[Verse 1 Jimmy Nice] Yeah. I heard somebody say The worlds gonna end in a years time, man Get whatever you wanna hear through the grapevine Try and tell me it aint perfect to stir shit I take that Marvin Gaye line and I make wine White lies [?] Break bread with the fam fore you lay your head Dont wanna make your bed fore you make your mark I used to lay along the tracks as the train rolled past Raise your glass for times you knew better But didnt do better, breezed through like Whatever But Jimmy got a brand new bag, new getup And its made of love so its haterproof Set up a team that dont care bout the next mans moves I got a jam that make the next man move Ate a couple rappers, got their records spun backwards Come wack and youll be next, man, theres dudes Saying that I aint writing anymore, wanna chalk me out Little homie, its the thought that counts But if I do decide to retire from graff Ima hit you first Hand so you get it from the source of the horses Mouth. Know what Im talking bout? I got a tenthou deep crowd to sing the chorus out Say thou shall not fuck with Jim D know that Ha Say thou shall not fuck with Jim D know that Not at all Lucifers next of kin and yall Judas Cause yallll crucify your friend, peep the lesson within Peace, peace [Chorus 1 Jimmy Nice Nick Lupi] Young man, what you got to say? Young man, what you got to say? What you got to say? All I need is a minute of your time If you give it Ill be on my way, if I could make What I knew then what I know now Who knows how it woulda panned out But Ill do one better, Ima put together What I picked up along the way, along the way [Verse 2 Solo] As I float along with the wind Progress and make moves, try and bond with my kin At times its like the blind leading the blind Nobody really knows what theyre hoping to find So I do my best to follow my own advice Keep an ear out and above all an open mind Though I misstep, let it get the best of me Yours truly none other than my own worst enemy Still nonetheless destined to be I study the prototype, so its no surprise One Dayers in a state gettin up in your territory I take a room of strangers and make em all remember me Shouts to Sirl AKA Mr Remedy As I take a trip down memory lane, remember The graff letters you gave me? Man, that shit amazed me So I practised on that paper like every day With the ABC writing out the alphabet Now its letters to the world as I play these beats Going through ups and downs like the value of a dollar But I remain a student till Im crowned a scholar Scouts honour, my sneaks pound the pavement on the Same block I pound a few times now Ive been around Till I finally reach my seat up in the clouds Put my feet up on the couch like, Peace, Im out [Chorus 2 Jimmy Nice, Nick Lupi Solo] Young man, what you got to say? Young man, what you got to say? Tryna follow my shadow down the straight and narrow Even though Ive been known to stray, if I could make What I knew then what I know now Who knows how it woulda panned out But Ill do one better, Ima put together What I picked up along the way, along the way [PostChorus Solo] No, Im not sure Just where Im heading But Im leaving all the same While they quit chasing days I came across these lessons Drifting on by with the Horizon in my head [Verse 3 Nick Lupi] Let me begin my address Some say this lifes a test, its a Mess, nothing but a fight to the death Will I reside in the fiery depths? Who knows This the only booth where I confess No telling where youll find me next, write rhymes to the Beat thats inside the chest, freestyle the rest Mightve had a few missteps But man, I travel light, carry no regrets Plus we let the dojo bless us, tryna find Peace without the yoga stretches And these days the pressure get so relentless The mirrors on the wall bear no resemblance Yeah, we just tryna make sense from the senseless A few dollars off a sentence Gain a few followers and mentions They say Im a hood scholar and a gentleman Every time that I talk my shit At the end of the day, man, thats all it really is My old man taught me to walk like this Gotta know when to walk, when to ball my fist Gotta know when to talk, when to listen And always handle yours in the kitchen So I carry on the tradition I wanna thank yall for listening, we going the distance [Chorus 3 Jimmy Nice, Nick Lupi Solo] Young man, what you got to say? Young man, what you got to say? You better watch it Mate, you really need that one last drink? Well, I swear I had the longest day If I could make what I knew then, what I know now Who knows how it woulda panned out But Ill do one better, Ima put together What I picked up along the way, along the way [PostChorus Solo] No, Im not sure Just where Im heading But Im leaving all the same While they quit chasing days I came across these lessons Drifting on by with the Horizon in my head
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