Late 808

We got what we got, we don’t need the rest

Now I see the vision panoramic
And winning is habit common sky high
Almost quit but I didn’t
Now a brother glad that I’m in this position
Now I see the vision panoramic
And winning is habit common sky high
Almost quit but I didn’t
Now a brother glad that I’m in this position

I got reasons, million reasons (yeah)
Please stop asking why
I got reasons, my own reasons
Reasons in my mind (yeah)

Our youth is fleeting
Old age is just around the bend
And I can’t wait to go grey
And I’ll sit and wonder
Of every love that could have been
If I’d only thought of something charming to say

Bop bah
This is the sound of settling
Bop bah, bop bah (bop bah)
Bop bah (bop bah)
This is the sound of settling
Bop bah, bop bah (bop bah)

With all of our fashions, we’re still incomplete
The God of redemption, could break our routine

There’s a new way to be human
It’s nothing we’ve ever been
There’s a new way to be human
New way to be human

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I take a look at my life and realize there’s nothin’ left
‘Cause I’ve been blastin’ and laughin’ so long, that
Even my momma thinks that my mind is gone
But I ain’t never crossed a man that didn’t deserve it
Me be treated like a punk, you know that’s unheard of
You better watch how you talkin’ and where you walkin’
Or you and your homies might be lined in chalk
I really hate to trip, but I gotta loc
As they croak, I see myself in the pistol smoke
Fool, I’m the kinda G the little homies wanna be like
On my knees in the night, sayin’ prayers in the streetlight

Been spendin’ most their lives livin’ in the gangsta’s paradise
Been spendin’ most their lives livin’ in the gangsta’s paradise
Keep spendin’ most our lives livin’ in the gangsta’s paradise
Keep spendin’ most our lives livin’ in the gangsta’s paradise

Woah now, hey
Mr. Rager, Mr. Rager
Tell me where you’re going, tell us where you’re headed
(I’m off on a adventure) Mr. Rager
Tell us some of your stories, tell us of your travels
Hey, Mr. Rager, Mr. Rager
Tell me where you’re going, tell us where you’re headed
(I’m on my way to heaven) Mr. Rager
Can we tag along? Can we take the journey?

How high’s the water, mama?
Four feet high and rising
How high’s the water, papa?
Four feet high and rising

Slow down, you crazy child
You’re so ambitious for a juvenile
But then if you’re so smart
Tell me why are you still so afraid, hmm?
Where’s the fire, what’s the hurry about?
You’d better cool it off before you burn it out
You’ve got so much to do
And only so many hours in a day, ayy

But you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want
Or you can just get old
You’re gonna
Kick off before you even get halfway through, ooh
When will you realize
Vienna waits for you?

I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner
I am waiting at the counter for the man to pour the coffee
And he fills it only halfway and before I even argue
He is looking out the window at somebody coming in

American girls and American guys
We’ll always stand up and salute
We’ll always recognize
When we see Old Glory flying
There’s a lot of men dead
So we can sleep in peace at night when we lay down our head

Why don’t you love me, daddy? (uh, uh)
Why don’t you love me, daddy? (uh)
Why don’t you? Why don’t you? (uh)
Why don’t you love me, daddy? (uh, uh)
Why don’t you love me, daddy? (uh)
Why don’t you? Why don’t you? (uh)
Why don’t you love me, daddy? (uh, uh)
Why don’t you love me, daddy? (uh)
Why don’t you? Why don’t you? (uh)
Why don’t you love me, daddy? (uh, uh)
Why don’t you love me, daddy? (uh)
Why don’t you? Why don’t you? (uh, heh, yeah)

Press, press, press, press, press
Cardi don’t need more press

I am one in a billion (yes, I am)
You are one in a billion (yes, you are)

I was soul searching for the sole purpose
That we ain’t perfect but our whole purpose is to keep breathing

If I lose 1, I bounce back like 2, 3 did with 4, 5

Friends ‎– how many of us have them?
Friends ‎– ones we can depend on
Friends ‎– how many of us have them?
Friends ‎– before we go any further, let’s be
Friends

