1. |
Intro (Justice)
00:23
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2. |
American Dream
03:21
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Verse 1:
This American dream/ American nightmare/
We’re all just visitors/ like we own a timeshare/
We camp in the front yards/ barbeques with lawn chairs/
We don’t do high fashions/ and shop in the Mayfair/
We shop at them swap meets/ and Dollar Generals/
We cut corners/ just to keep our losses minimal/
Used to keep a weed sac/ stashed by my genitals/
Now I gotta prescription/ legal and medical/
Flask of Jack/ in my back/ pocket maybe fireball/
Every morning hung over/ Gatorade and Tylenol/
Chapstick for cottonmouth/ Visine for eyeballs/
Sanitizer for shakin’ hands/ cans of Lysol/
Dudes are straight pussy/ need some Midol/
I always take the first pitch even if it’s a fastball/
The industry loves nobody/ you can be blackballed/
And if my P.O. asks/ tell him I hang drywall/
Chorus (2x)
This American Dream/ American nightmare/
No one wanna live broke we wanna be millionares/
This American Dream/ American Classic/
Land of the free / this American magic/
Verse 2:
The American Dream/ American nightmare/
Quit actin’ like you’re lookin’ for me/ I’ve been right here/
Gotta need for speed/ top gun top gear/
Cooler in the back/ lotta dabs n lotta beer/
Me I don’t drink em’/ I prefer something harder/
That burns when it goes down/ I get that from my father/
Designate a driver if you can’t stay sober/
I learned that the hard way when the cops pulled me over/
Nowhere California/ here to Bakersfield/
We drive around buckets/ with cracks in our windshield/
Paint job pealin’/ like it’s fresh out the battlefield/
Feudin’ with our neighbors like McCoys and the Hattfields/
Life really don’t stop/ world don’t stand still/
From a man to a monster/ I’m back to a man still/
I can’t feel my face/ Dude I can’t feel/
I just need to sleep it off/ like it’s no big deal/
Chorus (2x)
Verse 3:
This American Dream/ this American myth/
Made in the USA on some American shit/
Speakers so loud they make a stadium shift/
’m just livin’ in this house/ that Shady’s done built/
A white boy rapper/ been spittin’ since the 90’s/
2 thousand whatever now/ I’m still out here and grindin’/
I don’t feel old/ I just feel aged/
Like whiskey or wine though/ like in a good way/
Grown folk shit/ I’m better and I’m wiser/
I still got love though/ I never lost the fire/
I’m down to my last penny/ I’m down to the wire/
College dropout show me the money like Jerry Macguire/
Skills don’t expire/ we only get better with time/
Mind on the music/ and my music on my mind/
Adjust the bass and treble/ leave the past behind/
I’m a risk taker Daredevil like I’m blind/
Chorus (2x)
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3. |
Good Time
03:42
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(Chorus)
A little smile/ a little bit of moonshine/
Little music/ we gon have a good time/
A few laughs/ few beers and good food/
Friday night/ nothing but a good mood/
A little smile/ a little bit of moonshine/
Little music/ we gon have a good time/
A few laughs/ few beers and good food/
Friday night/ nothing but a good mood/
Verse 1:
Got home from the game/ we won the homecoming/
We havin’ a bonfire/ no need to go a clubbin’/
Them girlies dressin’ down/ them Betties look stunning/
Billy’s drunk already/ walkin’ ‘round and stumblin’/
Throw some meat on the grill/ throw some wood on that fire/
If you’re hangin’ with us tonight/ you’d best to be a shiner/
But as a reminder/ none of us are here to fight/
Just a/ small town on a Friday night/
If you feelin’ frisky/ ‘go start a mosh pit/
Freestylin’ in the back/ the fields smell like horse shit/
The trailer park’s a rockin’/ the other team forfeit/
We all about peace / leave your conflict/
We all got the muchies/ smokin’ homegrown/
Put away your agendas/ and them cell phones/
We got good music/ got good people/
Got a lot to live for/ and the right to live illegal/
(Chorus)
Verse 2:
Jenny’s dressed up in her best pair of sweatpants/
Davey’s drunk/ and tryin’ to do a handstand/
Todd had too many/ he’s runnin’ around in his underpants/
Heather’s yellin’ at the DJ/ to play “Bands A Make Her Dance”/
We got romance/ and mason jars/
Plenty of herb/ the homie just brought a jar/
If u get too drunk/ sleep in your car/
I got two DUI’s/ I guess you live and learn/
We just live and laugh/ as this world turns/
And we all getting’ faded/ watchin’ the fire burn/
We got no clock/ homie leave your watch/
And no one’s messin’ with us/ no not even the cops/
If they come/ we’ll just offer them a drink/
And maybe a smoke too/ well what do y’all think/
What’s the worst they could do/ right back to the drunk tank/
My friends’ll bail me out now/ ain’t that great?/
(Chorus)
Verse 3:
It’s a small town/ Friday night/
We’re getting’ lit/ to them bonfire lights/
None of us got diamonds/ but still shine bright/
And I may be hood famous/ but I hate the limelight/
Under them trailer park skies/ trailer park nights/
Johhny’s get drunk/ just lookin’ for a fight/
And I probably shouldn’t/ but I know that I might/
‘Cause I’m all about that bass I ain’t about that hype/
Poor white trash/ but we ain’t all white/
And I’m thinkin’ that I won’t/ but who knows I might/
All about good vibes/ stoned gettin’ high/
And me a rude boy/ ya I’m a rude guy/
You’re welcome to stay/ I got that “two ply”/
She says that she won’t/ but I know that she might/
Stay over/ and get funky in the trailer/
And finish off the night with another glass of that “Sailor”/
(Chorus)
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4. |
Grave Digger
03:30
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Verse 1:
Grave digger/ I lived life stoned on liquor/
Always was the underdog/ like the LA Clippers/
Belly starvin’/ and all I had was a Snickers/
Been walkin’ too damn long/ my feet are blistered/
It’s the longest winter/ there’s snow into April/
Nothing to do/ but chop up weed up on the kitchen table/
Life can be merry/ but every life is fatal/
And I can no longer speak/ my lips are stapled/
I was willin’ and able but couldn’t find an honest job/
My homie finally did and ended up bein’ robbed/
So we resort to crime/ and thievin’ as a worst case/
Locked up on my 21st birthday/
Got caught packin’ weed in my suitcase/
But ya’ll dudes would probably like jail/ ya’ll some fruitcakes/
Dig my grave shallow/ so I can feel the rain/
And wash away my sins/ and all of my pain/
Chorus:
Grave digger/ could you dig my grave shallow/
And bury me in the sun/ I’m afraid of shadows/
Grave digger/ I wanna feel the rain/
And whatever’s left still/ nothin’s the same/
Grave digger/ could you dig my grave shallow/
And bury me in the sun/ I’m afraid of shadows/
Grave digger/ I wanna feel the rain/
And whatever’s left still/ nothin’s the same/
Verse 2:
And gravedigger/ I try not to stay bitter/
We all live and learn and die and we stay hungry/
And we work every day but that don’t guarantee money/
And just because there’s bees that don’t guarantee honey/
Gin and rummy/ dead man’s hand/
