Departures (feat. Jeremiah Bonds, Kalvin Koolidge & Shedlyn)

It took a lot to get here, a lot of long nights Striving to survive and writing with dull lights It's like a long flight, the destination is hard, just warning ya Thinking how did I get here when I was just in California It's especially hard to afford this life of wanderlust Or moving, ripped from your roots, proving it's hard to trust This life that starts from dust, wishing on stars for love Thinking we're too far from dusk to spend tonight here From Waikiki, to Tennessee, to the Isle of Capri You've got to agree that it's awesome seeing the seven seas But hey, enough of me, coffee or tea? It's from Hawaii Tell me how you're doing, with jubilee, idiosyncracy It's hard to keep in touch, an email here, a text there Searching for the next air-line ticket fare Sorry, I gotta go, up early to catch the redeye 'Cause I have shows in Dubai, Shanghai and Versailles (Hey!) I was born in California in the Golden State I stayed for a couple decades and I loved to skate Played around with hip-hop, lived in a big house Put loved ones in the ground when they took life's bow You never know how until it comes to you I moved to Tennessee when I was only 22 Made some mistakes, grew up a whole lot Friends filled up my soul when life had knocked Me to the ground, and then this teacher got taught Biggest pain of my life changed up my whole thought Got me Orthodox, on the beaches of Hawaii Can't let roadblocks get me cryin' out, "Why me?" Hit the east coast chased my dreams to Philly Put my flip-flops on the shelf that place was too chilly Really meant only the best, but I didn't do great The whole event got me growin but I still dropped the plate Cleared the slate in that sunny state called Pascua Florida Re-evaluatin' things, changing up the formula All of these departures have taught me many things More lessons ahead, more than ever I am listening Life gets strange when things get rearranged People change, the song remains the same In the back of my brain I hear you saying That you and me, we would never break the chain So much older, not much wiser Still on my grind, still got that fire Still out in Nashville, still a little crazy Still tryna figure out how Jesus gonna save me From town to city, gutter to high sidity It goes so quickly, and sometimes it really hits me I'm left behind with mine, a sign nobody gets me I'm droppin' dimes in my prime and I'll be just fine So many people, things, and places Spaces in between, the things I seen, I know what grace is So I be seeing you when I be seeing you my friend We'll grab a brew or two and then we do it all again