Zaire - The Countdown lyrics

[Intro: Emilio Rojas] You know Emilio, he eat organic and he speak authentic He ain't nothing but his mama son and his women never need augmenting ‘Cause they be all tens and they be begging him to fall in love He from a city where they pull no punches and they show no justice When they cell bars closing shut, he had a father that abused him And broke him so he moved into Brooklyn just to figure it was close enough [Verse One: Emilio Rojas] I made a home wherever I may have roamed in I do not think I am better, I made it known ‘cause I made it on my own I ain't have co-signs, I ain't trying to pay a loan Mama worked most nights, had to raise us on her own Yeah, I ain't complaining, only saying what I know And I'm aiming at explaining what the fate I might have chose is I get acclaim for the way that I compose this I was born great, see the weight that's on my shoulders It's nothing, I can shrug it off, yeah, I come a long way From that younging that would punch until his knuckles raw I made my city look good like a wonder bra Now they looking up in my hood, it's like a muscle car I never hustle raw but I got respected by the hustler ‘Cause I'm so fly, I'm above the law, this the story of a Cinderella Yeah, I went from shopping up inside of Whiteman's to Siterella I been repelling them blood s**ers like citronella candles Everything I handle is big or better, bigger homes, fitted clothes Liquor hoes, now I'm fishing on a boat in the cold ‘Cific snows yeah ‘Cause the city where I'm from so cold, a poe would get smoked by a 14 year old Right? He took the charge, I don't think he did the shooting though ‘Cause he know at 18, they let him out of juvie though, yeah And that's the birth of a street legend and this a ghetto arms race Who gon' reach Heaven? And we ain't choose this lifestyle It's predestined so when we answer the call, there ain't gon' be questions And E test the waters and then I make a splash The way they shower me with gifts, I could take a bath I could get used to this sh**, let's make it last So you could tell me what you make of that [Hook] They was saying that he wouldn't be nothing and you shouldn't even touch him Now they saying that he's next in line ‘cause he's certain that he's gon be blowing ‘Cause the buzz keep growing and he know he'd be the best to shine And he do it for, it goes one for my mama, two for my hoes, three for my city And four for my la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-la, la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-la [Verse Two: Emilio Rojas] Listen, I'm driven to get a driver, I'm loving every minute I'm living like a survivor, I'm comfortable in my skin It's like a recliner and since I've given forgiveness to my father The world's opened up for me, my city swears that I'm on it All them older heads, they looking up to me like I'm a role model ‘Cause I dated more models and I'm buying out the whole spot Except the floor model, my new squeeze, the dresses is too chic She in it for a home and never settle for no room key My dudes need for nothing, they all satisfied We on that road to success like a relaxing drive Half the smile and people say that I changed I feel bad for ‘em if they still staying the same I'm going, I ain't staying in place ‘cause life is a gamble And I'm raising the stakes, I ain't playing it safe The world watching ‘cause this that moment in time Where everything that you dream becomes a option When everybody that you rolling with believe in you You standing in that mirror and you seeing what they see in you Them label dudes is taking up rhyme cla**es Fans would eat it up if it was easier to digest But I stood my ground, I never digress And now Emilio's a f**ing poster boy for progress [Hook 3X]