Rough Waters

[Intro: News Reporter] Good evening Politicians from several states tonight are sharply criticizing President Carter's handling of the Cuban refugee problem The governor of Texas, Bill Clemens, says the president has literally opened the floodgates. Placing no limitations on the number of Cubans entering the United States [Verse 1: Bizzy Crook] Smooth sailin' thru the rough waters, need a tune up My mind is like a map of anything I'm in pursuit of And dreams is like a teardrop in the ocean where we grew up But I knew that I would make it, my father made it from Cuba My [?] said mama fear the water Sick of living in the eye So she wanted her son to be a doctor I shoulda listened mama I finally get it mama Cuz Dr. Dre just make 3 billion dollas The real roots are growin' back For the rose who had a dream but let him go like Jack In the same water where my daddy took a boat Cuz they might have took his freedom But they couldn't take his hope And with that in my family tree The [?] is bout to grow And who knew the young boy would blossom to a Derek Rose Seein' cribs in the hills like how the fuck we gettin' those Now I'm lookin' out below from this LA summer home Got snakes in the garden waitin' by the garden hose So I keep my apple tree seeds planted far from those It feel like last winter we was talkin' bout these goals How the table bout to drop, how the boy about to blow Then it happened like we said it, that's exactly how it go Underground like parking but I drove up in the Rove Feds, cut em' off like some hoes And motherfuck limits cuz they all self imposed These rappers not even tryin' They livin' in fear, get the fuck off Shutter Island You tryna see the future, shut your mothafuckin' eyelids Or don't be mad at me cuz I did [Hook: Michael Francis] You said I don't wanna be nothin' You said I don't wanna be around Mama said believe somethin' Even when you start to drown Swimin' thru rough waters Rough waters Rough waters You swam thru rough waters Rough times and Rough waters Yeah yeah [Verse 2: Bizzy Crook] I just wanna make it like my parents made it And I was born here, that's how I know I'll be the greatest Sky blue coupe, red eye flight to Vegas You ever try to get a room key fuckin' faded I'm puttin' on until all my niggas activated They tellin' stories but all that shit is fabricated Before the tour, they wasn't ever showin' love And I ain't got no newborn, I'm just the most congratulated I know when niggas really on Hatin' on the youngest nigga tryna put the city on I know a couple niggas that would love to see you gone Imma see the dream forever like Christina Milian My mind goes where time goes And my heart is in another fuckin' time zone Ice cold champagne, like nigga what if time froze Nigga what if we could find those one hoes That we seen one time, and could fuck one time I wish I never fucked that one time Please don't remind me, please don't remind me That one time I had to lose you just to find me These girls like labels, flyin' in just to find me But I ain't givin' in to they pain like the 90's I been learnin' new shit, gettin' in tune with shit I'm on some fuck provin' shit and start doin' shit Just told my city 30 shows and some music shit The only curse in heaven is the thoughts of losin' it Then I snap out, as I'm drivin' in the yacht Across the ocean of doubt [Hook: Michael Francis] You said I don't wanna be nothin' You said I don't wanna be around Mama said believe somethin' Even when you start to drown Swimin' thru rough waters Rough waters Rough waters You swam thru rough waters Rough times and Rough waters Yeah yeah