Contemporary

They say the blues ain't going nowhere

Said I got to change sound

Said I'm heading for oblivion, my style is just too low down

So I switched up, it really ain't no thing when you know how

Hey, check me out

I'm all contemporary now

See, first, you got to make it funky

You've got to rock like rock should rock

You gotta strain yourself and train yourself to think outside the box

Oh, it took a couple weeks, but now I've finally got it down

Hey, check me out

I'm all contemporary now

You've got reinvent yourself, expand your demographic base

You've got to grow your growth potential, make a brand out of your face

You got to get to work and then work, and devise your strategy

Man, get on the keys and get to chasing popularity now

Ayo, Rick

Check it

Counted you out, said your time was gone

They say the blues your seeing is all tired and old

So you switched it up on 'em, you mixed it up on 'em

You put the blues in a twist and put the funk on 'em

They don't know 'cause you tired of hearing

Rick Estrin, raised by Fillmore Slim

From The Bay to Chicago, tell it 'cause we all now

Brand new swag, same class, hear the heart blow

I got just the key to guarantee triple-platinum success

You got to find a cause to champion and get lots of special guests

Then reveal your troubled past and, and hold up now that ain't all

You got a grow a beard and lose your socks and get a suit that's way too small

Oh, there ain't nothing to it, boy, I'll show you how

Man, check me out

I'm all contemporary now

Now I got big plans for the future, starting with my farewell tour

See, that way when I make my comeback, man, I'm gon' pack the house for sure

Ooh, I'm gonna really stretch my limits, new sounds, new look, look here

Then I'd get right back to my roots, I hear that's gonna be next year

Oh, it ain't nothing to it, boy, I'd show you how

Just check me out, shit

I'm all contemporary now

He's all contemporary now (Oh, contemporary now)

He's all contemporary now