Verse 1:
I was Rosa Parks sitting on the sofa
Laying back, looking up, listening to Hova
Thinking bout that Range Rover
Or on the 'pagne with no pain
In the back of the black 'Bach chilling, slumped over
You see all of this ain't necessary
But I wanna live a good life before the cemetery
Life is temporary, so I do what I gotta do, say what I gotta say all to become legendary
Open my mouth and all I see is plaque, now tell me how real is that
Pursuing goals to hang with aristocrats
Skinny n***a but I want my pockets fat
No need for the chat, if you with me then you need to hollaback
Sometimes I fall short but start to float better
And I'm heavy on the words but still lighter than a feather
Making moves, having positions that's all clever
Sacrificing, so we playing chess not checkers
Hook:
When it's a rainy day stay above the clouds
Work hard, play hard and in the end you'll be proud
(x2)
You better check yoself before you wreck yoself
And if you f**ing up then go get some help
(x2)
Verse 2:
Pavements, progressing in engagements, increasing all my payments
Impressing all my patients
Exceeding expectations, I move different so don't ask me 'bout my operations
Visions of a versatile n***a, stacking figures
And feeding the people who came with us
f** the people who bit us, the circle is so viscous
Revenge is sweet and that sh** taste a bit delicious
They say most deff like my name's Mos Def, they most deaf, cause I write rhymes that make em turn left
Now who's next, I'm complex, get the message get the text
I'm Mr.Bateman, don't touch the Rolex just give me mo s**
All of these thoughts are so appealing
These were some of the things I were feeling
And this is all what I believe in
But the bad thing is that I'm still staring at the ceiling