Verse 1
They say in dire times is when a sign appears
Been thinkin' bout spittin' these rhymes for some years
Left my complacency, left all my fears
Was focused on my life but still I couldn't hear
Well I'm here now
And I'll never leave now
Tell me what you think now
Tell me how it sound now
This is my gift to the world
Had it when I came out
Always takin' chances take this opportunity to wild
On the written word and the song
Think this was my destiny all along
Knew one day I'd find the artist in myself
But regardless found a wealth of ideas on the shelf, yeah
I'm looking for hundreds of millions of dollars
But I'mma be here regardless of if I'm f**in' up commas
You know I always been honest and never lost it but found it
Been workin' days upon days, so tell me how is it sounding?
I think it's soundin' astoundin' yeah, it's soundin' astoudin'
To think I'm going from a dude who was lazy to moving moutains
Think I'm going from a dude getting played to got it made
You know I'm Fountain City so I'm Royal getting paid
Chorus
That's why it's
Lost and found
Lost and found
Searched for years, to get this sound
Lost and found
Lost and found
You'll find your way, I promise now
That's why it's
Lost and Found
It's lost and found
Thought you lost the way, but it's open now
(Yeah)
(Yeah)
(I think I found it)
Verse 2
Now I found it and I'm feelin' like a visionary
That's word to VMG, one day I'll be legendary
I'll keep on doing this until I'm in the cemetery
Feelin' like the Fugees with the commentary
Ready or not, that's f**in' abitrary
Cause I've been waitin' a while to get it on, Marvin Gaye
I got a great hand and yes I'mma stay
Don't get it wrong man you know I don't play
But with these queens in my hand I contemplate
Work, work, work, yeah I do that all day
Hurt, hurt, hurt yeah I really felt that pain
When you on the wrong track like some damn trains
Now I got a job and it will pay
So I don't do this in vain
And when you see me, yeah don't complain
Cause I'mma be flyin' high like a f**in' plane, yeah
So who are you to tell me that my dream is unachievable
I think the normal life is really unbelievable
I always knew I wanted more than what's even conceivable
Knew I had this power in my body why I'm spiritual
And a closed mind could never understand
Why I know that one day I'mma be the man
I really think it's sad when it's lost and never found
Either way I'll be here dream chasing call my Spence Brown
[Outro]
(Ira Gla**)
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me
All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste
But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it's just not that good
It's trying to be good, it has potential, but it's not
But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still k**er
And your taste is why your work disappoints you
A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit
Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this
We know our work doesn't have this special thing that we want it to have
We all go through this
And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work
Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story
It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions
And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I've ever met
It's gonna take awhile. It's normal to take awhile
You've just gotta fight your way through it
Okay?”
(yeah)