From the Woods

Flipping back woods material Long hikes and scenic sights Cops running red lights Where young tikes ride bikes Tourists coming from New York To spend a couple nights While the local youth Getting kicked off the street like mice Tucked in these hills Liberal voters second homeowners Organization donors Local business owners mostly white A lot to comprehend When I’m sitting down to write a rhyme Before I venture out To find another mountain to climb But hip-hop made it’s way Deep into the heart of sticks So I’m kicking written's to the stars Peep this lunar eclipse Everyone like what yo what’s good What you doing this Friday Ciphers at house parties Down deep dark driveways Toured across the country Drove on single highway Passing through your hometown To make your speakers vibrate Getting home in a hurry Had to pass on the right Out in the 413 Exit two off the mass pike Worldwide what's good We're bumping hip-hop To the city from the woods From the top of the mountain To your local neighborhood It's a way of life man This is understood But we know where it started at What's good We're bumping hip-hop From the city to the woods From the street corner To your rural neighborhood It's a way of life man This is understood But we know where it started at Leaves falling on the forest floor In this rural corridor My people swinging hammers Working pulling up some floor boards I’m Gandalf in the shire You like Froto out in Mordor I’m out in nature contemplating All the greats that came before Bringing hip-hop folklore While whack emcees are waging war Cuz being fake could pay you more But that’s not what we do this for I’m rap's Bruce Springsteen Bob Dylan Pete Seeger With LL Cool J and Beastie Boys up in your speaker For teachers and truth seekers For the students and the preachers For the crowds up in the bleachers Small towns and the believers For the activists Fighting warlords and evil leaders If you coming from the woods I see ya Worldwide what's good We're bumping hip-hop To the city from the woods From the top of the mountain To your local neighborhood It's a way of life man This is understood But we know where it started at What's good We're bumping hip-hop From the city to the woods From the street corner To your rural neighborhood It's a way of life man This is understood But we know where it started at