Clouds to the Ground

[Intro: K-Rino] Yesterday's somebody, it can happen to you Can be today's nobody Never forget the process of success [Verse 1: K-Rino] I remember when he first started writing in his class He was raw and unpolished but figured it out fast Spitting flows for his partners had em' all tripping Freestyling to instrumentals, in the ride flipping Having dreams of putting his hood on the map Females was even saying, "Girl, he good, he can rap" Made a low budget mixtape, did it for the love Started hitting shows up and wrecking mics at the club A young drug dealer saw him getting down at the spot Said, "Let me drop some money behind him and make it pop" Put him in the real studio, paid for some beats In 5 months 20,000 units sold in the streets Now he known in the city life, getting kind of sweet People paying him to rap and record labels tryna meet Man this happening so fast, it don't even seem real Went from hanging on a corner to a million dollar deal [Chorus x2: K-Rino] Well its a long way down, from the clouds to the ground From arrogant, to humble, from shallow, to profound From the stars to the planet, your first or your last date For fools, the top of the mountain is only half way [Verse 2: K-Rino] With no hesitation, he signed it the money had him blinded So non-business minded he never noticed the fine print Couldn't wait for his new master to cut the check out First thing he did was iced his whole neck out Couldn't wait to make it back to the hood and show out 85 thousand dollar chain on, no house Starting to see a new life style he didn't know bout' Women, drugs, VIP every time he go out Hooked on that Hollywood, thoughts rearranging His homies are his entourage, they noticing him changing And many of them drop off, friends he was losing The few that stayed around only did so to use him The shows he would pack 'em, the album went platinum Expected the first check from that one to be a fat one No publishing was happening, deals under the table Yeah the check was real big, not for him but the label [Chorus x2: K-Rino] Well its a long way down, from the clouds to the ground From arrogant, to humble, from shallow, to profound From the stars to the planet, your first or your last date For fools, the top of the mountain is only half way [K-Rino] Now the games different from the first day they signed him up Plaque on his wall but the money wasn't lining up What happened to that cat who financed his first album The label paid him 300 grand to let them have em' Sold into slavery, struggling for cash flow Tryna find out why his royalty check was that low The CEO said, "We financed 22 things From cars to videos, do you know what recoup means?" Had to fall back, show money he smoked and blew all that Tried to contact old friends, none of them called back These was the people that was down when you was starving Now he can't come around, his head is a target Never gave nothing back when you was on top Kind of sad when the phone quits ringing, the shows stop And his next projects flop, they dropped him in a sec Now the welfare cheque is only one he collects [Chorus x2: K-Rino] Well its a long way down, from the clouds to the ground From arrogant, to humble, from shallow, to profound From the stars to the planet, your first or your last date For fools, the top of the mountain is only half way