Curtis Mayfield - Vanilla Rainbows lyrics

[Intro - eXquire] The word pa**ion, it uhm It actually derives from the Latin word il pa**io Which means "to suffer" And it's almost poetic justice in a way Cause uh, you know I got that sh** tatted on my tummy And uh, I been sufferin' But, you know You suffer for your ups You suffer for your downs and your triumphs You pain is always just a fuel It's a motivator for your triumphs, you know You know, I don't like it myself So like no old school rappers and stuff like that I don't really see it I look at myself as more of an Issac Hayes Or a Donny Hathaway Or, you know, a Marvin Gaye of my time, you know I'm just reporting the world as I see it Reporting my struggle [Verse 1 - eXquire] Ozwald Boateng, Bottega Veneta Moms mad, cause I spent so much cake on this sweater I ain't do it to floss, mommy I did it to show 'em You worked your fingers to the bone The whole world gonna owe us Owe me back, like 40 acres to gla** Plus a mule and a thick model b**h to match Savage Rock Lee's with the elastic straps I know they ugly I don't work hard to wear Air Max Flashback to the stockroom at the Gap Hoes is frontin' on me then Tell me, where they at You ain't never been at where I been at What you make in a year couldn't pay my tax And I ain't tryin' to sh** I'm just statin' the facts If I sh** by mistake, n***a, live with that Got a job for you, you can wipe my a** Net sk**s so close, I could pick off a pa** And I don't like the Nets I just came cause they asked Never was a thug, ain't ashamed of my past As the sands of time disintegrate in the gla** You gettin' older and lookin' broker You n***as is trash Washed up Wolverine with the bone claws Frontin' on actress b**hes You were born raw You the type that make me turn my phone off Nobody called when I was eating cold cuts and canned corn When Chinese food was a treat We was happy to eat I turned my bummy into fly Those same FILAs on my feet Shout to Crystal, cause that b**h used to hold me down Bought me dress clothes Plus, she printed my resume out Probably somewhere with a dick in her mouth If that b**h never cheated, she would be with me now Funny how tables turn and destiny burns n***as get left behind, cause they unable to learn Very chosen few that was great as a s**m Me, I stay low and try to save what I earn If wealth's accrued and pursued in nirvana, then cool If not, let me rock and just do what I do Vanilla rainbows after cherry raindrops Runnin' from the Devil, cause his flame's hot