A Long Way Up - Kostadis

Six beers, five guys And if I remember right It was a Wednesday when we got our buzz off A second-hand six pack Half smoked, soft pack Light it up, boys take a drag And when I fought that cough off everyone else thought I was so damn cool My head was spinning like a Tilt-A-Whirl Yeah, man it really rocked my world Back when everything seemed just a little bit stronger Back when the weekend lasted a little bit longer I can't tell you why they did But things seemed to never end back then Oh, way back when When a little went a long way One girl, and 45 bucks was all it took that night Hit the steak house, make-out in the movies Way up in the back Credits roll, on pace To make it all the way to second base Tried to play it cool like it was nothing new And she didn't have clue And my head was spinning like a Tilt-A-Whirl Yeah, man she really rocked my world Back when everything seemed just a little bit stronger Back when the weekend lasted a little bit longer I can't tell you why they did But things seemed to never end back then Oh, way back when When a little went a long way Back when everything seemed just a little bit stronger Back when the weekend lasted a little bit longer I can't tell you why they did But things seemed to never end back then Oh, way back when When a little went a long way A long, long way A long way

I was coming home, in a yellow bus But the bus broke down, and stranded us Coming home in a yellow bus But the bus broke down and stranded us It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I hopped a train, coming down the line The caboose came loose, I got left behind Hopped a train coming down the line The caboose came loose I got left behind It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I found a boat, by the riverbank But we hit a rock, and it promptly sank Found a boat by the riverbank But we hit a rock and it promptly sank It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I got picked up, by a submarine But they left me off, in the Phillipines Got picked up by a submarine But they left me off in the Phillipines It was a long, long, long, long, long way home Then I took a jet, but I couldn't pay So they threw me out, of the cargo bay Took a jet but I couldn't pay So they threw me out of the cargo bay It was a long, long, long, long, long way home Oh my parachute, kept me safe from harm But I landed in a tree, on the neighbor's farm Parachute kept me safe from harm But I landed in a tree on the neighbor's farm It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I jumped on a horse, but it threw a shoe And I had to walk, back home to you Jumped a horse but it threw a shoe And I had to walk back home to you It was a long, long, long, long, long way home So I'm sorry mom, that I'm home so late And the dinner's cold, and I made you wait Sorry mom that I'm home so late And the dinner's cold and I made you wait It's just a long, long, long, long, long way home

Yessir, know what I'm sayin'? (Hey!) Young nigga Metro make magic Know what I'm sayin'? For the streets, know what I'm sayin'? (Hey!) Came a long way from The choppa and the car (Raa!) When I'm on the North They treat me like I'm Escobar (Nawf) I was kicking doors Never thought of being a star (Hey) Now I pull up in the Rolls With the baddest of them all (Bad) I pour a four, now I sittin' on Mars (Mars) I lift the doors when I'm pulling out garage (Skrt) You got exposed Rapping hard they pulled your card (Who?) We selled the dope Never thought rapping would go far (Dope) I done exploded Turned rapping to an art (Boom) Swimming with the sharks (Shark) Trapping when it's dark (Dark) Better be smart (Smart) Money make a nigga aim at your body part (Rah) Money make a nigga change Make him lose his heart (Change) Me and Metro bring the pain then We top the chart (Pain) 3400 Club Drive where we started I was seventeen with a .15 carbon (B-r-r-rah), I turned into a goblin (Rah) I was having dreams of getting Rich off of robbin' (Robbin') Fucked around, my grandma Got sick couldn't solve it (Who) Two years later I got rich and I'm ballin' (Woo) Gotta keep that fire like my Shadows it's gone follow me (Rah) I won't let this fame or these Chains break my family (Nah) I was in them chains up in Vanguard settlement (Chains) Fuck it, put that ring on my main bitch You stuck with me (Fuck it) I'ma call the gang, say my name They gone plug for me (Rah) Came a long way from the Choppa and the car (Raa!) When I'm on the North they Treat me like I'm Escobar (Nawf) I was kicking doors Never thought of being a star (Hey) Now I pull up in the Rolls With the baddest of them all (Bad) I pour a four, now I sittin' on Mars (Mars) I lift the doors when I'm pulling out garage (Skrt) You got exposed Rapping hard they pulled your card (Who?) We selled the dope Never thought rapping would go far (Dope) Real shit, did that real shit (Real) In the field shit (Real) We ain't tryna kill shit (Nah) Pay my mama bill shit (Mama) Never miss a meal shit (Woo) Tryna pass through the cash Through the generations (Woo) I've been meditating (Meditatin') Pressure what I'm facing (Pressure) Gotta get this paper, ain't no Time for conversation (Paper) I'ma get some strain and I'ma pull up with the nation (Strain) Do you know the feeling you When you dodging shell cases (Who?) Get this shit on film Yeah my bitch is not a basic (Nah) We was in the bando Had it beatin' like the basses (Bando) Fuck her with a mask on Freddy Krueger, Jason (Mask) Bullet-proof tint, President Don't leave no traces (Traces) Drippin' in Balenciaga sock with no laces (Drippin') No I never flop I do numbers like The Matrix (Never) Bitch, don't call the cops when This choppa get to baking (Woo) Pull up on the opps Then we chop 'em, then we rake 'em (Opps) Ain't no pump faking (Nah) Came a long way from the Choppa and the car (Raa!) When I'm on the North they Treat me like I'm Escobar (Nawf) I was kicking doors Never thought of being a star (Hey) Now I pull up in the Rolls with the baddest of them all (Bad) I pour a four, now I sittin' on Mars (Mars) I lift the doors when I'm pulling out garage (Skrt) You got exposed, rapping hard They pulled your card (Who?) We selled the dope Never thought rapping would go far (Dope)