We out here livin’ in this “No Man’s Land”/
Ace’s and Eights/ you either play or fold/
Throw them cards down/ and stay or hold/
Out on the open road/ and open places/
More hell to raise/ and many new faces/
More hearts to break/ and souls to take/
And the Reaper is a comin’ no matter how much you make/
Can’t buy him off/ can’t make him a deal/
Hell I’m almost in my mid 30’s and I’m broke still/
Don’t ask me for answers/ cause I don’t know/
Just please gravedigger/ dig this grave low/
(Chorus)
Bridge:
Gravedigger/ when you dig my grave/
Could you make it shallow?/
So I/ can fell/ the rain/
Gravedigger/
(Chorus)
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5. |
Howlin' at the Moon
04:25
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(Verse 1) And we’re howlin’ at the moon/
firewater light up the room/
A hot day in June/ don’t worry if winter’s comin’ soon/
It don’t get too cold/ but it does get too hot/
And when it does/ we hop up in them Chevys and shake the spot/
Route 66/ 246/ highway 101/
B’ball courts/ on windy days playin’ one on one/
A little dab’ll do ‘ya/ or maybe two or three dabs/
Got myself sober/ that was one hell of a relapse/
Relax/ got it all under control/
King of the area/ top of the totem pole/
I never was little/ but now I’m really Big Ty/
Even my grandma/ refers to me by big guy/
Everything supersized/ nothing little/
Central California we’re just out here in the middle/
So riddle me this/ no riddle me that really/
Quit clownin’ around/ Trix are for kids silly/
(Chorus)
Howlin’ at the full moon/
Firin’ off that six shooter/ loadin’ up/
Revin’ up that Chevy motor/
Howlin’ at the full moon/
Keep another in the holster/
Poor White Trash outta nowhere California/
(Verse 2) And we drink that firewater/
down the pipe through a mason jar/
Washed down with some herb/ don’t trip it’s medical/
Got work boots and accounts on Massroots/
Wrong place wrong time/ my chest full of stab wounds/
I’m bad news/ don’t let your babies be white trash/
They never stay home and their lives/ are like a car crash/
Head on collision/ straight on incision/ crooked intrusions/
Fuck this whole world/ no winnin’ from losin’/
And we find this shit amusin’/ this life is a game to us/
Ask me my name/ I go by/ that Big Tycoonius/
Go ahead and follow us now/ follow the leader/
Don’t make me go home/ and unlock up the heater/
I sport wife beaters/ even at night time/
You’re old news hoe/ I’m on tonight’s nightline/
Its gametime/ 4-3-2/
Oh your Poor White Trash/ well guess what?/
Me too/
(Chorus)
(Verse 3) We gonna/ howl at the moon/
shoot out the lights/
It’s a/ small town/ on a Saturday night/
And we know/ wrong and right/ but homie them are blurred lines/
Not like Robin Thicke/ I’ve heard that shit more than a few times/
It’s noontime/ moonshine/ down with the lunch chime/
We’re howlin’ at the moon and then retreat into the sunshine/
We were once the punchline/ now the jokes on you/
We can’t go back now/ not even if we want to/
We’ve gone through hell and came back on the Other Side/
We went through Heaven but I wasn’t that girls lover boy/
I tried to settle down/ but Lone Ranger’s are always lonely/
Fuck life/ fuck love/ it’s me and the homies/
And you may think that you know me/
But you don’t know the half of it/
I’m shootin’ in the pitch black/ hopin’ not to do damages/
I’m paintin’ canvases/ all black and red/
And I’m writin’ this rhyme/ with a pistol to my head/
(Chorus)
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6. |
Bald Heads & Tattoos
04:27
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(Chorus)
Bald Heads/ Piercings/
Pony Tails/ Beards/
Please Don’t Stop/ Drive Through Here/
Tattoos/ Cut Offs/
Chains/ Bandanas/
New Era Hats and My Granddaddy’s Flannel/
(Verse 1)
It’s the Night of the Livin’ Dead/
All I’m seein’ is Black and Red/
2:30 in the afternoon/ wish I was back in bed/
They call me a maniac/ bi-polar/ sick in the head/
I’m just a fat dude/ I’m just in need of some meds/
Had a pony tail/ straight to chrome dome/
Got my first tat at 17/ before a cell phone/
Rode my first bike/ in 1995/
They tried to kill me a few times/
Guess what/ Still alive/
Son of Anarchy/ playin’ life like Jeopardy/
These valley chicks are stuck up bitches like Shannen Doherty/
Just give me a trailer park bitch/ pay my lot fee/
Fuck the police/ I’ll always get away Scott-Free/
Me and my homies/ ya me and my posse/
I’m Poor White Trash but/ bitch I ain’t no Nazi/
Freefallin’ like Tom Petty/ goin’ kamikaze/
A suicide bomber/ straight up killin’ ‘em softly/
(Chorus)
(Verse 3)
Bald heads and tattoos/ we’re Poor White Trash/
Cigarettes and sticky green/ of course white flash/
Can’t get a job/ they got me typecast/
A crazy ass cracker/ but I ain’t no Jackass/
Channel 9/ 9pm on the broadcast/
I drink whiskey out the bottle/ fuck a wineglass/
A real American Idol/ tell Ryan Seacrest/
Take that down/ let that digest/
We be the baddest of the baddest/ the cream of the crop/
Leavin’ em speechless/ to where they breathe then stop/
White trash/ no money/ still can’t be bought/
So don’t even holler/ or whistle like a teapot/
Who’s hot who’s not/ you finish the rest/
You fucked with our brother/ now come fuck with the best/
I came into this game clean/ left it as a mess/
Poor White Trash/ tatted across my chest/
(Chorus 2x)
(Verse 3)
There’s strength in numbers/ roll deep for protection/
That’s on the real though/ you won’t catch me slippin’/
I been there before/ got stabbed in my back/
Literally/ figuratively/ I’m still mad at my man/
You learn quick/ life’s a one man band/
No bail when you’re locked up/ no one collectin’ cans/
I’m getting’ to old age/ it’s getting’ hard to stand/
But I been there before/ here I go again/
Merry Go Round/ this life’s a carousel/
We all wanna floss shit/ like it’s show and tell/
And life ticks by fast/ but feels slow as hell/
They wanna bring you down/ make you feel overwhelmed/
But pass a joint/ drink that glass down/
Listen to your elders boy/ sit that ass down/
This ain’t no joke/ comin’ from the Class Clown/
And their ain’t no chaser/
It’s supposed to burn when it goes down/
(Chorus)
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7. |
I Apologize
03:56
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Verse I:
I couldn’t say goodbye/ since day one you had my eye/
Started fuckin’ with you/ in 1995/
I tried to leave/ and you begged me to stay/
The drive home playin’ Lynard Skynard all the way
Getting stoned/ high as fuck/ a lotta liquor on the way/
Had me drinkin’ all alone/ Mr. Go away/
Poppin’ ‘X’ and doin’ shrooms/
Off to see the Wizard on our way/
Writin’ rhymes at work/ rhymin’ really does pay/
Goin’ on dates/ bandanas and sweatpants/
Ya I love you babe/ but we never ever hold hands/
Me and you/ gotta Love and Hate relationship/
Every time I think I’m close you fuck me up and quit/
Sleepin’ over in the studio/
Day old liquor tastes like shit/
Sleepin’ in my clothes/
You brought me hoes but they ain’t shit/
I got myself a good girl I really must admit/
This is my life/ you either leave it or you love it/
Verse II:
