Yasiin Bey - Inner City Travellin' Man (Soul Mates Remix) lyrics

Bismillah Ir-Rahman Ir-Rahim [Hook] Inner city Inner city travellin' man I'm a travellin' man [Interlude] I wanted to become an aviator, and I wanted to become a great singer. I always had the same dream. The dream was I'm singing for hundreds of thousands of people, and be with the people, and I got standing ovations. And then about being an aviator, I always thought ? [Marvin Gaye] I know that you're letting me go [Hook] I'm leaving Inner city travellin' man [Verse 1] Well go ahead and leave The call heard around the world from the wisest emcees These cats is paying more than half a pound ? ? but we could probably run the back of town Scenarios like this is tear jerkers For the modern emcee, I ain't no blue-collar worker Cause this thing called rhyming, ain't no different from coal mining We both on a**ignment to unearth the diamond When you start climbing and them eyes start shining You be struggling and striving and they think you prime timing Maintain and keep silent, make note and observation It's confrontation, this is the daily operation My concentration, stay focused on my recitation About to reach my destination with no pause or hesitation Baby make the preparation, cause this ain't no recreation This is pro ball, and we're letting you know y'all At the show y'all, doing this for dough, y'all Get the phone call, and I'm ready to blow, y'all About to go, y'all, been a pleasure to know you all And I'm letting you know [Hook] [Verse 2] God willing, I'll be back home To drop these heavy a** bags up off my backbone Around the world with a catalog of rap songs My baby girl is walking, been away for that long ? how it seem to me My hometown is like a whole different scenery The old timers on the stoop leaning leisurely The new jacks up in the park smoking greenery Easily taken for granted when you're up in it But it's sweet-scented when you've been down for a minute Move around city limits, breaking down with the business The innovative, cla**ical B-Boy image Collect the winnings, cause that's the reason that we came here The thing is not a game here, the fortune not a fame here From the New York to the ?, Cali to the Cadillacs Chicago know we innovate, infiltrate Virginia State D.C. make me stimulate, really tho we penetrate Doujah make us generate, lets set a date to get the pace The celebrating my jams in foreign lands Even your mans in Japan know who I am ? make everybody ? Ichiban ? Phenomenal, excuse me, that's a phone call It's the show y'all, trying to get this dough, y'all About to go, y'all, been a pleasure to know you all And I'm letting you know [Hook]