ice cup Instant transfer, change your life Old nigga skating, spike the pipes From "Get the fuck gone" to "Shit, they might" Such is life Thin air with the baby breath, bust this right To be honest, I wouldn't trade what's next Drive straight 'til the road end and take that left Headlamps dissipate in the mist Bushes and trees caress the car, whispering Ready, play rocks and roots, needle to the record Been a couple places, but I never been to Memphis I made red bean and rice with just my right hand Bluest night, my guitar caught a body Light filtered through white curtains Strange like Scandinavia, like Ice on the wing of a plane, like Do not step, we blazin' in Saudi Arabia, like Whatever happens, never change, like That's that shit I don't like, bitter septuagenarian I'm nice like just ask my ex-wife's parents, like Y'all niggas talk crazy, be like "Come on, who y'all supposed to be scaring?" Like Like (Like), like, like (Like) Strange like Scandinavia (Like that?) I won't let you forget it (Like that?) I won't let you forget it (Like that?) I won't let, I won't let you forget it I put my trust in my own god