And when we’re out in public/ people do stare/
Like I’m a sideshow or I got blue hair/
I just wanna chill and eat/ do some Sudoku/
But people walk up/ recognize me from YouTube/
I mean it’s cool and all/ and I appreciate the love/
But maybe download my album/ buy it what the fuck?/
You know how much I sell/ the word is “zero”/
Been rhymin’ before it was okay to be white I was a weirdo/
Got called a wigga/ by anyone and everyone/
Fuck you too bitches/ you don’t gotta show me love/
Mixin’ Rap and Rock/ before it was cool/
Less soundin’ Limp Bizkit/ and more like Tool/
Mixin’ country and hip hop/ pushin’ music to the borderline/
Country-rap sucks/ ask Florida Georgia line/
And this ain’t hick-hop/ me and you together are beautiful/
Got our own thing/ turntables and power tools/
Verse III:
And we got our own thing/ you don’t care what I look like/
Covered in tats/ fat fuck smokin’ Marlboro lights/
Haven’t shaved in days/ lookin’ like a mountain man/
Don’t ask for much/ just a notebook and a fountain pen/
Over and over again we get the same dilemma/
I’m getting too old/ maybe we should just split up/
I’m a work a real job/ go back to doin’ chin ups/
Maybe get another girl this one could be a pin up/
I’ma go and marry her and never sign a pre-nup/
Go to church every Sunday and pray to the Lord Jesus/
Just to prove to you/ that I’m better without you/
Who am I foolin’/ don’t want no one else since I found you/
When I’m out/ all my friends do is talk about you/
You loved me as a thief/ and now I’m just a scoundrel/
We’ve come a long way/ and we’ve got a way to go/
And ever since I found you/ I’ll never let you go/
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8. |
Be Thankful
03:42
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Verse I:
My parents say I should be thankful/ for them I am forever grateful/
But here I am in Hell/ starin’ at these strange people/
My friends are see through/ but backstabbers bleed too/
It’s been forever since I’ve last felt peaceful/
They say what would Jesus do?/
The fuck if I know/
I do know/ that the Devil sells high/ and buys low/
I know they’re watchin’ me Doc/ wherever I go/
I’m stockin’ up on ammo/ for the Devil’s arrival/
I’m runnin’ round takin’ chances/ avoidin’ mouse traps/
We built this country with our hands/
We want our house back/
They’re callin’ me paranoid/
I don’t know about that/
How many people you know/
Have really been stabbed in the back?/
And not the kind/ an apology makes go away/
I’m talkin’ the kind/ that ends with a Hospital stay/
But when the cats are gone/
The dogs are gonna play/
And when I got nothin’ else left/
I guess I’ll finally pray/
Chorus:
Be thankful for what you got/
But more so for what you don’t/
It’s a Small World/
Somebody’s gotta go/
And only an Outlaw knows/
Where an Outlaw goes/
Verse II:
And my heads hurtin’/ game’s over it’s closed curtains/
Fade to black/ this here is a closed service/
Closed casket/ but Thank You for askin’/
I don’t want nobody to see my tears/ remember me laughin’/
Remember me/ whiskey glass and Marlboro Lights/
Remember me for wild nights and bar fights/
Remember me/ as a lover and a father/
If no one else remembers me I hope at least my daughters/
Will keep a memory/ of my piece of American History/
Good ol’ boy/ gone bad/
Most do eventually/
I don’t want no sympathy/ that ship has sailed/
I am the hitch hiker/ and I’m settin’ my sails/
I’ve done seen homeless nights and I seen nights in jail/
I’ve seen true love and lost it/ because the liquor prevailed/
I’ve seen high and seen low/
Been high and been sober/
Smokin’ by myself/
The lonely loner/
Chorus
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9. |
Your Brain On Drugs
03:59
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Verse I:
This is Your Brain on Drugs/ this is the rain before the mud/
If I could go back I’d change some things/
Like what I thought was once Love/
Drinkin’ ‘til I pass out/ tellin’ girls to break that ass out/
Too many times/ got caught with my pants down/
Mild mannered Bruce/ turned into Hulk Smash now/
Takin ecstasy pills/ weed/ and acid tabs down/
Can’t remember this morning/ much less last night/
When I’m drunk/ I’m an ass/
Let me apologize/
They say the liquor brings out the truth/ it’s mainly a lie/
The liquor brings things/ I don’t feel in my right frame of mind/
American Dream/ Good Boy Gone Bad/
Out in the front yard drinkin’ till I can’t stand/
Fuck thousand dollar Scotch I’ll take a ‘nug’ and a Tall Can/
Bury me/ with them things when I’m laid in my coffin/
From a man to a monster/ mama that’s my mantra/
Everything is better with some Liquor and some Ganja/
Chorus:
This is Your Brain on Drugs/
About to Self Destruct/
What is Really Ain’t/
And What is/ Never Was/
This is Your Brain on Drugs/
Watch em Fry in a Skillet/
And I Regret Nothing But Every Minute/
Verse II:
This is Your Brain on Drugs/ scrambled like 80’s cable/
Anything past Channel 30 especially HBO/
Everything was Black and White/ and then came in the color/
And everything is easy until you take on a lover/
‘Cause one day she’s gonna leave you/ but that bottle won’t/
And if it does pick up another and rekindle the hope/
Mixed with a pack of Smokes/ make any day brighter/
Down to smoke anything/ I supply the lighter/
I’m feelin’ the effects now/ I’m feeling the fire/
Heart Beating Too Fast/ and I’m Down to the Wire/
That Charlie Brown downtown goes to the highest buyer/
Opening up ‘Doors’/ “we couldn’t get any higher”/
You’re actin’ stupid/ and I know you’re none the wiser/
I’m lookin for this place Underground I found it on a flyer/
Losin’ my grip/ I need to hold on tighter/
And I’m a let her do her thing/ and just Pray she’s not a ‘biter’/
Chorus (2x)
Verse III:
This is your brain on drugs/ so homie “C’est La Vie”/
We drink our whiskey straight/ we don’t do Hennessy/
Have a drink on me/ maybe 10 or 11/
Till we’re Shit Faced Drunk/ on the toilet like Devin/
I am legend/ put it in my pipe and smoke it/
I don’t do Coke/ but I got some friends that love it/
One thing I do love/ a big Fuckin’ mind trip/
Smoke and drink by my damn self/ no sidekick/
Best way to get faded’s/ Bonfire and Tri-Tip/
Outta body experiences/ like a Psychic/
I’m out on a road trip/ hitchhiking the country/
I got some Good Green/ I don’t need me no money/
I got some shine/ and a little Brass Monkey/
I don’t smoke crack/ so I ‘cannot be a junkie’/
Just a high school flunkie/ feelin’ his way out/
Grateful Dead faithful/ Dude “I’m Way Out”/
Chorus
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10. |
Hurt
04:05
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Verse I:
I Hurt myself/ I Lost myself/
Paid my Dues and Paid the Cost myself/
Fell Overboard/ then I couldn’t stop myself/
Screamin’ for help/ but Misery Loves Company/
I may have brought you down too/ and for that my Apologies/
It’s too late to Apologize/ I don’t expect Forgiveness/
I’m a Sinner/ I’m a Sin Again can I get a Witness?/
It’s nobody but me/ and my Best Friends Business/
Been laid up in Hospital beds/ after bein’ beaten senseless/
Desperado/ Lay Down Your Defenses/