Now, grind like a rich nigga, shine like a rich nigga Ridin' round town, hey, hey Ridin' round town, top down like a rich nigga Wishin' that somebody say hey, hey Choppin' all the bad bitches wanna come around Man you know I'm tryna make her body break, hey Pop a lil tab now I'm feelin' real real Now I'm feelin' real flood everyday, hey Wish a nigga would say I ain't got cash Man, I throw all the 100s in your face, hey In the strip club, Magic City, what's up What's really goin' down in the A? Hey Out in LA, out-out in LA Secret Sunday, hangin' with your babes, hey You know how we do it man, you know how we do it Young nigga, I done came a long way, hey Young nigga, I done came a long way, hey Young nigga, I done came a long way Came a long way Young nigga, I done came a long way Came a long way from the sip Livin' on the edge, I don't never slip Strippers in my bed, bed tryna flip Tryna get that bread, out that money clip All the young niggas what I represent Pockets on swole cause I stay committed Let my top down when I'm in the city It's a celebration when I'm in the city Yeah, all my niggas here Feel like we a 100 deep in here I keep it real with ya, if you keep it real I can't worry 'bout the hate cause the money real If you from the bottom, you know how I feel Pocket full of money, everything chill Through the bullshit, I remain ill Through the bullshit, I remain real Now, grind like a rich nigga, shine like a rich nigga Ridin' round town, hey, hey Ridin' round town, top down like a rich nigga Wishin' that somebody say hey, hey Choppin' all the bad bitches wanna come around Man you know I'm tryna make her body break, hey Pop a lil tab now I'm feelin' real real Now I'm feelin' real flood everyday, hey Wish a nigga would say I ain't got cash Man, I throw all the 100s in your face, hey In the strip club, Magic City, what's up What's really goin' down in the A? Hey Out in LA, out-out in LA Secret Sunday, hangin' with your babes, hey You know how we do it man, you know how we do it Young nigga, I done came a long way, hey What a journey All the broke shit don't concern me Chinchilla hella furry Catch me on a yacht eatin' curry I don't do drugs, naw, I don't do drugs I'm the motherfuckin' drugs, do me Bad bitch dancin' in my head like She say she wanna fuck, and I told her feel free I got a new spot in Cali, but I can't tell you the addy Cause I stay up on the road If I ever write a book about the shit I been through It'd be the greatest story ever told She get money off the floor We gettin' paid like so Backwood in my ear, LV money clippin' If you see the state trooper, man, hit it Now, grind like a rich nigga, shine like a rich nigga Ridin' round town, hey, hey Ridin' round town, top down like a rich nigga Wishin' that somebody say hey, hey Choppin' all the bad bitches wanna come around Man you know I'm tryna make her body break, hey Pop a lil tab now I'm feelin' real real Now I'm feelin' real flood everyday, hey Wish a nigga would say I ain't got cash Man, I throw all the 100s in your face, hey In the strip club, Magic City, what's up What's really goin' down in the A? Hey Out in LA, out-out in LA Secret Sunday, hangin' with your babes, hey You know how we do it man, you know how we do it Young nigga, I done came a long way, hey Young nigga, I done came a long way Young nigga, I done came a long way Came a long way Young nigga, I done came a long way

