{Verse 1: JT}
Yo I started with a pencil, started with a pad
And I'm doing what it takes to put myself on the map
But I'm determined and i'm ready and I'm bringing it back
The white boy on the track, I'm a blast from the past
I crash down on the shores of sh** that you think of
Dropping lines like I'm fishing: hook, line, and sinker
And I'll be bringing the action, so don't even blink cause
I'll be raising my hand and you b**hes won't even speak up
I chill with the best, the confidence spent
We roll up looking good, ghost riding the whip
And when the rapping commences, you be taking offense
You can only hope to contain the heart in my chest
Running game up and down, on that full court press
It took a bit of sweat and blood, but now you're buying the best
I'm on your mind all the time, straight making you guess
But i'm chasing respect and I can deal with the stress
I won't go down, I got nothing to lose
And i'll walk every mile with a hole in my shoes
I keep up with the good days, and down with the blues
But I know, now's the time to take a chance, make a move
{Hook: JAH}
Hey, we're here to stay, so play the tape, we making moves
Hey, we fly away, to outer space, we hit the moon
We lay it straight, so concentrate, get in the groove
Days and nights the same, we play to play, you play to lose
{Verse 2: JT}
Im the kid who's on the edge of the game
With his eyes lit bright cause he's hungry for fame
And i'm just one big break away from hitting a stage
And all it takes is a flame to ignite on the page
I'll be selling out the shows and upending the roots
There's no formula for my drive that you can compute
I'm coming, and thats a fact, i'll be there in a flash
And i'll be sending pitches out with a crack of the bat
Flash back 5 years, sitting in my room
Taught piano to myself so I could scribble a tune
Nowadays I got a booth and I use all the tools
That I can to improve all the beats I make for you
It doesn't just happen, it's a challenge to write
It's anger, strife, pain in life, days into nights
And the tunnel's dark for miles and it's colder than ice
But if I squint in the distance, I can see that light, shine
{Hook}
{Verse 3: JT}
I'm a man on a mission, A well for the wishing
I never been a big believer in the superstitions
But i'm making my own lane, i'm breaking my own chain
I'm setting myself free, i'm taking my own reins
From the blood in my veins, sun and the rain
I'm releasing all the thoughts I've ever had in my brain
So let today mark the day when I stepped in the game
And i'll be dope out in the field like I play for the braves
And now I'm putting in my work and my soul to the metal
Never take my foot off of the pedal
But I believe in the way that the world works
And I can see in the way that the girls twerk
That the music needs a breath of fresh air, I got it
I got the mindset to serve you up like roddick
I got a heart made of stone and you will not break me
And I started from the bottom: we'll see where it takes me