Ongoing Thing

[Intro] Keep it on the level Keep it on the level (2x) (Whoa-oh) I'm climbing up the Keep it on the level (2x) I'm climbing up the ladder While you're in need of a shovel (Whoa-oh) [Verse 1: Oddisee] I could do this all day I could do this all night I could do this all day, I could do this all night All month, all year, for my whole entire life Who you know got a home, but seem to live on the road Lookin' like a black gypsie, in the Caravan, arose Music for the people, I used to rap on the train Now I rap on a stage and I'm used to capital gain I ain't asking for change, I'm good at coining a phrase What I want is more than ever and never to fade away Is that too much to ask? Good, cause I ain't askin' Already into action, I'll have your answer retracted So stay up out my business, it's crowded enough with me You added as just a witness I’d rather not even see I'm good with the folks around me, get from 'round me Before we commence to clowning, yeah Keep it on the level, yeah, keep it on the level I'm climbing up the ladder while you in need of a shovel Skedaddle [Hook] I'm climbing out the- Keep it on the level (2x) I'm climbing out the-, I'm-I"m climbing out the- (What) Keep it on the level (2x) I'm climbing up the ladder, while you in need of a shovel Yo, skedaddle [Hook 2: Odisee] Don't give it to me easy, I like a little challenge Winning feels better when you take a little damage Slow learning, fast earning, stay burning, wheels turning It's a ongoing, ongoing, ongoing thing [Hook] [Hook 2]