Verse 1 (JREM):
Aiyo it's J, sitting on the dock of the bay
casting my net tryna catch the biggest fish of the day
you know me I just wanna rock, all around the clock
whiskey in the soda pop, hair looking like a mop
man I try, to reach up to the sky but I'm lazy too
I'd rather kick it with my crazy crew, check the rhyme
let's roll like we Optimus Prime, man i'm the key to the lime
like a goal in extra time for the win yo, slap me some skin
you know I see you getting down like that
I'm Farley gnarly with the style that's fat
I gots to if I'm gunna make a through, getting dome like terror
and only bump the golden era
cassettes, records, and tracks with the crackle in the boom bap
shaking ribs through your body, vibes, tunes that you need to feel
the seventh round steal
your boy know how to build and destroy yo that's real
Chorus (J-La):
Leave one, to me
freedom, for them
it takes five, so succeed
you're lucky, is seven
Verse 2 (JREM):
I don't have much, everything ain't gold I touch
but I'm thankful for every day that I don't walk with a crutch
I wake up around noon, I start making a tune
and then I lose a couple hours on the roof with the sour
that's what you get when time you gotta split down the middle
and what you love can play second fiddle but it's cool
something like the deep end of the pool
don't forget the golden rule or be acting like a fool
yo the news will give you the blues but me and Gulley getting down
if y'all feel it then rock to the sound
1, 2 better brush up on your kung fu
ay son you gotta be trained to participate in the game
there's others out there doing the same but there's no one like me
I'm likely to knock you out them Nikes
and see I got a problem often I ain't nice or genteel
but your boy know how to build and destroy yo that's real
Chorus 2 (J-La)
Breakdown (JREM):
You know it's hard to figure out the truth but they say, "Numbers never lie"
Chorus 3 (J-La)
credits
from Waiting for the Show/The 18th,
track released August 18, 2014
JREM (Jeremy Rist) on raps. Pierce Gulley on the guitar. Jon LeSeur on the chorus vocals. Joey Page on the saxophone. Funkleberry (Jeremy Rist) on production. Mixing assistance by Treee City (Patrick Phelps-McKeown.) Mastered by Weaver Beats.
This collaborative single by Melbourne producer Choi and Detroit rapper Guilty Simpson hearkens back to the glory days of ‘00s hip-hop. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 22, 2020