Summer of '99

I remember when my pops taught me to drive
Sit in his lap in the Cutlass
In the summer of '99
He would pump the gas, I'd turn the wheel
I remember setting it inside the lines
Loving how it feels
Mama in the whip
Brother in the back
I wish I could express to you
How much sometimes I want it back
I could feel the distance
It's on more than just a map
Let me paint a picture for you
One thousand words or less
'Cause I don't need the length
Brevity is skill
Expand upon your vocab
Know that letters are a bill
Cost me of my conscience
Rob me of my will
Tell 'em when I die
I left my wish where they could hear 'em

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Decision is final
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Granny said that she don't ever worry no more
She got faith, she believe
She thinks that I can change the world
I can't lie I love to hear it
Love to know she feel my soul
I been working, I been dreaming
They ain't all that different no more
I'm basically a baker picking flowers
Rollin' dough before I'm pushing daisies
Anybody looking in my kitchen
Wishing I would would need 'em
Couldn't pay me

Couldn't pay me, to tolerate your kind of crazy
Honestly you not my type
We had a night, not a baby
I ain't mean to make you catch feelings
I ain't tryna send a vibe
You a mother to a daughter
I ain't tryna father children right now
Got enough on my plate
I still wanna see Paris
Still got tours I wanna headline
Still got GOATs I wanna meet
Number one is Hov
Number two Tariq
Inspired by the greatest someday I'll be number three
And I ain't ever lied in pen, I ain't ever write off beat
Hold my to my scriptures 'til I'm lying six feet deep

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Decision is final
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Slow your roll, I know you mad
But don't call me Shady
I ain't Slim, I ain't ever try to act like Em
'Cause I ain't him, I know what it is
You tryna get under my skin
Get under it then, the thunder within is thumping
I wonder if bumping The Show 'til she go is too petty to win
I do what I gotta, I said I'm sorry mama
Try to hit a FaceTime when I make time
I'll try again tomorrow
Maybe I'll be busy though
I'm cleaning out my closets
I'm off a fifth of vodka
You're better off without me

Play it on vinyl
Decision is final
Decision is final
Play it on vinyl
Play it on vinyl