Down By The Lake

Greetings greetings all I'm watching England right now so I wanna say ello governor My mama told me not to cuss on this song so I shall not say one cursed word on this And we just gone get straight to it don't want to waste any time on this one Yeah An Ethiopian told me being mediocre is not appropriate for a African king Girl you right girl you can be my African Queen And we can raise some babies that are blacker than we Blacker than me Move em to Georgia so they black as the sea And I know you that you a angel I see you flappin' yo wings African beauty is amusing to stare upon Make me wanna go to the motherland like Farrakhan Speaking of African queens, My old friend Karen Ngigi is so pretty I met her in Photography class back in 10th grade Back when I would brush the Murray's thru my hair to get waves That same class is where I found my best friend yeah my best man If I do get married To be honest that shit is slick scary But if she gorgeous might shoot my shot like I'm Rick Barry, Brent Barry My past situationships, remind me of when a temp agency had me flipping Pizzas in the Summer Making dough barely Cuz like that summer job its like these girls cuz both of them are so temporary Summer ended, Kudos I quit my job My boss turned to Cujo but its straight cuz that's my dog It's straight I know how it is, if you ain't helping the business you destroying the Shh Destroying it Like me destroying my inner temple Mind movin' chaotically when I'm sipping distilled liquor My mind and soul is full of negative energy I'd rather suffer alone I have impeccable dignity Kinetic energy connecting the sympathy from my alter ego but I cannot show myself empathy On the brink of the On the brink of 2021, I almost died December 27th it could've all been over Since that day I have not been sober No exaggeration No exaggeration You see I was battling depression, on a trip to Houston, Texas that mess turned into aggression To my bro's I'm sorry y'all know that's not who I am I don't eat jelly but my mind was just in a jam I Lost a lot of songs on the strip of Galveston All my songs on a red iPhone XR is where I was housing them That's just God way of telling me those songs suck I can improve anyway My favorite color blue anyway I mean, forget that phone My favorite color blue I don't need a red phone I just take that as a sign from God you know Oh yeah I knew a Buddhist who grew up Jewish i went to school with him He told me he found buddha, in Jerusalem I mean that's a crazy story right I mean in Jerusalem, okay We were young we didn't know who Gautama was He told me life is just a present God gave to us Yeah and I took heed to what he told me He said until you know God then you will never know peace He tried to explain to me the four noble truths We suffer to live and live to suffer I don't know if that's what he said, but that's what I got from it I guess I just need to be more educated Speaking of religion and education What's the difference between taliban and crusaders They both went to war for God's favor Al-qaeda all went to war with god's neighbors Imma stay out of that shh, but you know I'm sayin' Imma rock and roll just Clive Davis, hall of famer Clive is a music uhhhh you know what I'm not gonna explain that bar You know what, google that And when you google things make sure you google facts Haters trynna tell me where I'm going like they google maps Like they be saying you ain't gone reach yo goals and you ain't gone never be nothing Or never be anything my pops big on grammar But who they think is they think they google maps or something They think google maps or something Now see imma get where I'm going even if I get there slow boy Like I know you seen a toad cross the road boy Imma tell you a metaphor holdup On a mile fitness test I nearly the sprinted the first lap I couldn't finish the mile because I was too gassed Ran it again the next day, I slowed it down The goal wasn't to sprint sixty yards is was to run a mile I tell you all of that to say Sometimes to reach your goals you need a slow consistent pace It's not a race I have a friend she a flight attendant I might be a feminist cuz I am so nice to women I can be a spark when you notice that yo lights are dimming I can be a chef I made wifey dinner nothing special but I can whip up that yellow rice and chicken or we can head out and I can buy you dinner I can buy you dinner Free time together is important I can't buy attention In 4th grade I never payed attention Got detention, got suspended all thanks to Brittney I thank Ms. Monroe she was my greatest enemy Sent me to Mr. Langford he made me change my image Thank Mr. Langford cuz he saw it in me. Should be eating Mac and cheese and turkey with all this thanks I'm giving Goofy and nice, how you gone beef with Kabiya If I get crossed, turn to a wasp, I got to sting ya My pure soul couldn't get no cleaner I come in peace like the middle and index finger The other day my home girl asked me what type of artist I want to be I'm really not sure but I know I wanna be Highly accessible Highly professional. Lyrics to be highly digestible Highkey confessionals I spit ish that will higher cholesterol Widened ya eyelids These truths are flyer than pilots I was provided with sleepless nights And sunny days But I can always free my mind when I'm down by the lake Down by the lake Down by the lake Down by the lake Down down down by the lake