
Once upon a time
Not so long ago
Tommy used to work on the docks
Unions been on strike
Hes down on his luck...its tough, so…
…to hold on to what weve got
Cause it doesnt make a difference
If we make it or not
Weve got each other and thats a lot
For love - well give it a…
…difference
If we make it or not
Weve got each other and thats a lot
For love - well give it a shot
Chorus
Weve got to hold on ready or not
You live for the fight when its all that youve got
Chorus…
…:]
Ok they call me JoshGrandHustle and I know that is your daddys name, I heard you looking for a pretty boy with a lot of fame.
I…
MSYG the best crew. Quit looking at em places use your heart to start tracing.
Weve always been here, where on earth have yall been…
Where the boys at and were like yeah were right here.
Open your eyes so you can see whats right in front of you coz weve been…

…to shoot at you later
But do me a favor when I f*ck you scream out young gangsta…baby..
(TANEA)
Can I tell you a little secret
Its my…
…secret, that ive been keeping
I got a fettish for you..
And all the things that we do
Weve been creeping, weve been creep.N…
So…
…don't tell nobody
Won't be no drama
I want you to myself, just know
Leave for a lot of commotion…
I like it how its going…
Think…

…to shoot at you later
But do me a favor when I fuck you scream out young gangsta…baby..
(TANEA)
Can I tell you a little secret
Its my…
…secret, that ive been keeping
I got a fettish for you..
And all the things that we do
Weve been creeping, weve been creep.N…
So don't…
…tell nobody
Won't be no drama
I want you to myself, just know
Leave for a lot of commotion…
I like it how its going…
Think, think…

How do you know this? Have we been here?
Something to show for, when all the light has been taken from our eyes
Its a lot like…
…breathing when the oxygen is depleted from the room
Its a lot like bleeding losing everything important to you
When the lights go…
…your reaction in the most optimistic way
Its a lot like blinking when you'd rather calmly turn and walk a way
And we are surrounded…

Chorus
You know that 64 on the come up imma teach a lesson
Off White mixed with Gucci like we grew up in a mansion
Making music…
…late at night we gon be the best thing
Just some youngins from the snow weve always had the passion
Verse 1
I drop…
…from nothing to a lot, we staying top shelf
Hating you cannot help
Swimming off my wrist like phelps
We got features now, we…

…myself
But I dont wish I was somebody else
Infact Id rather be me then you
But a lot of people dont like me
Not my music I hear…
…and said, "weve been wondering for a while"
Walked in a wall, spelt in the dirt
Got punched in the face I admit that it hurt
And I had…
…do is use my imagination
But a lot of people dont like me
Not my music I hear; personally
Gonna tell you how…

…them everywhere,
Lookin' back at our life,
It really makes us be aware.
And,
Don't think we ever forgot,
they know way more then a lot…
…
They just don't know how,
Look at them now!
Theyve been on this long road,
Weve been saying never stop,
All…
…the pain and the heart ache,
Is what took them to this spot,
And,
Don't think they ever forgot
(Don't ya think?)
They know way more then a lot,
(Oh-oh…

…on trees.
It takes lots of drunk daddies missing a lot of dance recitals before you decide to go blow a goat on the internet for 50 bucks…
…the fucking mastermind here me or you?
Americans lets face it weve been a spoiled country for a long time.
Do you know what the number one…
…spend a lot of time stuffin your own locker with your underwear wedged up your arse before you think Im gonna take…

…you time
Time, what you know bout that? the old ones replied
Lifes like a parking lot, products dont help a lot
Hoping…
…in the mind frame stuck in the paradigm
No changing lanes, hear me
Can I get a witness? Lord Im in the midst of shit
And I know its…
…dead life like dead soil you bring water to
Busy watching DVD's 24/7
Ain't even time for the D.A.D.'s going to heaven
There was the method of dealing
A…

All right, wait a second
We have a long show
We have a hell of a show for you
A beautiful thing
All right, now look, look
Weve…
…weve seen a lot of things happened in the city
And everythings turned around, everythings beautiful
Nobody thought wed…
…be able to bring 'The Doors' here, and we did
But weve got a couple of things, wait a second man
Look, weve just got a couple of…

…be my masterpiece.
But you fast asleep.
[Hook]
Something bout the pain, makes me want more.
Done a lot of drugs never feel like this before.
I…
Is everything okay? she lies
Put on her disguise, play it safe
Cuz Weve been fightin for the past three weeks
She keep this one inside…
…sleep much, when I do Im comatose
May I propose a toast?
Someone usually does, to our fucked up love
You get me high girl, scared of…

Chorus:
Too much in my head
It's hard for me to take
Yeah I'm fading away
Into a deeper state
It's hard for me to stay
I mean…
…in my head
It's hard for me to take
Yeah I'm fading away
Into a deeper state
It's hard for me to stay
I mean what do i say
I've been…
…through so much shit
You niggas can't repay
(x2)
Verse 2:
Weve lost a lot of legends in my generation
Mike died
Mind full of…

…/
NOW ALL I REALLY ASK IS TRUCE MAYBE/
I TOLD A COUPLE LIES THATS TRUE BABY/
THOUGH YOU ONLY WAITED FOR MY FULL PAY DAY/
I TOLD YOU…
…/
AND EVERYDAY WAS WORLD WAR 3 OR SOCOMI/
SO CALL ME, WHAT WANT TO/
BUT EVERY STEP IS ONE , TWO/
I BEEN LIVIN ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE…
BOY I SEEN A LOT OF THAT/
SIPPIN BELVEDERE , GET MONEY SQUANDER THAT/
TIRED OF THE MONDAY MORNING QUARTER BACK/
SO AS I CHILL ME…
By Abby Dobson (2007)
On album Rise Up (2018)

Ive been running into trouble
Well mostly Ive been walking
Having conversations with God
Where I do all the talking
Just to find the will to live
Is a…
…search that takes me far and wide
Sometimes the suburbs of paradise
Leave a lot to be desired
Will I rise…
…?
The road ahead is all the shiver
But is the past through with me yet?
All the sins of the father
That Im trying to forget
Whys it take a world of…