Seems That Way

[Intro] Yeah, sunny California, Atlanta TA, New York City, Chi-Town. You know, sometimes you just feel invincible, unstoppable at times. I know a few can relate [Verse 1] Sunny day, juice break, clothes fresh Squared off, face clear, car wash, no stress Profile, 40 down, no less Mobile, low, mini style, poof, no stress Yo, it's infinite, the glow's magnificent My flow's an instrument, I'm cold but intimate Roll some ignorance, my home's a tenement No known resemblance, no clone, I've been a prince Tore every strip in the hood and I absorb like the listener should I'm like the lavish, hold a lot of weight, but modest So my [?] is never try mistaking my kindness We all coolin', been dabbling since [?] moving Handle it, coke money, back before the crack was movin' Call me the mayor, ya little niggas lack flavor So send it back and relax, I'm the rap savior [Chorus] Sometimes it seems that way to me Ya know what I mean I'm here, I'ma hold up, man Sometimes it seems that way to me Such a stand up guy Sometimes it seems that way to me They said the game was over, not as long as I'm still here It's Quiet Money, it's a beautiful day [Verse 2] Money is a part of my makeup I knew Jacob way before most was getting their cake up I'm in deep, came from the slums of the streets Never weak when I release on the drums of a beat, it's still me See, still on top of my G Still dapper, but still be at [?] the lead I'm from the Brook, my life story's more of a book Love fucking and the bitches ever saw my looks We celebrating, school with the right education On the celly, we scheduling flight reservations, I'm headed west And pretty tones said it the best You [?] your hoes are just standing next You handcuff em, scared for another to touch em But no need on the Q's and the B's, it's custom I'm a playa, crack from the Himalayas [?] for paper, persistence is in my nature [Chorus] Sometimes it seems that way to me And I was always taught: Imagination goes a long way Sometimes it seems that way to me Look at me, I came up from a foot soldier Sometimes it seems that way to me Don't get no realist in this I'm a man with integrity Dangerous, but diplomatic A prophet in the flesh Why, oh why Brooklyn, stand up [Verse 3] A lot of signs bein' thrown, shorties left your hood But recognize that it's all good, I'm just livin' Driven by the gift I was given On the strip, how I'm pimpin, it's just part of religion, nothin' is new I sparkle so the suckas can view Stay in your lane, shit brain, we ain't fuckin' with you Just pay attention, we'll show them ways and tradition Van block before The Rock had a major position I'm overdue, now it's dreams that I'm tryna pursue You see us now, think of then, and just imagine the crew, it's all that Everything is right and exact and on track For me to bubble up and bounce right back [Outro] Sometimes it seems that way to me Yeah, I feel so revived Sometimes it seems that way to me Y'all gotta admire me from a distance now I'm on my A-game [?] show this song Sometimes it seems that way to me My grandpops, he told me, right Sometimes it seems that way to me He said "You can be what you're not, but with a little dedication and determination, you can be what you want" Sometimes it seems that way to me A game-facing song, yeah