Intro: Welcome to the TOP 10 COUNTDOWN Yeah I tried to tell them before But they didn't listen Guess the only way to convince them is to make 'em go Yeah I tried to tell them before But they didn't listen Guess the only way to convince them is to make 'em go CHORUS: WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! UH OH! YEAH I tried to tell them before But they didn't listen Guess the only way to convince them is to make 'em go WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! UH OH! YEAH I tried to tell them before But they didn't listen Guess the only way to convince them is to make 'em go VERSE 1: I tried to tell them. They were like "oh" / Now I'm excelling, they be like "Wwwwwhoa" / "That's actually pretty dope" / Thanks alot. I Gotta roll / Hit up the radio and shoot a couple videos / Cd after cd. TIME TO RIP IT every single show / Sign a couple cds and peace out up on the low / While ya'll going clubbing, I'll be dubbing up in my studio / I tried to show them. They were like "coool" / NOW I'M EXPLODING. They be like "Owwww"/ "That's sick!" "Man." "Dude." / "That's wow." "That's you?" / "When did you do all this? You made this? I didn't even have a clue / You told me you did music, but this sounding super smooth / You produced the beat? Makes me wanna move / I can't even front. From the jump, THIS MADE ME GO... / CHORUS: WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! UH OH! YEAH I tried to tell them before But they didn't listen Guess the only way to convince them is to make 'em go WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! UH OH! YEAH I tried to tell them before But they didn't listen Guess the only way to convince them is to make 'em go VERSE 2: I tried to explain it. But they didn't hear me though / But now I'm bumping, bangin' / EVERYWHERE THEY GO / I guess success could be a little difficult / But did you really have to be sooo skeptical? / But "F" it, yo I put my effort up in every flow / My work ethic got me going non(stop) 24 / Every record sell. Another plaque gold / Don't really wanna rub it in / But I TOLD 'EM SO / Yeah I told them, I'ma blow up. "Man, I don't know" / That's what they told me. Now they dead center, front row / Singing every lyric as I rip it so specific / I barely gotta rap or sing a lick. I could just lip it / But skip it, I'ma zip it. / I'ma let it go / "Who's Sanova man?" (I don't even know) / "Crank this record up. I never heard this song before" / Oh that's Sanova! Never thought, but HE CAN REALLY GO (hard)! CHORUS: WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! UH OH! YEAH I tried to tell them before But they didn't listen Guess the only way to convince them is to make 'em go WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! UH OH! YEAH I tried to tell them before But they didn't listen Guess the only way to convince them is to make 'em go VERSE 3: I TRIED TO CONVINCE THEM. THEY WERE LIKE "riiiight" / THEY DIDN'T LISTEN. BUT NOW THEY LOOKING LIKE... / "MAN" "DAMN" "That's TIGHT" / (See I knew you'ld go places, make it..) Yeah right / Its funny how when I was coming up, money super light / that you wasn't talking like that. Almost overnight / You changed your tone. Dig my songs. You SUPER SIKED? / Back then you wasn't. Now I'm BUZZIN'! YOU JOKING, RIGHT? / Came Up (with) NO HYPE. "Must be doing something right" / In a business where competition is tight / Where its NOT cool to be different, but its COOL to "BITE" / And everybody racing for recognition on the mic / But why chase the mic, if its sitting here on my right (arm) / No matter where they place me.. I know I'm "Nice" / WHO NEEDS SOME PROOF? / I'ld hit the booth / HAVING 'EM ALL GOING LIKE... / CHORUS: WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! UH OH! YEAH I tried to tell them before But they didn't listen Guess the only way to convince them is to make 'em go WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! WHOA! UH OH! YEAH I tried to tell them before But they didn't listen Guess the only way to convince them is to make 'em go