Shad - Paving the Way lyrics

[Verse 1] Kick off my sheets, the summer heat's got me sweating Turn up this beat, help me ease with the stressing Open up the blinds, realized that I'm blessed with life Bright future in sight When I stand on the balcony, looking in the distance Never hanging on the fence, drowning in suspense Not tense, at what expense do we swim in the substance that we can't see love with Love this, air I breathe Hang with good peeps, that's what I need Imbibe with hip hop heads is what I feed on A real song comes from the heart, never be gone With the wind coming out the mountain top Pacific breeze on my feet, taking off my socks At the beach, as the tide rolls into the land I see life as a grain of sand, damn [Hook] You don't have to wait for the wind to take you away They say it's never too late, if you're needing a change There's nothing to lose if there's nothing to gain Just start paving the way, before you start fading away [Verse 2] You know how the youngin's out of London do Coming through with another tune from the heart it ain't nothing new From the crew okay city they love to do I live to rhyme but when the when the times isn't bu*ter smooth Hustling and make a buck or two under huge stress Trying not to catch a bullet in your bubble goose Up at noon with your big heart crushed in two Cause you love your boo, but she ain't loving you Single mother's trying to trust a dude And keep food in the cupboard plus she kid got the stomach flu The other two's messing up at school And you jumping through a bunch of hoops at work so they don't cut you loose It's just the truth, sometimes there isn't much that you Can do about it besides, try to adjust the view And see above the blues I know it's tough to do, at times So we try and bring up the mood like [Hook] [Verse 3] Here's the recipe for cla**ic, it's a smash hit Down to earth, real life's so full of magic Mics to see in acid as life itself But it's tragic when his casket reflects what I felt God help, I know you're there following me Cuz my faith is the evidence of things unseen I had a dream I saw my dad telling me that he's proud His d**h has finally hit me, and it's been 10 years now Wow, it's funny how these obstacles complicate and dominate The rough, rugged, and raw road we choose travel Battle through dimensions touching catches of luck Keep looking up, sometimes it feels like too much I clench my fist in anger where the happiness keeps me full The artist is the matador, and the industry's the bull My stomach's full, i'm pulling out, that last one made an ulcer Throw it out, and look at life It's time to rock a concert [Hook]