The Water

I made it from the land to the water but don't ask how I keep from drowning Need my family on the side and that one that'll ride but that's all that I keep around me And when my body grow tired and that well run dry You gon see that I'll still be smiling Ain't no holding that I'm going back To the water To the ones that's riding benches Ready if they name called on any fourth and inches This a dedication To the ones that's underrated Paying dues all year No matter the form of payment Raise your flag bang your drum And tell em what your name is Bang your chest cuz where you from And tell em how you claim it The water Where it rain through the sun Mean you take the good with the bad and then you turn it into something Cookouts with the neighbors go & get you a plate But when you get on out here Dont forget where you ate Make no mistakes It's all love anyway Dice game take the cake then you might catch a fade Round here Cuz they don't play down here It ain't just kids running tag on playgrounds here You might get a bag if you stay down here But you finna pay tax since you ain't from round here The water I made it from the land to the water but don't ask how I keep from drowning Need my family on the side and that one that'll ride but that's all that I keep around me And when my body grow tired and that well run dry You gon see that I'll still be smiling Ain't no holding that I'm going back To the water Now the year is '03 Rubber band round my wrist thinking I'm T.I.P. Brush that dirt off my shoulder boy I'm thinking jay-z Pass the dutch I ain't never scared on constant repeat And we keep it discreet Never keeping receipts The paper trails they chasing tails now whenever we eat But how clever is we If we dont leave with the key To pull the lever on them doors that's gon lead us to feast You ain't a boss or a beast unless your people agree Your yes men finna leave the next man give em treats And that day you gon see How cheap loyalty be You need something real on your feed then you can leave it me Now I know you watching Me running through these projects Eyes rolling while you scrolling Knowing that I got it The hatin is obvious I'm not debating your logic The fakin is toxic And I learned how to spot it In the water I made it from the land to the water but don't ask how I keep from drowning Need my family on the side and that one that'll ride but that's all that I keep around me And when my body grow tired and that well run dry You gon see that I'll still be smiling Ain't no holding that I'm going back To the water