Phil Ade - Let It Shine lyrics

Intro Uhh Royal Fam Phil A-De *clears throat* Loosen up Uhh, yeah This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine, I'm gonna let it shine, I'm gonna let it shine This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine, I'm gonna let it shine, uhh Verse 1 Product of August '88 To American Immigrants West African, West Indian Different from inner city kids Grew up in Suburbia, firming the Christianity Followed the 10 Commandments, we had to see church on Saturday I swear I was the worst, was singing solos in church Then rapping 'bout bad b**hes and lighting spliffs in the verse I had the gift from my birth, but was always scared to use it If the music wasn't gospel then mom and papa would lose it, but Low and behold, 10 years after pop died I fell in love, me and hip hop locked eyes And n***as looked at me funny like they was co*k-eyed Bet when they look at the money they gon' cop right But nah, ain't nothin' given or handed though Laziness got the antidote, moving swifter than antelope And I quote what my n***a Stan told me in '09 Man, you doing something right, you got the light now let it shine Chorus Yeah, this light of mine, I promise you'll never find, so I, I let it shine, I, I let it shine Yeah, this light of mine, I promise you'll never find, so I, I let it shine, I, I let it shine, cause We living' in a crazy world, but I'm still me Now put your lighters in the air if you feel me This light of mine, I promise you'll never find, so I, I let it shine, I, I let it shine Verse 2 It was like, “Ehh, he ain't good enough” Good enough looking hood enough Yeah he got some records but half I don't think he put enough Opinionated n***as hating, they don't see my foot enough Surrounded by these fools and high school b**hes I should have f**ed Who couldn't envision the situations I been in Seen n***as get bitten Worked jobs that were dead end Moved to Maryland in '03, and couldn't fit in Now you can't show me a spot that I can't get in I remember I was rocking Reeboks, thought I was k**ing ‘em 'Til the all black Barkleys had dropped, ooh I was feeling ‘em So did them young'ns too, so easy as 1 and 2 I switched up the swag and my burners lifted a ton or two Just another trouble, just tried to avoid the snickering When n***as didn't like me ‘cause I was Nike illiterate Now a n***a k**ing sh**, if you don't feel him, fine Future Albright, like Madeleine you have to let him shine Chorus Yeah, this light of mine, I promise you'll never find, so I, I let it shine, I, I let it shine Yeah, this light of mine, I promise you'll never find, so I, I let it shine, I, I let it shine, cause We living' in a crazy world, but I'm still me Now put your lighters in the air if you feel me This light of mine, I promise you'll never find, so I, I let it shine, I, I let it shine Verse 3 Uhh, love me or hate me, I been this way since a baby From JV and to the letterman, gentleman you see now Please, (shay?), maybe but lately I've had to save me from changing Into the artist who's constantly (doobie dow?) That ain't my style, sometimes I wyle out a mile out And barely got a yard like a townhouse They told me wait for my time, it's now Now let me see your phones and your lighters in the crowd Chorus Yeah, this light of mine, I promise you'll never find, so I, I let it shine, I, I let it shine Yeah, this light of mine, I promise you'll never find, so I, I let it shine, I, I let it shine, cause We living' in a crazy world, but I'm still me Now put your lighters in the air if you feel me This light of mine, I promise you'll never find, so I, I let it shine, I, I let it shine