Take Me Home

[Hook] And I promise if you take me home, I'll sing you a song, never leave me alone Said c'mon baby throw me a bone, I'll sing you a song, never leave me alone And I promise if you take me home, I'll sing you a song, never leave me alone Said c'mon baby throw me a bone, I'll sing you a song, never leave you alone [Interlude] I'mma tell you something about me That's my favourite subject, I don't know whether you picked up on that yet or not [Verse 1] I never said I had a business mind I just don't believe that quitting time exists, ain't no finish line to this You got to give me mine, I really shine, my given time is this Live and die by the grind driven by the fist Where do you place my name if I never played your game We don't race the same, I don't run inside no painted lane Plus y'all pacin' strange, y'all either stop or you sprint Run when it's sunny and hide if it change to rain I wouldn't be half the Ali that I am If I slowed myself up and tried competing with these people fam I'm every bit as unconcerned as they are unprepared Market flooded, needless to say I wasn't scared Let's all drop they same day, I don't fuckin' care Put listening stations in the store and let the public hear Better yet, let's have an in-store performance Make it oranges to oranges, me dwarfing your endurance After that we'll shoot the shit with our supporters And see how many more discs of yours the indie stores order Shit you already knew I out rap em' On the low we out work, out think, and out class em' [Hook] [Interlude] Nobody's doing this thing exactly like we do They do it, they just ain't doing it like us, you know what I'm sayin' Sucker ass mother fuckers [Verse 2] My personal pedigree's so bona fide Cause a man of my stature ain't born overnight The undisputed king of where poor folks reside Because every time I speak it be hope vocalized And you sit and bitch with your chickens about it isn't fair The sound system ain't shit but I was crystal clear We first name basis, sound men - we give em' beer Plus I tipped 'em 50 last semester when the clique was here Listen here, I ain't gonna give you all my secrets Just these few examples help me illustrate my pretense Our strength is unrelated to your weakness Cause you'll never be a worthy pool of peers to be competed with I see my shit with Son House and Syl Johnson And always loose, I done lost face too but I'm sporting their shoes So let me remind you, them little kicks you trying to fit We outgrew them shits in high school man [Hook] I don't think I'm arrogant man, I think I just You know, I do's what the fuck I does man if that's just.. Kiss my ass for all I care [Verse 3] It's of foremost importance there is none like unto the brother Out this motherfucker regardless So stop all the nonsense You see me lounging: call Rhymesayers' office I've officially lost it They say my reputation precedes me I don't know the meaning of off-season, I ain't taking it easy Ain't taking a day off, never had an off-night Never been laid off, I live on the job site It all pays off though when I squint in the spotlight And see your lips are moving to the true shit that I write And we gon' be alright, every night of my life It's my night cause I view the future like it's hindsight I ain't waiting, I'm patiently persevering I see greatness in the person in the mirror very clearly And that's why I take this seriously Baby come near to me and truly, truly hear me [Hook]