Credits
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Armando Sanusi
Songwriter
Lyrics
Live and direct
Die for respect
GB Mando
Lucid Connect
Yeah
Know that it pays to be patient
The journey's more rewarding than any final destination
No matter the troubles you're facing
Hope you find ways to embrace it
Cause it's beauty in the struggle
Raised from the jungle
I know they pray for me to fumble
Jack and Jill on this hill
Never once did I tumble
Through the years of faced fears
My family shed too many tears
22 facing eviction
Pops non-stop working
Cause he's the family's only engine
Mom still overseas
Every time she calls my phone
I feel the breeze through my spine
Know I gotta do more
So I'm hopping up on beats
And I'm rapping down on keys
So I can open up these doors
So it's no more door to doors
And it's peddles to the floor
No more sleeping on the floor
Know you gotta face the storm
Before the sunshine comes
Put a leash on your dreams
Before it vanishes and runs
Know you gotta break bread
With the ones who stayed down with you
When you had nothing on you but crumbs
Was this not everything we prayed for
Was it not worth being a slave for
I had my back against the wall
I was a lonely bird at war
Four years of dedication
Just to reap the separation
Had to trust my intuition
Put my instincts over feelings
Not every story comes perfect
But if it's worth it, it takes time
I'm just glad I stayed patient
Never missed out on the grind
It was things we needed to have
Couldn't just fall back
And watch my family suffer and demise
That's why I'm going extra hard
Sacrifices made in the dark
I pray someday comes to light
It was nights with no lights
It was chicken stew and rice
Fridge empty most of the times
Nothing in it but some ice
Roaches crawling through the couch
Water barrel filled with mice
How you slow to run up the money
But so quick to run your mouth
You don't know a thing about this life
Never in vain the claims I vouch
The wolf at the top of the mountain
Never as hungry as the wolf on the climb
So I put my excuses to the side
Cause I know I gotta shine
I know I gotta shine
I know I gotta shine
I know I gotta shine
Writer(s): Armando Sanusi
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