We all want the Good Life with them White Picket Fences/
But more often than not/ we’re left with the Left Overs/
Wakin’ up every Sunday Morning/ with a Hangover/
As kids we used to play Soldiers/
Never knowin’ what were fightin’/
Go Home/ take a nap/ and then go fight some more/
And now as Adults/ we live at the Liquor Store/
And never leave the Country/ Much Less See Singapore/
Verse II:
And I Hurt myself/ the Damage Done/
Drank/ couldn’t manage None/
Played the game too long/ Consequences came at Once/
That’s the way it/ the way it was/
Threw it away for a chance at Love/
One day/ the Devil Come’s Collectin’ Up/
I couldn’t never get enough/ everything in excess/
Whiskey in my Corn Flakes/ Fucked up for Breakfast/
My tragedy written down/ in words like ‘Macbeth’/
Only care for me/ and my Own Damn Interests/
Livin’ Life on the Edge/ Livin’ Life Relentless/
Never Had a Hit/ But Many ‘a’ Misses/
Never carin’ ‘bout Tomorrow/ tryin’ to make it through the Day/
We all/ stray off the path/ that don’t mean we lose our way/
We throw it all away/ for a bit of the feelin’/
What’s Life if we lost our way and if we lost our Meaning?/
Somebody wake me up/ ‘cause I gotta be Dreaming/
My heart may be beatin’/ but I’m Hurt and barely breathing/
Verse III:
And I hurt myself today/ and I ran out of words to say/
Forgot to pack a jacket and its cold in the Month of May/
I picked the Liquor up as soon as I put the Blounts away/
I left Home too early/ you could call me a Runaway/
I used to say that there’d come a day/ when it all would be simple/
We thought we had it all down when we put out “Sikamental”/
But/ Karma is a Bitch don’t even keep that shit around you/
Never surround yourself with people that only doubt you/
Instead I kept them ‘Yes Men’/ and kept me from progressin’/
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword/ and Words are Weapons/
How long before I get there/ and how far is Heaven/
How long can I keep goin/ without havin’ a Confession?/
I Hurt myself today just to see if I still feel/
These dudes are out for blood/ ya they’re out to Kill Bill/
We Live and We Learn/ but this Life is the Real Deal/
I felt pain this morning/ GodDammit I Still Will/
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11. |
Tears of a Clown
04:11
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Verse I:
The Tears of a Clown/ Sometimes/ Can be the best medicine/
We hit Rock Bottom/ Then the light goes on like Thomas Edison/
We cannot stay relevant/ For more than a few years/
Either people stand to clap/ Or they stand to jeer/
And that ain’t rare/ So many just Follow the Leader/
They see their friends actin’ tough/ So they too go and get a Heater/
But you Better Watch Out/ She’s a Man Eater/
Why you think they call them Catfish/ She’s a bottom feeder/
And when I tried to leave her/ She did not Take it Easy/
And I ain’t lyin’ at all/ I Swear to you with this Pinkie/
She’ll make a Grown Man Cry/ Life’ll Make a Clown Cry/
Waitin for Jesus to Come/ Stuck on Stand-By/
And I never Ask Why/ to each his own/
And Heavy is the Head/ that Sits on this Throne/
Signin’ off/ No Apologies/
Yours Truly/
He is the Punchline it’s his God Given Duty/
Chorus:
The Tears of a Clown/ Fake Smiles Get Erased/
They Come to Laugh/
And Watch Him Fall on his Face/
The Tears of a Clown/ All Alone After the Show/
He’s Tired of the Highway/ And the Life on the Road/
The Tears of a Clown/ Fake Smiles Get Erased/
They Come to Laugh/
And Watch Him Fall on his Face/
The Tears of a Clown/ All Alone After the Show/
He’s Tired of the Highway/ And the Life on the Road/
Verse II:
The Tears of a Clown when the Show Comes ‘Round/
Turn that frown upside down/
Sink or Swim and he just might Drown/--
No better time to shed a tear than Right Now/
Take a Time Out/ And go rethink your options/
Count your Wins/ And your Losses/
Never break/ Use a Comma/
Really all about Karma/ What goes around goes/
And people come to laugh/ Ya they come to see a Show/
So put on your best face/ And step up in that Ring/
Ain’t that Real Life?/ It’s the American Dream/
And we/ Abuse credit and live beyond our means/
But when we Roll up in the Spot/ We like to Roll up Clean/
We avoid Blue Jeans/ and Blue Collar work/
They say get an education and experience first/
Nevertheless/ Never the Worse/ We try and try and Fail/
Live straight our whole life/ but still can’t Pay our Bills/
The Tears of a Clown/ But only when no one’s lookin’/
And the Tears are Real/ The Proof is in the Puddin’/
Chorus:
Verse III:
The Tears of a Clown/ Never Stop/
Ring Around the Big Top/
Everybody’s come to laugh they don’t wanna see a Big Flop/
Either they want Rock/ Or they want Hip Hop/
They don’t want ‘em both together/
Fuck it though/ I know better/
They really don’t want clever/ they want ‘catchy and dumb’/
“Dumb it Down Tycoon”/ Make Music for Everyone/
Make Music for the Clubs/ Hell Make Music for the Thugs/
Make Music for the Ladies/ Make Music for Makin’ Love/
I Make Music for Me/ If you don’t like it then ‘Boo Hoo’/
Tears never stopped this Clown/ Why would they stop you?/
I’ve been at this for Twenty/ And man that’s Plenty/
I think it’s about time/ I say ‘Show Me the Money’/
But Compromise No/ And Tears Dry Slow/
When people get High/ It’s normally because they’re Low/
And right from the Get-Go/ We know what we’re In For/
Just cuz this a Show/ Don’t mean its not to Live For/
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12. |
Live & Learn
03:15
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Verse I:
We cut like a Razor/ Cut like a Knife/
And we know we ain’t livin’ right/
But we hold on tight with all our might/
And get ahold of what we got left inside/
Jealousy/ is Foolish Pride/ What’s left on that Starry Night/
Keep a Rosary right by our side/ and get ready for the Final Fight/
By the Moonlight/ While we’re Howlin’ at the Moon/
Always up to something came from nothin’/ They called me Tycoon/
I grew into Royalty/ Nothing over Loyalty/
This is Reality/ Bring in the Cavalry/
Bring in the Army/ Bring in the Infantry/
Eastwood-Style/ Kid Stay Off My Property/
I put it down/ but the Bottle is a callin’ me/
I Fall Down if I Pick it Up/
Live Life Good and Live it Up/
Back on the Horse/ Man Saddle Up/
And Ride Again/ Angels learnin’ to Fly again/
Back to that Foolish Pride again/
And we never want to lose/ we try to win/
Life is all of Mice and Men/
I’ll be on my way/
Get back on the horse and ride away/
It’s that time of day/
Retreat to Myself in my Hideaway/
And Heaven’s still a Mile Away/
We Live and we Learn/
If it don’t affect us we’re not concerned/
Court’s adjourned/ The date’s confirmed/
What’s Success if it’s not Earned?/
Chorus:
We Only Live and Learn/
But We Forget/
Tryin to Remember/
Who We Are and Where We’ve Been/
We Only Live and Learn/
It Makes No Sense/
Tryin’ to Forget/
Before the Consequences Sink In/
We Only Live and Learn/
But We Forget/
Tryin to Remember/
Who We Are and Where We’ve Been/
We Only Live and Learn/
It Makes No Sense/
Tryin’ to Forget/
Before the Consequences Sink In/
Verse II:
