EXIT 9

[00:16.55] Oh-oh-oh-oh
[00:22.36] With my sixty-nine, fire bird from the curb
[00:25.22] I done had to work it like a square and had to serve
[00:28.05] I'm listenin' to B.I.G. and Dre and crumblin' on herb
[00:30.93] I'm pushin' down MLK with a quarter pound of herb
[00:33.92] Passin' through the temp', I say a prayer for fallen soldiers
[00:36.74] Rest in peace to Bruce and may God be with DG Yola
[00:39.90] God bless the dead, that's for Boonk, that's for V
[00:42.40] And God protect the livin', that's for me and that's for Sweet (yeah)
[00:45.51] We done made it up from shorties drinkin' forties, livin' lawless (oh-oh-oh-oh)
[00:48.42] Today shit finna flame, diamond flawless and I fault this (yeah, yeah)
[00:51.43] Thank the Lord I ain't a junkie, ain't an alcoholic (oh-oh-oh-oh)
[00:54.19] The pride of Atlanta, Michael Render studied ballin', all in
[00:57.28] Let's bring out the champagne, roll up an airplane
[01:00.17] Life is a rare thing (life is a rare thing)
[01:03.05] We rise, we fall, even when back to wall
[01:05.60] I find a way I can maintain, yeah
[01:08.33] Treat MLK like my memory lane
[01:10.65] Ain't no feelin' the same, hope you feelin' my pain
[01:13.96] I put my blood, sweat, and tears in the game
[01:16.60] Ain't no feelin' the same, hope you feelin' my pain
[01:20.59] I remember them days, makin' minimum wage
[01:23.70] I was tryna maintain, look how far I done came
[01:26.59] Pop champagne for the pain, I'm campaigning for change
[01:29.46] All the progress we made, bigger things on the way
[01:32.34] Hoppin' over hurdles into my Chevy converter (yeah)
[01:35.09] Swerve around them haters that don't wish to see me further (oh)
[01:37.99] My campaign for champagne could've ended with my murder
[01:40.63] Miss Betty say, "If you ain't saved in Jesus name, it's worser"
[01:43.60] I had to be my own boss, not somebody else's worker
[01:46.66] I know the prayer she prayed for me still served as my preserver
[01:49.59] I know some of my actions, they was taxin' and I hurt her (oh-oh-oh)
[01:52.47] But Lord, if she listenin', please let her know I heard her (yeah)
[01:55.09] Let's bring out the champagne, roll up an airplane
[01:58.44] Life is a rare thing (life is a rare thing)
[02:01.30] We rise, we fall, even when back to wall
[02:03.61] I find a way I can maintain, yeah
[02:06.49] Treat MLK like my memory lane
[02:08.81] Ain't no feelin' the same, hope you feelin' my pain
[02:12.42] I put my blood, sweat, and tears in the game
[02:14.50] Ain't no feelin' the same, hope you feelin' my pain
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