Just for the simple fact that I'm a boss on the track and y 'all really ain't touchin' me
Just for the way that I rock with the bass and the knock and that's why y 'all love me
Lyrics born, yes indeed
You know we might make it look easy but it ain't no cakewalk baby, I'm here to tell y 'all
Nobody said it would be easy, oh no
Nobody said it'd be a cakewalk
Just take your time and let it work itself out
Don't let nobody shut you down
Sometimes I feel like the last cat stand
A lot of dudes quit, a lot of groups disband
That's why I can't take none of this for granted
My shit still slappin' and it still don't count
Cause to this day I'm guilty of daydreamin'
Cause I never stop pushin', never stop believin'
But it wasn't always like that
My life was chaos like, okay God
When's this gon' pay off?
A Japanese rapper, that'll be the day
That's what my teacher told me back in the 12th grade
You believe that shit? Good thing I didn't
Otherwise who else is gon' sell these tickets?
Otherwise who else is gon' melt this image
That we can't do millions and our skill has limits
Otherwise who else is gon' force this business
To fill that voice when my voice is missing
Nobody said it would be easy, oh no
Nobody said it'd be a cakewalk
Just take your time and let it work itself out
Don't let nobody shut you down
Workin' 9 to 5, 5 to 9, 9 to 5 again
Write a rhyme, finalize it, write a rhyme again
Make a slap, make a snack, take a nap and then
Try to find some idle time to blow it in the wind
Cause only 5 % if you worried bout the cash flow
The other 95, try not to be an asshole
Logo abashedful, especially to your fans though
From local and national, it's hard to make your plans go
I love the love I get from fans that don't really know me
It's been a minute since the Casio's and karaoke's
Approached the music with the same love and passion though
A lot of rappers though, actin' like a fashion show
Without the tracks that go, man, it's so irrational
I'm thankin' God my mama made me play the saxophone
F a gimmick when you mess with trackademics
If you say you wanna get it, better know you gotta live it
Nobody said it would be easy, oh no
Nobody said it'd be a cakewalk
Just take your time and let it work itself out
Don't let nobody shut you down, down
Sometimes I'm like, fuck it man, I'm about to be a hippie
Forget all the trappings I got from rappers
I need some tennis shoes, but do I really need 50?
I need a bedroom, but do I really need 20?
I need to get places, but do I need a Mercedes?
And after havin' that, do I need a Cadillac?
I see what I'm gettin' at, but I don't know what I've been through
A grown -ass man eatin' off the kid's menu
The rent's due, here the landlord comes countin'
I sing out, man, I try to blend in with my surroundings
200 cities and a tow of minivan
I wouldn't wish that shit upon any man
Wouldn't nobody show up, my last song ended
I look up, it's me, Lateef, and the bartenders
Truth speaker would tell ya, ice water would tell ya
We all take our lumps, but I don't accept fame
Nobody said it would be easy
Nobody said it'd be a cakewalk
Just take your time and let it work itself out
Don't let nobody shut you down
