Honest Living

I'll make it short My tale, my story, no embellishments Open up, in love with the sound They love when I'm down, they love when I drown Open up, in love with the sound They love when I'm down, they love when I drown Float around town till the engine light flick As I throw around sounds, tryna to satisfy the itch Got that southern sound, walk with a talk with a limp I don't go above ground 'cause I know they would evict I don't wear a crown 'cause my rule too strict 'Nother man down so I moved to the sticks Just a year past I would never leave the ZIP Man, I feel so much older that I swear that I forget Now you know I love to get all they attention But you know I love to say get out my business Did a feature and got right up off the benches All my life I been a leader but just not in this dimension If you lookin' for a keeper, I can keep you in suspension Striding on my way to freedom and I haven't made it inches Landed on my feet and went to mix it with my kindred Trying to get relief, you know I'm not the one that's lendin' Only time I spend is trying to figure how you made it to the ending Now-now you play the— I got a lot of feelings, won't catch me politicking No time, the clock is ticking, I still ain't got my ticket Now-now-now you play— Come from where I was risen, can't make no honest living I made a modest killing doing what's not appealing I have little reason to love my fellow man Love when I'm down, they love when I drown Love when I'm down, love when I drown Love when I'm down, love when I drown The way man has dreamed of ever since— Underneath the city with my pockets on empt' No you never hit me, give you props for the attempt I don't need a lot to cut a tie so don't tempt All my ice is inside, I forgot to change the temp Wary of the simps, been ready from the rip Travel light, got baggage, pack heavy for the trip Gotta face the sickness, you too scared to bear the witness Couple pains for the fitness, ask me how I beat the litness Now I know you only trying to make a difference But that don't mean that I'm trying to make it wit ya Always worried bout the time that I'm spending Only time I spend is trying to figure how to bend it I'm just trying to figure how to mix it like a chemist Get your mind straight, help you get your life splinted You know it's guaranteed to never go how you intended Love me when I'm down but lately I've been feelin' lifted Now-now-now you play the— I got a lot of feelings, won't catch me politicking No time, the clock is ticking, I still ain't got my ticket Now-now-now you play the— Come from where I was risen, can't make no honest living I made a modest killing doing what's not appealing Now-now-now you play the— I got a lot of feelings, won't catch me politicking No time, the clock is ticking, I still ain't got my ticket Now-now-now you play the— Come from where I was risen, can't make no honest living I made a modest killing doing what's not appealing Vanish with the quick Vanish with the quick Vanish with the quick Vanish with the quick I vanish with the quick You damage, I banish, you pray that I forget I plan it, they panic, I manage yet again High off all the lights, all I gave you was a clip Celebrate the vic then vanish with the quick You damage, I banish, you pray that I forget I plan it, they panic, I manage yet again High off all the lights, all I gave you was a clip Celebrate the vic then vanish with the quick I called you together because I have some pictures to show you Pictures? What are they? Look, all of you