And We Live and Learn and Try Not to Fail/
Never Kiss and Tell if you’re livin’ well/
Can’t tell if this is Heaven or Hell/
So I’m throwin’ dreams into a Wishin’ Well/
And them Nightmares ain’t sittin’ well/
So I try to make a change/
But you can’t even begin to win/ Until you Play the Game/
Gotta know the rules/ and Gotta Know the Name/
Gotta learn to just shut off your Brain/
Dumb it Down/ to Live it Up/
Who’s got two thumbs and don’t give a Fuck?/
That’d be me/ you know the name/
To Hell with the Money and the Fame/
I do it for the Love and for the Music/
The Deep Bass and the Acoustics/
Garages and Basements/
And those Bedknobs and Broomsticks/
I was that Cool Dude in the corner chewin’ a toothpick/
Tryin' to go Worldwide/ Cali to Massachusetts/
These sounds/ are like Therapeutic/
Bangin’ out the Back of a Buick/
Or a Chevy/ Rev that Engine/
Freedom of Speech/ First Amendment/
You Live and Learn and Grow/
And people come to see a Show/
Pump Them Brakes and Drive Real Slow/
Just so that you can be seen/
And live every Moment that is the Real American Dream/
Chorus
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13. |
Sunglasses
04:39
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Verse I:
I always wear my Sunglasses/ like I was a blind man/
Might’a gone blind though/ from too many Tall Cans/
Stand 6’2/ but I really ain’t a Tall Man/
Gamblin’ Man/ on my way to Laughlin/
Who you gonna call man?/
Who’s got your back?/ the man in Sunglasses the Man in Black/
Ask for Big Ty/ the Man that’s Fat/
And even though I tried/ I Never Pushed a Lac/
But I had a Used Chevy/ that I rolled out my mind/
Like Chevy Chase left my ‘Community’ behind/
Then things got heavy/ ended up doin’ Time/
But ask about me now/ and I’ll say I’m Doin’ Fine/
But that’s a Fuckin’ Lie/ Don’t you Quote That/
And When I Die/ Roll me up and Smoke That/
Poor White Trash/ Covered in Tats/
And I like Whiskey straight/ and the Finest Grass/
That Cali Homegrown/ you can Kiss My Ass/
Rollin home/ on my Harley/ Ol’ Lady on the Back/
Used to call me ‘Em ‘cause I was White and I Rap/
But that’s a Compliment/ Nowhere to go after that/
Chorus:
Sunset/ Nighttime/
Dudes Still Don’t Wanna See Me Shine/
We’ve Gone Way Past that Borderline and I--/
(I wear my Sunglasses at night)
Sunrise/ Nightfall/
Dudes Still Don’t Wanna See Me Ball/
Prayin’ to the Dear Lord for my Downfall and I--/
(I wear my Sunglasses at night)
Sunset/ Nighttime/
Wear Sunglasses Just Like I Was Blind/
Always keep a pokerface on mine and I--/
(I wear my Sunglasses at night)
Sunrise/ nightfall/
Dudes Need a Lawyer/ They ‘Better Caul Saul’/
Stuck Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell and I--/
(I wear my Sunglasses at night)
Verse II:
And I wear my Sunglasses even in the Darkness/
In the court room when I’m fightin charges/
I’m an old dude/ Slow and Lathargic/
And these young kids don’t know who ‘Charles in Charge’ is/
Off in the Moshpit inciting a Riot/
Poor White Trash/ I Could Never Stay Silent/
That shit you’re sellin/ I ain’t tryin to buy it/
And I lost my mind/ and I ain’t tryin to find it/
Off in the Nut House/ Off Yellin’ ‘Fuck’ Loud/
Kicked me out that bitch/
Cause I wouldn’t put my Blount out/
This is the Fun House/ Complete with Killer Clowns/
You tellin’ me Turn Up/ I’m like Turn Down/
Burn it to the Ground/ Burn it down to Ashes/
To Burn down the Town would be Fantastic/
And move me out with ‘Pac/ Out to Thug’s Mansion/
I may not be the Last Standin’ but I’m the Last Laughin’/
Do it for my people and my Folks Back Home/
No kiddie shit God Damn I’m Full Grown/
Drinkin’ on that Shine/ Smokin’ on that Home Grown/
Out in the Country/ No car and No phone/
Chorus
Verse III:
And it’s Goodbye Apathy/ No Apologies/
Rap ain’t skill/ it’s all about tenacity/
A Frankenstein/ gotta ‘Cult of Personality’/
And these ain’t Friends here/ These are Family/
And I wear my Sunglasses/ to hide my emotions/
Don’t know if I let it go/ I’m Ready for Retribution/
Never was a winner/ and I’m sick of losin’/
So I’m causin a Mind Fuck/ Mass Confusion/
Mind Contusion/ Badly Bleedin’/
Worst part is No Cause and No Reason/
Run up on me/ you’re a catchin’ a beatin’/
I’m a Peaceful Dude/ but you won’t stop me Breathin’/
Chorus
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14. |
Big Bad World
03:32
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Chorus:
Out in this Big Bad World/
The Great Wide Open/
Where We Work/ Even if Our Legs are Broken/
Out in this Big Bad Borld/
The Great Wide Open/
The Conversation’s Over Once Daddy has Spoken/
Out in this Big Bad World/
The Great Wide Open/
Where We Work/ Even if Our Legs are Broken/
Out in this Big Bad Borld/
The Great Wide Open/
The Conversation’s Over Once Daddy has Spoken/
Verse I:
Out in this Big Bad World/ we’re just like Worker Bees/
Out to provide/ and will Protect our Family/
And I will sting/ if you approach the Queen/
What else can I say?/ this Life’s a Dream/
Deliverance/ Swimming Upward Downstream/
Jill moved away/ and Jill became a fiend/
Willie moved away and got killed overseas/
But I’d like to say ‘Thank You’ for dyin’ for me/
Some of us stayed Home/ Got Jobs like our Daddies Did/
Some of us got Married/ and had a few Kids/
Some of us/ are still Chasin’ our Dreams/
Workin’ 9 to 5/ just like some machines/
Some get Drunk All Day/ and some even Sip Lean/
It’s a Big Bad Borld/ and this Life is Livin’/
And I wanna see my Great Grandkids GodDamnit/
I love this life/ I guess you wouldn’t understand it/
Chorus
Out in this Big Bad World/ but we stay in this Little Town/
Where High School Sweethearts Break Up/
And then they Settle Down/
Reunite/ Under them Friday High School Game Lights/
Makin’ out under the bleachers/ at the Moonlight/
Grew up/ had kids/ who played there themselves/
They were there Biggest Fans putting Trophies on the Shelf/
It’s a Small Town/ Saturday Night/
Little Billy’s Drivin’ Round Drunk Lookin’ for a Fight/
Got fake ID’s/ but they never really need ‘em/
They know all the bouncers/ that are at the door to greet ‘em/
They know where they live/
They seen ‘em when they were out Trick or Treatin’/
And said ‘ood-Bye’ when they went off to Fight for our Freedom/
It’s a Big World/ but not Where I Come From/
Some say they wanna get out/ to become someone/
I’m happy where I’m at/ and I Don’t Wanna Leave/
And I’ll see you at the Bar when you come Home on Christmas Eve/
Bridge:
This is my Hometown/
Everyone’s Always Welcome/
Goin’ Through Memories in our Photo Album/
This is my Hometown Mama’s gotta Hot Plate/
And Always Say ‘Yes’ Even if You Just Ate/
This is my Hometown/
Everyone’s Always Welcome/
Goin’ Through Memories in our Photo Album/
This is my Hometown Mama’s gotta Hot Plate/
And Always Say ‘Yes’ Even if You Just Ate/
Chorus
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15. |
What U Know About Me
03:30
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Chorus:
What U Really Know About Me/
What Do U Know is True?/
Do U go by Rumors?/ Or U go by YouTube?/
Do U Remember Me?/
The Nerd from High School?/
The Kid with Two jobs/ Savin’ up for Protools/