Swing low, could be the last call for two of us I said swing high, reach out and touch the sky But don't cry yet, it's not time yet See this race is wrong Come see, this race is right See millions of years pass with no end in sight Sleep tight, you couldn't count the cost through the night 'Cause it's not right, it never was right Come a long, long Come a long, long way Come a long, long Come a long, long way Come a long, long Come a long, long way Come a long, long Come a long, long way Up on May day, and there is a carnival on my street tonight I hear them dancing, I hear them dancing But on a clear day If this thing don't move here Then this thing just don't have no heartbeat Get on the street, I say Sweet hours to live, I got no time to kill I said hold back those arms raised hold back the bill Sleep tight, you couldn't count the cost through the night 'Cause it's not right, it never was right Come a long, long Come a long, long way Come a long, long Come a long, long way Come a long, long Come a long, long way Come a long, long Come a long, long way Swing low, could be the last call for two of us I said swing high, reach out and touch the sky But don't cry yet, it's not time yet Come a long, long Come a long, long way Come a long, long Come a long, long way Come a long, long

Don't look inside Don't look there You might find yourself somewhere Walkin' 'round Lost and alone Without one clue That it's a long way home Years and years Is a lot of time To drag your heart across Every rock you find Hate is deep And its pull is strong But the passion's short Then it's a long way home Oh, I can't take one single step for you But I might just help to find some small pathway through Don't look back 'Cause you might see Just how far all that used to be Let your mind Think on what's gone Then you'll know That it's a long way home Yeah, you'll know That it's a long way home You'll find out That it's a long way home There ain't no doubt That it's a long way home

(Yeah) (Swear) (Ooo) (Ooaah) (Ooo) (Ooaah) (Ooo) (Oo yeah) She bad as fuck I seen her from a far Im off these drugs it got me speeding in my car Dont worry bout what these niggas be talking bout I got money phones if you wanna talk it out I don't know what these niggas be on Im just off the Za baby im gone Its like we came a long way and we won Girl don't tell no body you Seen me out my body Phone call can't talk can't speak Im in a drop getting top from a geek Shawty she a freak not greek Now she wanna read my texts And she like damn who's she Shit ok dang Let me explain Monday I had got some top from Lorraine It was Insane Tuesday was Nicki We ate at Mikkis I had to finesse that one it was tricky Wednesday was Whitney We was in houston She tried to tell me she don't really do this But I won't tell nobody I just need my shawty Shake that thang one time for me yeah ye Aye one time aye can't get enough of yo body bae Aye one time One time One time Aye one time aye can't get enough of yo body bae Body body She bad as fuck I seen her from a far Im off these drugs it got me speeding in my car Dont worry bout what these niggas be talking bout I got money phones if you wanna talk it out I don't know what these niggas be on Im just off the Za baby im gone Its like we came a long way and we won

Seems like a lifetime You were standing next to me Talking about the good times And the way things ought to be We thought we were moving in the right direction One step at a time But it seems we take one step forward Two steps back But we keep on believing That we're on the right back Well, my heart says yes, but my head's says no Still got a long way to go Somebody told me I do right to watch my step That I should mind my own business It's a feeling that I won't forget Times have changed, it seems to be But if we can't get together Let's agree to disagree Well, my heart says yes, but my head's says no Still got a long way to go Times have changed, it seems to be Understanding's where we want to be All I know is what will be, will be Times have changed, it seems to be But if we can't get together Let's agree to disagree Well, my heart says yes, but my head's says no Still got a long way to go A long way to go Long way to go Long way to go