It's a Brand New Day

[Intro: Jon Connor] Yo, Slay Yo, I appreciate you, you know, lettin' me speak my mind and shit Nigga appreciate shit like that Yeah, yeah Yuh [Verse 1: Jon Connor] In my beginnings, I pledged allegiance to leeches, ain't know I didn't need 'em And all the while I was bleedin' while these niggas was feedin' And all the time I was starvin', they expect me to feed 'em No competition, now they only position is fetal And now they feedin' me beats, it's like it's feedin' my ego It's like the day God decided to give wings to a eagle I been the shit, I'm killin' shit, and these niggas is grievin' I'm spittin' crack, in fact, this that G money and nino My shit is dope, and I'm constantly providing the needle Your money tall, my money smaller than Danny Devito So 'til I get it, I'ma spit it for all of my people Never gon' leave 'em and that's why they entrust me to lead 'em You hear my heart? My words are sharp like the edge of a razor And this the answer for the days that you prayed for a savior And this the answer to the days that I prayed for the paper Thank the creator, 'cause I guess he heard all of our prayers [Chorus: Tre Williams] I done seen my daddy plan it, so how would you understand it? I came up from the shadow, the sun, it didn't matter I'm the sludge and the grime in the womb I lay I was born in this sea, and it's a brand new day Said it's a brand new day [Verse 2: Big K.R.I.T.] Country livin', country made, country fried, country raised Country roads, country paved, no more (no more) country slaves No more cotton pickin' sippin', only choppin', grippin' grain Creep and crawl in Chevy thangs, ridin' out to leave a stain On the corner Swing down, sweet chariot, stop I'm on some country bumpkin shit whether you like it or not So shake something, hoe, who said I wasn't from the south? Who that peeking through my window? Blah, blah, nobody, na Hold on, can I get my southern roll on? Hop like grease up on these streets like mama left the stove on Murder beats so kindly 'til ain't no beats to flow on They gon' rip it like so gone, motherfuckers not tryna hold on Ay, so long EBT can't buy you what I'm sellin' Food for thought without the beverage My castle ain't for takin', better holla at Magellan White goods, green paint, that's chicken and watermelon Return of 4Eva what I'm yellin' [Chorus: Tre Williams] I done seen my daddy plan it, so how would you understand it? I came up from the shadow, the sun, it didn't matter I'm the sludge and the grime in the womb I lay I was born in this sea, and it's a brand new day Said it's a brand new day [Verse 3: Reek Da Villian] If there was ever such thing as a verbal portrait, nigga this is it Pictionary with rhyme, diction-arily I'm Defined as 'cember 25 Lyrical gift with spit so rappers please gimme leg-distance When I start kickin' this ABCs divided by 7, I be the remainder If hip-hop ever face trial I'll be the retainer Then come and Johnnie Cochrane the game up And save my profession from this omega But for now I'm slangin' rock, watchin' for radars (that's my DJ) 'Cause I maneuver with cougars that could pass for Medusa That'll Nazi up your medulla with brutish German Lugers All intruders [?] When it's time to ride I take a shot of 'yak chased with cyanide And go homicide Niggas jealous because the way my crew play Everybody jewels Dallas Cowboy uniform, blue grey It was the streets, but hip-hop showed me a new way I just hope my past never come and ruin this new day [Chorus: Tre Williams] I done seen my daddy plan it, so how would you understand it? I came up from the shadow, the sun, it didn't matter I'm the sludge and the grime in the womb I lay I was born in this sea, and it's a brand new day (tell 'em for me) Said it's a brand new day And it's a brand new day