What U Really Know About Me/
What Do U Know is True?/
Do U go by Rumors?/ Or U go by YouTube?/
Do U Really Know Me?/
Or Just One Side of the Story?/
But to Get up in this Mind/
Should Come with a Warning/
Verse I:
What U Know About Me?/
People yappin-flappin’ they’re gums/
PWT/ No Studio G/ Rappin’ bout Guns/
That’s the downfall/ Small Town Celebrity/
Everybody want something/ these Rhymes got Integrity/
This ain’t somethin’/ you can just pick up and be good at/
Shit my first two Albums/ I really barely could Rap/
We were more concerned with getting Drunk/
Bangin’ Hood Rats/
If only I gave it 100/ I just Look Back/
I got addicted/ like a cluck to Good Crack/
Know who’s got your back/ when I got Stabbed most Stood Back/
And watched the Show/ never came to the Hospital/
But if ya did/ I Remember it’s all been Chronicled/
Nothin’s a setback/ those are just Obstacles/
On my way to Oz/ Nothing is Impossible/
From a Man to a Monster/ I Seen it all like Spectacles/
Either Win or Conquer/ Nothin’ else is Acceptable/
Chorus
Verse II:
Spit so Volatile/ Tick Tock Crocodile/
Neverland in the Nile/ Never known to Freestyle/
Not anymore/ that Ship Sailed a long time ago/
Hated on ‘cuz I’s the White Boy there at every show/
I been takin names/ one day you’ll Surrender/
And all those that Showed Love/ ya I Remember/
I’ll always extend a hand/ and help out when I can/
But I got kids too/ and I am not a Gentleman/
I can be Cutthroat/ be careful what you ask for/
My whole career beginnings/ were based in Horrorcore/
Started listenin’ to Country slowly infused it/
Started drinkin’ a little then finally abused it/
I kept Makin’ Music/ only thing I knew how to do/
Switched my Style up/ and the Fans they Found me Too/
You can say I changed/ or that I Sold Out/
But I Never Been on the Radio/ How Does that Work Out?/
Chorus 2x
Verse III:
I Get Love from Rednecks/ Get Love from Blacks/
Get Love from Brown too/ and not just ‘cause I Rap/
Real Recognize Real/ and I’m as Real as they Come/
What U see is what you get/ can’t question me none/
Hook me to a Lie Detector/ I’ll pass that bitch/
Talk to my Baby Mama go and ask that bitch/
Ya I’m a Burnout/ Chain Smokin’ Drunk/
Belt Buckled Pro Fitted Wearin’/ Fat Fuck/
Shorts and Black ‘T’/ weekends to weekdays/
I take the Back Roads/ avoid the Freeways/
The ‘He Say She Say’/ is getting ‘too much’/
I take another Glass Down/ I give Two Fucks/
Empty bottles/ and overflown ashtrays/
If U Really Wanna Know/ Just Go Ask Me/
Same Game New Day/ Ping Pong to Pinball/
And I Still Hate my Damn Self/ That’s my Downfall/
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16. |
The Sun is Shinin'
03:35
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Bridge:
Chop them Sleeves Off and/
Take them Guns Out/
Sun’s Out Good Vibes/
Put them Guns Down/
Life’s Too Short/ to Depend on Someone/
Load up the Old Truck/ Ride Along Shotgun/
Chop them Sleeves Off and/
Take them Guns Out/
Sun’s Out Good Vibes/
Put them Guns Down/
Life’s Too Short/ so Sepend on No One/
But Summertime Without You/ Is Just No Fun/
Verse I:
Up early in the morning/ Risin’ to my feet/
Not a sound around outside/ Surprisingly Serene/
Still drunk from last night/ couldn’t stay on my feet/
Chorizo in my Eggs/ Heard Hangovers are Helped by Grease/
Pretty Young Thing/ Passed out in the Backroom/
Throw-up, piss and pills/ all over my bathroom/
My homies on the couch/ but it’s not a problem/
The Kitchen’s a mess/ from Late Nite snackin’ on Ramen/
And outside/ the fire finally burned out/
We had a blast last night/ had this bitch turnt out/
Lawn chairs in a circle/ with them foldouts/
Too much of a Good Time/ it’d be Ludacris to ‘Roll Out’/
We all Fam’/ no need to Show Out/
Who knows what’s ‘Underneath It All’/ like No Doubt/
So no doubt/ we’ll do it all again tonight/
When the Sun Goes Down/ Under the Trailer Park Skies/
Bridge:
Chop them Sleeves Off and/
Take them Guns Out/
Sun’s Out Good Vibes/
Put them Guns Down/
Life’s Too Short/ to Depend on Someone/
Load up the Old Truck/ Ride Along Shotgun/
Chop them Sleeves Off and/
Take them Guns Out/
Sun’s Out Good Vibes/
Put them Guns Down/
Life’s Too Short/ so Sepend on No One/
But Summertime Without You/ Is Just No Fun/
Chorus:
The Sun is Shinin’ on them Trailer Park Skies Every Mornin’/
Come on and Stay a While/ let’s have a Housewarmin’/
If You Settle for Me/ I’ll be Your Prince Charmin’/
I’ve Settled for Plenty/ and this Life is ‘Bout the Learnin’/
The Sun is Shinin’ on them Trailer Park Skies Every Mornin’/
Come on and Stay a While/ let’s have a Housewarmin’/
If You Settle for Me/ I’ll be Your Prince Charmin’/
I’ve Settled for Plenty/ and this Life is ‘Bout the Learnin’/
Verse II:
The Sun is out this Mornin’/ Shinin’ on Everybody/
And smokin’ is my life/ drinkin’ is just a hobby/
My Trailer Travels with me/ I don’t need a Hotel Lobby/
And these are the Happy Days/ like ‘Fonzi and Potsy’/
But life is Too $hort/ go head and ‘Blow the Whistle’/
And no one remembers much/ unless you use a Pencil/
We Only Live Once/ so enjoy it while you can/
Whether you Drink Thousand Dollar Scotch/ or Drink from a Can/
Grab an instrument make you a One Man Band/
I’m just out here livin’ in/ ‘No Man’s Land’/
We’re fully self dependant/ no one to hold my hand/
And when she tried to I just upped and ran/
Packed a Movin’ Van/ Headed down the Highway/
Modern Day Gypsy/ Wrong and the Right Way/
Come On and Stop in/ if you’re headed My Way/
We party Every Day/ don’t matter if It’s Friday/
Bridge:
Chop them Sleeves Off and/
Take them Guns Out/
Sun’s Out Good Vibes/
Put them Guns Down/
Life’s Too Short/ to Depend on Someone/
Load up the Old Truck/ Ride Along Shotgun/
Chop them Sleeves Off and/
Take them Guns Out/
Sun’s Out Good Vibes/
Put them Guns Down/
Life’s Too Short/ so Sepend on No One/
But Summertime Without You/ Is Just No Fun/
Chorus:
The Sun is Shinin’ on them Trailer Park Skies Every Mornin’/
Come on and Stay a While/ let’s have a Housewarmin’/
If You Settle for Me/ I’ll be Your Prince Charmin’/
I’ve Settled for Plenty/ and this Life is ‘Bout the Learnin’/
The Sun is Shinin’ on them Trailer Park Skies Every Mornin’/
Come on and Stay a While/ let’s have a Housewarmin’/
If You Settle for Me/ I’ll be Your Prince Charmin’/
I’ve Settled for Plenty/ and this Life is ‘Bout the Learnin’/
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17. |
Slow Motion
04:09
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Intro:
Slow Motion/ Out by the Ocean/
Ridin’ High/ Livin’ for the Moment/
Slow Motion/ US of A/
Cruisin’ on by in the Chevrolet/
Verse I:
And sometimes I think too much/
Had to learn to Slow it Down/
Had to Ease up on that Clutch/
And Hop up off the Merry Go Round/
And I do it for my City and I do it for my Town/
‘Cross the whole US of A/
Keep our feet solid on that ground/
From the Coast of California to the Fields of Indiana/
Mom and Daddy told me Mind Your Own and Mind Your Manners/
Smokin’ good since RBL/ taught me about that Bammer/
We stay eatin’ good/ now we older and fatter/
Now we them old Dudes/ Barbequing in the Park/