‘Cause I can’t make you love me
If you don’t
You can’t make your heart feel
Something it won’t
Here in the dark
These final hours
I will lay down my heart
I feel the power but you don’t
No, you don’t
‘Cause I can’t make you love me, if you don’t
If you don’t
No, you won’t

Ooh, baby, do you know what that’s worth?
Ooh, heaven is a place on earth
They say in heaven love comes first
We’ll make heaven a place on earth
Ooh, heaven is a place on earth

I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory
When’s it gonna get me?
In my sleep? Seven feet ahead of me?
If I see it comin’, do I run or do I let it be?
Is it like a beat without a melody?
See, I never thought I’d live past twenty
Where I come from some get half as many
Ask anybody why we livin’ fast and we laugh, reach for a flask
We have to make this moment last, that’s plenty

Scratch that
This is not a moment, it’s the movement
Where all the hungriest brothers with
Something to prove went?
Foes oppose us, we take an honest stand
We roll like Moses, claimin’ our promised land
And? If we win our independence?
Is that a guarantee of freedom for our descendants?
Or will the blood we shed begin an endless
Cycle of vengeance and death with no defendants?
I know the action in the street is excitin’
But Jesus, between all the bleedin’ ‘n fightin’
I’ve been readin’ ‘n writin’
We need to handle our financial situation
Are we a nation of states? What’s the state of our nation?
I’m past patiently waitin’
I’m passionately smashin’ every expectation
Every action’s an act of creation!
I’m laughin’ in the face of casualties and sorrow
For the first time, I’m thinkin’ past tomorrow

And I am not throwing away my shot
I am not throwing away my shot
Hey yo, I’m just like my country
I’m young, scrappy and hungry
And I’m not throwing away my shot

Cruise at maximum altitudes

You don’t gotta go to work, work, work, work
Work, work, work
But you gotta put in work, work, work, work
Work, work, work
You don’t gotta go to work, work, work, work
Work, work, work
Let my body do the work, work, work, work
Work, work, work
We can work from home, oh, oh, oh-oh
We can work from home, oh, oh, oh-oh

Nice to meet you, where you been?
I could show you incredible things
Magic, madness, heaven, sin
Saw you there, and I thought
“Oh my God, look at that face
You look like my next mistake
Love’s a game, wanna play?”
Ayy

Ooh, I’m startin’ over
Stackin’ in it, it was the top, now are you alright?
I’m quite alright, damn, my money’s right
Yeah, ayy, yeah, it’s quite alright

These cars may look alike
But yours is much slower, this the big dog motor
Should have saved up for it, but fools be in a rush
To touch something quick

I just got a mansion out in Turks and it’s a beachfront (Okay)

I only roll with originators

(You started with a mere hello)
When the time’s right (Yeah)
When the time’s right, baby
When the time’s right (A boy is a gun)
(Look)
No, don’t shoot me down

You know I got the sauce (saucy)
You know I’m saucy

Realistically expect my gross is twenty times your checks
Triple that diamond around your neck, besides I hate cars
You feel the turbulence, fasten seatbelts, close your vents
Rugged horsepower, M-20-F, executive manifestin you a lesson
False representation’ll leave y’all sweatin in the train station

They say boys don’t cry
But your dad has shed a lot of tears
They say I should be a strong man
But baby, I’m still filled with fear

I remember when I first told my father who I was dealin’ with
I’m like, I told him I was dealin’ with Benny
He was like, “Benny from Montana?”
He was like, “Be careful with him”
He was like, “That boy crazy, that’s the H block”

What would you think if I sang out of tune?
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I’ll sing you a song
And I’ll try not to sing out of key

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends
Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends
Mm, gonna try with a little help from my friends

Yeah, we could be superstars
We been rather wreckin’ cars (Ayy bro, is that Jambo?)
What is at stake for us?
Kickin’ off power mirrors
Yeah, we could be superstars
But I’m pretty sure our time is up
And so we fell off the spinning tops
Don’t know, maybe for trial
But way more error (ATL Jacob, ATL Jacob)