Once in a While - Willis: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Once in a While

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Hip-Hop/Rap

Once in a While was released on January 13, 2017 by Willis as a part of the album Color Room - Single

Song Details

AlbumColor Room - Single

Release DateJanuary 13, 2017

LabelWillis

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM78

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Willis

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Willis

Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Throw my hands in the ring, we go round after round

I'm just a man, may I go down once in a while

Aye

[Verse 2]

Throw my hands in the ring, they gon' sing to you

They gon' sing to you, aye

Remember the tone of me never seeing me again

Seeing me again, check it

[Verse 3]

Throw my hands in the ring, we go round after round

I'm just a man, may I go down once in a while

Aye

[Verse 4]

Throw my hands in the ring, they gon' sing to you

They gon' sing to you, aye

Remember the tone of me never seeing me again

Seeing me again, aye

[Verse 5]

Been really out here thuggin' since a youngin, I was 4 years old

Millennium a new age, football, watch me with the Super Bowl

The kid who never sold his soul, the devil finna fight me

They told me making money off a rap was just a pipe dream

[Verse 6]

They said that so lightly, but go ahead and do it

Little did they know that I was really going for it

Family was splitting up, mom and dad had lost the house

The bank that took the keys told us to leave and then they locked us out

[Verse 7]

Plus, I was going through some other shit

That I really can't explain

Was fucked up in the brain

Still be super awkward in public 'cause self-conscious

But my problems nothing to people I know who inside of coffins, damn

[Verse 8]

So I need something to hold me down

For these dreams, for these wishes

For these beautiful pictures that I create and I can share with ya

With your fire burnin' Salem music magic, I can blare with you

[Verse 9]

But where's honesty?

And where's the song?

Rappers hands fatter than the one upon my door

Troy Palomino so reel it back

[Verse 10]

I never even was a Steelers fan 'cause I'm from Indiana

What's the state mean?

Bench warming even though I'm filling up A team

You know why that quarterback shine

Running fast and I'll be back right after half time

[Verse 11]

Throw my hands in the ring, we go round after round

I'm just a man, may I go down once in a while

Throw my hands in the ring, they gon' sing to you

Remember the tone of me never seeing me again

Aye

[Verse 12]

They gon' sing to you, aye

Like they never seen me again

Seen me again, aye

[Verse 13]

Chicago morning, I wake up and see the dark wind

Look across the city from my sister's apartment

My sister, my family, Raphael my manager

But see him as a friend in the mental when I need answers

[Verse 14]

'Cause usually I'm questioning myself

And I need guidance while I figure out the way to perfect health

Mentally and physically, these late nights diminish me

And I need energy to really see the world infinity

[Verse 15]

It finna while I finish these

Songs I think of mentally

With several speeds

It comes together in synergy

To make a picture worth a thousand words

A thousand swirls, a thousand miles away from many thousand people crowds for sure

[Verse 16]

But one day I'ma do that

Fifty thousand people in the crowd, I promise you that

Freshman listen interviews and parties in Los Angeles

While back on people talk about me, but don't know the half of it

[Verse 17]

They don't even, they don't even know the half of it

What I had to do, ain't got a bitch

I've been broke, wishing I was rich

'Bout to run away and see how many miles I get

[Verse 18]

I'm already walking on broken legs

Ain't no one help me, I get no love, I get no respect

But I can find my peace of mind anyway

Through my hands I see the light up in a heavy way

[Verse 19]

Throw my hands in the ring, we go round after round

I'm just a man, may I go down once in a while

Throw my hands in the ring, they gon' sing to you

Remember the tone of me never seeing me again

Seeing me again, aye

Written by: Will Clark

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