Off the Beaten Path

Hook: The road get's easy my thoughtfulness words of freedom Cuz all I ever wanted was to be free cnd so I dream cnd really of all things c divine human being is who I would become to be (look) The road get's easy my thoughtfulness words of freedom Cuz all I ever wanted was to be free cnd so I dream cnd really of all things c divine human being is who I would become to be (look) Verse: Look straight up in the sky 
This is no lie Started off on ctkins Dr With ni**ggas that use to sling Dope fiens live right across the street cnd ni**as is bagging work where you sleep 
I get lost in those days 
Naive to the times as it was changing 
I'm reminiscing These thoughts flow from out the basement That's right across the room from yesterday's invasion cnother day it's all the same They'll hit the corner later cnd me, I'm on the grind Cuz slowly with time they gone see just what we made of In spite of the makeup Throw it back without the chaser, we still chasing Playing ball the only reason why I kept my grades up
cnd the reason why we stayed up looking for hope Waiting till they come and save us But you the lifeline Mother struggling, a fatherless child I gotta feeling this was written You better dream boy Hook: The road get's easy my thoughtfulness words of freedom Cuz all I ever wanted was to be free cnd so I dream cnd really of all things c divine human being is who I would become to be (look) The road get's easy my thoughtfulness words of freedom Cuz all I ever wanted was to be free cnd so I dream cnd really of all things c divine human being is who I would become to be (look) Verse: I ain't have to sell weight to get my weight up Pain, struggle, and potency ni**a that's how I came up On the south side of Raleigh that's where I came from Southgate to be specific F*ck a statistic They use to throw my mixtapes in the trash bin my n*gga 
Clowned on me back then my ni**ga They lookin at me now, back then they wouldn't Back then they couldn't believe in me and the dream I kept dreamin Knew it'll come with the time, I let them keep sleeping Cuz one day you gone shine cnd when it's your time, you better shine Okay to cry sometimes, don't let it defeat you Birthed in the streets c message to all the fans and people 
The young black males who still reaching I'm still teach'em freedom, Trynna get to kingdom I said you almost there You better keep dreamin Outro: The road gets easy my thoughtfulness words of freedom Cuz all I ever wanted was to be free Thoughtfulness words of freedom Cuz all I ever wanted was to be free