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Backwards

From New Light2021

Lyrics

Backwards

[Chorus]

Backwards, yeah

Shit is backwards, yeah, ayy, ayy

Backwards, yeah, ayy

Shit is backwards, yeah, ayy, ayy, ayy

They want you to come through when you get money (Ayy)

They say they could help you shine when the shit sunny (Ayy)

They want you to pick up now that they're callin'

That shit is backwards, shit is backwards, oh

[Verse 1]

Now a nigga came up and they wanna own me (Shit)

Now that I leveled up, they could do it for me (Ayy)

Now they wanna throw me any number that I want

Shit is backwards, oh yeah

Oh, now everybody wanna come around, yeah, yeah

But it's too late for handouts, yeah, yeah

Where was they at when I was down? Yеah, yeah

Fake friends, fakе friends

Only hit you when it's convenient (Mm)

[Chorus]

Backwards, yeah

Shit is backwards, yeah, ayy, ayy

Backwards, yeah, ayy

Shit is backwards, yeah, ayy, ayy, ayy

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They want you to come through when you get money (Ayy)

They say they could help you shine when the shit sunny (Ayy)

They want you to pick up now that they're callin'

That shit is backwards, shit is backwards, oh

[Verse 2]

Like a flip (Flip)

Get what they want and then dip (Dip)

I'm in my bag

You can't get none of my chips, no, oh-oh, oh

Please don't interrupt my turn up

'Member you said I was unheard of

Now I'm so hot, might burn you, oh, oh-oh (Mm)

[Chorus]

Backwards, yeah (Yeah, yeah)

Shit is backwards, yeah, ayy, ayy

Backwards, yeah, ayy

Shit is backwards, yeah, ayy, ayy, ayy

They want you to come through when you get money (When you get some money)

They say they could help you shine when the shit sunny (Yeah, ayy, ayy-ayy, ayy)

They want you to pick up now that they're callin' (It's a lil' too late)

That shit is backwards, woah, oh-oh, oh, shit is backwards, oh-oh, ooh-woah, oh, oh

[Outro]

Backwards, yeah

Oh yeah, backwards, yeah

YFS

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