Closing up Shop/ Ol’ lady want me home before dark/
I may miss a lot of things/ but I never miss my mark/
And I may say a lot of things/ but I never been a Narc/
Just Poor White Trash tryin to make my way/
And every time I try and leave I just can’t stay away/
I’m watchin’ my Life/ go by in 50 Shades of Grey/
One step at a Time/ Slow Motion All the Way/
Chorus:
Slow Motion/ Out by the Ocean/
Ridin’ High/ Livin’ for the Moment/
Slow Motion/ US of A/
Cruisin’ on by in the Chevrolet/
Slow Motion/ Out by the Ocean/
Ridin’ High/ Livin’ for the Moment/
Slow Motion/ US of A/
Cruisin’ on by in the Chevrolet/
Verse II:
And it’s all in Slow Motion for Ya'/ just like Soulja and Juvy/
Watch the world in Black and White/ like an Ol’ Time Movie/
Wanna plush El Camino/ but I’m stuck pushin’ a hoopty/
And Nobody Loves ‘Ya/ unless your Raymond or Lucy/
These Hoes Ain’t Loyal/ in fact these Hoes is ‘Bougie’/
But resources run low/ so we can’t always be choosy/
I’m more McyD’s/ than getting Saki and Sushi/
AWake up in that Trailer Park/ and then go get to Barbequin’/
I like em with Tattoos/ and love me some piercings/
I love to slap me some bones/ and take home my winnings/
I’m getting too old/ no real need to go out/
People already know My Name/ no need to Show Out/
The ‘World is Mine’ like Nas/ homie this is My House/
And I’m Never Scared/ the only thing I run is My Mouth/
This is the Year/ it’s finally ‘Lights Out’/
PWT’s my Trademark/ like Davis’ Eyebrow/
Chorus
Verse III:
Slow Motion/ California by the Ocean/
Out in No Man’s Land/ straight ‘Fear and Loathin’/
Keep a jacket handy and some Suntan Lotion/
The weather changes every day for No Reason/
Slow Motion on the prowl/ I know its huntin’ season/
Heart beatin’ too fast/ I can hear myself breathin’/
Glasses cover my Red Eyes/ goin’ incognito/
I feel like everyone’s starin’/ like this fat man’s was in a Speedo/
Movin’ in Slow Motion/ Me and Mi Amigos/
Fire one up and light a candle up for the Mosquitoes/
We sippin’ Firewater/ ‘me never’ do Mojitos/
There’s no tellin’ the Future/ even if your name was Cleo/
One day at a time/ is really all that we can do/
Because Heavy is the Head that went and Forgot all the Rules/
I gotta Win soon/ there’s just so much that you can Lose/
Slow Motion to the Finish Line/ I’ll see you in a few/
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18. |
Miles Away
02:53
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Verse I:
And I know it’s Miles Away/ but feels so close/
Gotta hold on to somethin’/ no one last with no hope/
We would have hung ourselves by now/ but no Rope/
We try and wash our hands of it all/ but no Soap/
Can’t cope/ while dealin’ with Real Life/
And me makin’ it without you/ just wouldn’t feel right/
Miles Away/ from the glitz and the glamour/
This is "Redneckville"/ Country California/
It’s five o’ clock somewhere/ but not in these parts/
People bust their ass everyday nothin’ to show for it/
And they know it/ but are afraid to change/
Miles away from hope it’s just hangin’ on a string/
This is entertainment but it’s much more so it seems/
This is real life/ but it feels like just a Dream/
So wake me up/ because this life is Strange as Fuck/
I’m screamin’ ‘Uncle’ out loud/ I’ve already had enough/
Verse II:
Miles Away/ I came so close Yesterday/
But it’s a new day and the hope’s already gone away/
I gone astray/ lookin’ for somethin’/
Or maybe someone I just found myself a runnin’/
I lost all of the Lovin’ somewhere/ a Long Time Ago/
I lost my mind lookin’ for you/ though I let you go/
Can’t get upset/ over regrets/
Everyday feels like its Russian Roulette/
Stumblin’ my words outspoken like Tourette’s/
Feenin’ for Alcohol, Weed and Cigarettes/
Hangin’ on to a day/ that no longer exists/
I been through it all/ and I knew the risks/
And I weigh my options/ and counted up my losses/
But it seems she’s Miles Away/ out of the Office/
Of ‘Mice and Men’/ and of ‘Kings and Peasants’/
Knowin’ she’s Miles Away still keeps me on that level/
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19. |
Sweet Sound Serenade
03:28
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Verse I:
Hop up on that Harley/ Rev that engine/
Me alone on the Open Road/ Self-Dependent/
Sick of these Court dates/ of bein’ the Defendant/
Exercisin’ Freedom of Speech/ the First Amendment/
Never do your dirt at home/ that’s loss prevention/
Don’t keep your Six Shooter/ hidden in the kitchen/
Don’t be caught out in the cold without a pair of mittens/
Don’t be fooled/ it’s true with money comes women/
But I ain’t givin’ lessons/ go learn for yourself/
Keep on knockin’ and ringin’ on that Doorbell/
Because the smell of failure/ really ain’t sittin’ well/
Goin’ Round and Round/ on this Carousel/
And we live through Hell/ both given and self-made/
So we became soldiers/ full time Renegades/
People may respect my music/ but it ain’t getting played/
Just listen to the Music/ the Sweet Sound Serenade/
Chorus:
Sweet Sound Serenade/ the Sounds of the Road/
You’ve Been Gone Too Long/ Welcome Home/
Sweet Sound Serenade/ the Smell of Freedom/
No Particular Rhyme/ No Particular Reason/
Sweet Sound Serenade/ the Sounds of the Road/
You’ve Been Gone Too Long/ Welcome Home/
Sweet Sound Serenade/ the Smell of Freedom/
No Particular Rhyme/ No Particular Reason/
Verse II:
It’s a Sweet Sound Serenade/ Overworked and Underpaid/
Fully Independent and American Made/
Think about it/ let the truth marinate/
If life gives you get Lemons then make Lemonade/
I don’t do it for the accolades/ I do it for the Love/
I make music for me/ not music for the club/
I may be an ‘OG’/ but I ain’t a thug/
But boy when I speak you better listen up/
Sweet Sound Serenade blow like a Grenade/
Droppin’ quarters in the Jukebox like an Arcade/
Stars shine bright/ but in time stars fade/
Do you do it for the love or do you do it for the pay?/
When you speakin’ about me/ You don’t even gotta ask/
I don’t do it for the Love/ I’m the Man Behind the Mask/
‘Tycoonius’ the name/ hurry quick run fast/
This ‘Whitey Ford’ Singin’ the Blues like ‘Everlast’/
Chorus
Verse III:
It’s that Sweet Sound Serenade/ Well Done Well Played/
You may make the charts but you don’t make the grade/
I came a long way/ from the White Boy in the Braids/
Re-upped my sound/ ‘cause it was time for an upgrade/
Doin’ 101/ down the 101 Interstate/
Watch how fast them WhiteWalls rotate/
Watch me light a Blunt cause I need to medicate/
And make my moves now/ now time to deliberate/
The Sweet Sweet Sound/ of the Great Wide Open/
Where we understand without a word bein’ spoken/
To lose this Freedom/ I would be heartbroken/
Drinkin’ Whiskey/ and we Smokin’ Potent/
All for One/ and One for All/
They ‘Paved Paradise’ and put up a mall/
If you stand for nothing/ then you’re bound to fall/
And before you Walk/ you first gotta learn to Crawl/
Chorus
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20. |
Mom & Pop's Store
03:10
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Verse I:
They Paved Paradise/ and put up a Parking Lot/
Put up a Walmart/ you can’t find a Parking spot/
