The East Coast Hold On

Over on the east coast a spirit moved my legs In a different way one morning before my day It was good for me I never have been the same Last 10 years I've been tryna give it a name so c'mon A a a c'mon I'll never forget I played a 2 song set On a saturday morning at 7am Well my boy had just gotten to bed 'cause he was partyin' But there I saw him sittin' in a suit in the audience So don't you know how the handshake go it go East coast hold on the west coast let go Now c'mon A a a c'mon Said don't you know how the handshake go it go East coast hold on the west coast let go Now c'mon Over on the west coast came to start a rock band Felt like the only things I'd ever start were disbands Standin' on the table while tryna get it to flip You only get the grasp once you can loosen the grip so c'mon A a a c'mon I lost all my friends my girlfriend and my job All in the span of about 6 months And what I didn't want was to be a different person than I was 'Til I learned that lettin' go don't mean you givin' up so c'mon A a a c'mon C'mon A a a c'mon So don't you know how the handshake go it go East coast hold on the west coast let go Now c'mon A a a c'mon Said don't you know how the handshake go it go East coast hold on the west coast let go Now c'mon There's only 40,000 people in my hometown One day I wanna play a stadium to that amount Whoever ever told you it's wrong to dream big Probably said it from the smallness of having been told the same You can spend so much time holding onto Things that never leave you with anything in your hands I wished it for myself and I'm wishing it for you To believe that you're worthy of more than modest demands So bang your head like there's water in your ear Until it's only your own inspiration you hear The introvert's courage and the extrovert's fear And trusting the wrong one's how your power disappears Your long face came by the short street 'Cause all you ever do in your life is heed the warnings Passed onto you like heirlooms And cherish that instead of people who have dared you A a a c'mon if your mechanics Are always causin' you to break down Then raise the blinds to a million more doorsteps And turn your faith to what hasn't been born yet I won't name my spirit, I'll use it as a map When I shake your hand man I'll fold it in a dap The east coast hold on the west coast let go I'm on the same path 'til the end from the get go.