作词 : Stanley Bryan Robinson/Raheem Jameel Jarbo
作曲 : Stanley Bryan Robinson
I remember doing shows with no per diem
Ish on by promoters but the fans hope to see him
Some hope to be him. Went from dive bars and clubs
To shows in museums. No cap, no DMs but
(Come on) The message is direct
Everything you put in ain’t exactly what you get (what you get)
(Come on) One more thing don’t forget
A check never outweighs integrity or respect (respect)
Told me everything that I couldn’t do (do, do)
Told me everything that I should’ve done (done)
Showed me everything that I shouldn’t choose (choose, choose)
Then showed me everything that I could’ve won
Told me everything that I should be (be, be)
And it’s everything that they ain’t
On God, (God) from what I can see…
They ain’t qualified to tell me what I can or can’t
Do... if you never tried, never failed
Can you truly recognize if I ever will
Fall then I’ll rise to be better still
Get by, ‘til we make more paper than Hammermill
Turn a skeptic ‘to a zealot
‘Cause I’ll die working toward it, ‘fore I live to regret it
Whether lost in the forest, off course in the desert
I’ma forge what we got into lil’ slice of heaven
I remember doing shows with no per diem
Ish on by promoters but the fans hope to see him
Some hope to be him. Went from dive bars and clubs
To shows in museums. No cap, no DMs but
(Come on) The message is direct
Everything you put in ain’t exactly what you get (what you get)
(Come on) One more thing don’t forget
A check never outweighs integrity or respect
(Uh huh)
It’s always been clear who I been rocking for
Doing what’s right, ain’t what’s easy or popular
Ice cold, you might need to rock a fur
Since my first concert in the nosebleeds with binoculars
I think it was Sesame Street Live,
Wrote a paper about it, everything expertly described
Since the day I first, (first) switched gears and hit the go
Proudly doing it wrong 15 years in a row
Still… (Still) Never straying from the path
Knew if I could make ‘em cry, then I could make em laugh
I was doing the knowledge and they was doing the math
It was long overdue like a Ran and Stan collab (Haha)
Tax man, saying I ain’t gone see a return,
That ain’t nothing new, I just need to keep what I earn
Looking back with no regrets about anything that we did (Uh huh)
Make a living with creations
Make life with what we give
I remember doing shows with no per diem
Ish on by promoters but the fans hope to see him
Some hope to be him. Went from dive bars and clubs
To shows in museums. No cap, no DMs but
(Come on) The message is direct
Everything you put in ain’t exactly what you get (what you get)
(Come on) One more thing don’t forget
A check never outweighs integrity or respect (Respect)
Uh
I’ma put in more where it really counts
And never sell my soul for any amount
Never stress what people consider less
Got everything I need that’s what it means to be blessed (Uh)
I was undervalued by the overrated
Gave me the wrong directions now they’re all surprised I made it
Created my own lane, found the strength to pave it
And "where I’m s’posed to be" is where I’m situated
They told me everything that I couldn’t do (do do)
Told me everything that I should’ve done (done done)
Showed me everything that I shouldn’t choose (choose choose)
Then showed me everything that I could’ve won (won)
(Come on) Told me everything that I should be (be be)
And it’s everything that they ain’t (ain’t)
(Come on) On God, from what I can see…
You ain’t qualified to tell me what I can or can’t
Do...
Who?
You ain’t qualified to tell me what I can or can’t do
Who, you?
You ain’t qualified to tell me what I can or can’t do
Never that
Mega Ran, Substantial
You ain’t qualified to tell me what I can or can’t do
We continue to break barriers, tear down expectations
Let's go. (Come on)
作词 : Stanley Bryan Robinson/Raheem Jameel Jarbo
作曲 : Stanley Bryan Robinson
I remember doing shows with no per diem
Ish on by promoters but the fans hope to see him
Some hope to be him. Went from dive bars and clubs
To shows in museums. No cap, no DMs but
(Come on) The message is direct
Everything you put in ain’t exactly what you get (what you get)
(Come on) One more thing don’t forget
A check never outweighs integrity or respect (respect)
Told me everything that I couldn’t do (do, do)
Told me everything that I should’ve done (done)
Showed me everything that I shouldn’t choose (choose, choose)
Then showed me everything that I could’ve won
Told me everything that I should be (be, be)
And it’s everything that they ain’t
On God, (God) from what I can see…
They ain’t qualified to tell me what I can or can’t
Do... if you never tried, never failed
Can you truly recognize if I ever will
Fall then I’ll rise to be better still
Get by, ‘til we make more paper than Hammermill
Turn a skeptic ‘to a zealot
‘Cause I’ll die working toward it, ‘fore I live to regret it
Whether lost in the forest, off course in the desert
I’ma forge what we got into lil’ slice of heaven
I remember doing shows with no per diem
Ish on by promoters but the fans hope to see him
Some hope to be him. Went from dive bars and clubs
To shows in museums. No cap, no DMs but
(Come on) The message is direct
Everything you put in ain’t exactly what you get (what you get)
(Come on) One more thing don’t forget
A check never outweighs integrity or respect
(Uh huh)
It’s always been clear who I been rocking for
Doing what’s right, ain’t what’s easy or popular
Ice cold, you might need to rock a fur
Since my first concert in the nosebleeds with binoculars
I think it was Sesame Street Live,
Wrote a paper about it, everything expertly described
Since the day I first, (first) switched gears and hit the go
Proudly doing it wrong 15 years in a row
Still… (Still) Never straying from the path
Knew if I could make ‘em cry, then I could make em laugh
I was doing the knowledge and they was doing the math
It was long overdue like a Ran and Stan collab (Haha)
Tax man, saying I ain’t gone see a return,
That ain’t nothing new, I just need to keep what I earn
Looking back with no regrets about anything that we did (Uh huh)
Make a living with creations
Make life with what we give
I remember doing shows with no per diem
Ish on by promoters but the fans hope to see him
Some hope to be him. Went from dive bars and clubs
To shows in museums. No cap, no DMs but
(Come on) The message is direct
Everything you put in ain’t exactly what you get (what you get)
(Come on) One more thing don’t forget
A check never outweighs integrity or respect (Respect)
Uh
I’ma put in more where it really counts
And never sell my soul for any amount
Never stress what people consider less
Got everything I need that’s what it means to be blessed (Uh)
I was undervalued by the overrated
Gave me the wrong directions now they’re all surprised I made it
Created my own lane, found the strength to pave it
And "where I’m s’posed to be" is where I’m situated
They told me everything that I couldn’t do (do do)
Told me everything that I should’ve done (done done)
Showed me everything that I shouldn’t choose (choose choose)
Then showed me everything that I could’ve won (won)
(Come on) Told me everything that I should be (be be)
And it’s everything that they ain’t (ain’t)
(Come on) On God, from what I can see…
You ain’t qualified to tell me what I can or can’t
Do...
Who?
You ain’t qualified to tell me what I can or can’t do
Who, you?
You ain’t qualified to tell me what I can or can’t do
Never that
Mega Ran, Substantial
You ain’t qualified to tell me what I can or can’t do
We continue to break barriers, tear down expectations
Let's go. (Come on)