The 1% of America/ shut down the Mom and Pop’s/
They’d been open for 30+ and had to close shop/
The rich get richer/ but don’t create no jobs/
Jobs goin’ overseas/ outsourcing children’s lives/
‘American Made’ is something people no longer buy/
But as long as that Flag Waves/ the Pride will never die/
True 1%ers show their patches and Ride or Die/
And ain’t afraid at a funeral to shed a tear and cry/
Got people gang bangin’/ out in LA still/
People runnin’ Shine/ in the South USA still/
Either way/ people providing for their families/
Sayin’ “Pardon Me Mama”/ excuse my profanity/
Build a house for me/ that a Habitat for Humanity/
Instead of Under the Bridge/ sleepin’ underneath a canopy/
Chorus:
Out on these Open Roads/ Lost Souls/ Lost Dreams/
There’s no crossin’ without payin’ tolls you hear the children scream/
Down these Back Roads/ Eyes Closed/ We’ve all been there before/
You can never quite go home/ to that Mom and Pop’s Store/
Out on these Open Roads/ Lost Souls/ Lost Dreams/
There’s no crossin’ without payin’ tolls you hear the children scream/
Down these Back Roads/ Eyes Closed/ We’ve all been there before/
You can never quite go home/ to that Mom and Pop’s Store/
Verse II:
And I say a little Prayer for those that can’t find work/
Actin like it’s their fault / they didn’t do their Homework/
Jimmy got fired from his job flippin’ Burgers/
His friends kept laughin’ every time they placed their orders/
Now they replaced Jimmy with some illegal labor/
They don’t pay taxes they get paid under the table/
Now the roads to work/ are cracked and filled with holes/
And their ain’t no tax money/ to fix them so……/
And this a Joke/ that ain’t how the system works/
Ain’t that America?/ I guess we Live and Learn/
Wanna fix the Economy?/ Elect this guy/
But I’ll never be President/ got too many DUI’s/
They closed down the Circuit City/ closed down Best Buy/
Can’t sell a CD/ Gotta get a 9 to 5/
I resort to tourin’ and sellin’ my music online/
That results in missin’ parents/ that effects my children’s lives/
Chorus
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21. |
Pray
02:54
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Verse I:
If the Love don’t get ya’/ then the Pain’s gonna get ya’/
Part of the bigger plan/ part of the bigger picture/
We Live and we Lose/ and we speak with No Filter/
And our hearts don’t break/ they just get injured/
I been there before/ Knockin’ on Heaven’s door/
They wouldn’t let me in/ Sent me back down for more/
To live a little longer/ in this Life of Sin/
If the Devil comes collectin?’/ ‘Try Again’/
I get back on that Bike/ and I ride again/
This Angel got himself a Harley Davidson/
And I keep an ol’ ‘Indian’ for the off days/
Modern day Gypsy don’t need no posse/
Fuck up off me/ know your lane/
And what Saved Me only caused You Pain/
Use all the Bleach you want you can’t cover the stains/
Just live through the Drought/ and Pray for the Rain/
Chorus:
Pray for Rain/ Pray for Life/
Pray in the Mornin’/ Pray at night/
Pray for your Health/ pray for your Wealth/
Pray for Yourself/ Pray for Everybody else/
Pray for Sun/ Pray for Night/
Pray that our Children know Wrong from Right/
Pray for Tomorrow Pray for Today/
Pray for Someone/ to Show us the Way/
Verse II:
If the Love don’t get you/ then the Regret will/
Welcome to the Matrix swallow the pill/
Never just Jack/ it was Jack and Jill/
I’m Lost on the Highway near Vacaville/
And it’s In the Air/ boy can’t you feel?/
Jesus I’m drunk/ please grab the wheel/
I don’t want a feast/ just have Half A Mil/
And I don’t wanna have to go resort to kill/
To feed my Babies/ in the World Gone Crazy/
I want the Potatoes plus the Gravy/
Want a job/ can’t afford interview clothes/
Show up in Jeans/ and a Shirt with a few holes/
Now I’m unemployed/ no checks Oh Joy/
Gotta go Hustle Hard Baby Boy/
Make it happen/ go and take some action/
Learn from me/ you ain’t never gonna ‘make It’ rappin’/
Chorus
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22. |
All I Got Left
04:20
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Verse I:
I’m a whiskey drinkin’ chain smokin’/
Workin’ even if my legs are broken/
Serious--/ why you think I’m jokin?/
We all want somethin’/ livin’ for the lovin’/
Why these dudes rappin’ if they ain’t sayin’ nothing/
I work hard for mine/ not half but all of the time/
It don’t mean you can write/ just ‘cause you can rhyme/
These dudes are blind/ can’t see the facts/
Like me stayin’ off the Bottle/ fully knowin’ I’m a relapse/
I collapse/ and fall to my knees though/
We can fight/ let’s agree to disagree though/
It may just be me and you/ we fight and make up/
But realize we’re better off alone/ when we wake up/
Sometimes we need a shakeup/ to get out of our rut/
Friday Football Night Lights after at the Pizza Hut/
I guess we Live and Learn/ as small town celebrities/
I’m not leavin’ with a lot/ leave me with my dignity/
Chorus:
And All I Got Left/ are my Balls and my Word/
Believe half of what you see and none of what your heard/
I’m movin’ on/ no you can’t come with me/
We live and learn/ but never say we’re sorry/
This is my last rhyme/ I’m callin’ it a night/
I’m sick of the arguin’/ it’s like we live to fight/
I’m movin’ on/ and you had your warnin’/
So don’t come a lookin’ for me/ come the morning/
(Chorus)
Verse II:
I’m a whiskey drinkin’/ beer lovin’ American/
Never been to war/ feel like a Veteran/
My head hurts every morning/ take Excedrin/
But this type of pain/ don’t got no Medicine/
It’s pedal to the medal till our tires wear out/
Been Walkin’ on Water too long/ feet don’t fail me now/
People wanna tell me how but don’t understand/
It ain’t easy bein’ me/ I am a just a Simple Man/
Sometimes I do wish that I upped and ran/
But I stayed/ till she left for another man/
And my best friend/ we no longer speak/
But I gotta keep movin’ right back on my feet/
Can’t stand the heat/ but love this Cali sun/
We only get one life/ that means one and done/
I been through the Desert on a Horse with No Name/
Only to get where I was goin’ and found out it was the same/
(Chorus)
Verse III:
They’re callin’ me ‘John Doe’/ No name No face/
Only a rap sheet/ my momma’s disgrace/
The black sheep/ never much of an athlete/
But life is a marathon/ it’s not a track meet/
I try and slow down/ and smell the fresh air/
But it’s hard to get my bearings/ when you are not Here/
I try to be Brave/ and I say No Fear/
But this here in my cup’s Sure as Fuck’s Not Root Beer/
Mason Jars/ gallons of Fine Shine/
I drink that hard shit/ do not do Fine Wine/
And what I left behind’s hard not to miss/
But the evenin’s upon me/ and it is what it is/
And I’m still not ready/ to deal with the past/
Just prepare for tomorrow/ today won’t last/
So when I wake up/ I’m ready for the day/
I pray that tomorrow/ the pain will finally go away/
(Chorus)
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23. |
Outro (Jealousy)
00:26
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Tycoonius Lompoc, California
Pure Americana Hip Hop Since 1998. PWT.
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