[Verse 1: Abstract]
Thinkin' of my trip back
Got some time to kick back
I get whip-lashed if I stop now, I been movin' million miles per an hour
Used to duckin', but I know they see me now
Tell 'em simmer down if they hatin' on me
I suggest you stop the fakin', homie
Bitch, the whole world waitin' on me
Ask me how I'm doin', I been doin' great
Doin' everythin' I said I would
There aren't really many who relate
Shout out to the ones who always knew they could
If you ain't checkin' for me, hope you checkin' out
I can teach you what a check about
If the money made ain't by the heart, you will sell out way before you even start
See, a lotta people ain't about the art
They just tryna claim a name
If you don't ever put the work in, how the hell you gon' precipitate?
Without that, then I doubt that you ever gonna make it rain
This is not the lotto, stick to scratchin' tickets
I'll be here tomorrow, you'll be here a minute
I'll be forty, spittin' in the booth
Spirits flowin' like it's hundred-proof
In the buildin' tryna hit the roof, though
'Cause beast seems to be my new mode
And beats seems to be my new home
This dream turned to a long road
But what I planned out finally panned out
Siftin' through it, finally think I found gold
[Chorus: Abstract, Abstract & Francine Kandjo]
Will you ride with me (Ride with me)
'Til the clouds roll in? (Clouds roll in)
'Til the road gets rough? (Road gets rough)
'Til the tires don't spin? (Tires don't spin)
Will you ride with me (Ride with me)
'Til the curtains close?
'Til I'm nobody ('Til I'm nobody)
And hell has froze?
Will you ride with me (Ride with me)
'Til the clouds roll in? (Clouds roll in)
'Til the road gets rough? (Road gets rough)
'Til the tires don't spin? (Tires don't spin)
Will you ride with me (Ride with me)
'Til the curtains close?
'Til I'm nobody ('Til I'm nobody)
And hell has froze?
[Verse 2: Ivan B]
Yeah
You've never stepped inside my shoes, so never assume you know where I've been
Found the safest haven in your arms, but my heart alarmed, "Don't you settle in"
Peddled in the pain, paintin' the picture will let me reframe
Opened the bottle, I bottle again
You lovin' the man that you're kissin' today or the name that I've became?
A man who changed for findin' chains, cuffed, my chains are fake
I lost my way inside this time where fake is seen as great
Real is how I serve it
Talkin' shit, and yeah, I heard it
When the world tells you no, that's when you fight against the current
This is the time, Rocky Balboa, I hit it with lines
Step in the ring like I stepped in my prime
Dynamite to the mic, blowin' up is a matter of time
Look at my dream and then look at my eyes
Traffic of rappers, I look to the sky
When you know what you want, then you get what you want
Any less, you're not feelin' alive
'Cause I'ma tell you what it really is
And I'ma spill my heart and mind on what I know
Then I took the path, never lookin' back
Our joy is the struggle we sow
They'll say stay inside the picture, rationalize your hope
And if they break you down today, it's just a better chance to grow
[Chorus: Abstract, Abstract & Francine Kandjo]
Will you ride with me (Ride with me)
'Til the clouds roll in? (Clouds roll in)
'Til the road gets rough? (Road gets rough)
'Til the tires don't spin? (Tires don't spin)
Will you ride with me (Ride with me)
'Til the curtains close?
'Til I'm nobody ('Til I'm nobody)
And hell has froze?
Will you ride with me (Ride with me)
'Til the clouds roll in? (Clouds roll in)
'Til the road gets rough? (Road gets rough)
'Til the tires don't spin? (Tires don't spin)
Will you ride with me (Ride with me)
'Til the curtains close?
'Til I'm nobody ('Til I'm nobody)
And hell has froze?