For Keeps

Uh Two, one Uh, look And every time I think the mojo gone Here come the feelin' I've been tryna find for oh so long "You can't hang it up now, bro, hold on People all around the world knowin' your songs" So this is for the diehards and casuals alike That press play soon as the clock strikes midnight Hit up all my posts with the comments and likes First on the site tryna cop the merchandise Could damn near recite every single verse I write Or bought tix to see me on the stage with the mic And tell me after the show how my songs changed your life It's y'all energy that's keepin' on the lights I was down bad, scribblin' my life in a pad They said, "Go get a real job, put down the mic, it's a fad," but Nothing could keep me away Nah, nothin', uh, look Was headstrong and so I kept on Was fueled by the fact that I was slept on Wanted to prove to **** they was dead wrong I wouldn't take it, take it onto the next song Told my mama I'd make it, she like, "I hope you right" Worked up the courage to hit up the local open mics Me and these raps got a bond so tight I'm back the next week even if I bombed that night It's like, for real like Nothing could keep me away Uh, look At Domino's writin' rhymes on the back of a time sheet Bosses would grind teeth at me fallin' behind Tryna scroll through my mind to find beats All I needed was a tempo to latch onto Till I could find an instrumental that match This back when producers wasn't sendin' me packs I dropped some shit on SoundCloud and people didn't react I'd be happy just to get ten clicks on a track, **** Goddamn, it's bringin' memories back When my heart was sure, the art was pure I'm talkin' back when we was packin' out department store But of course Nothing could keep me away Bruh, and I hit Apache Music, roamin' packed lounge Let the bouncer know I'm performin', doin' pat-downs Hit the blunt, wait my turn, play the background Nothing could keep me away Nah, bruh, I'm not a part of EARTHGANG, bruh, I'm just JID, but appreciate you Even though they was all mimickin' the trap sound I knew this wasn't how that sound It's only fittin' eventually I lapped clowns Now give me that crown, pussy Nothing could keep me away Look, uh From sportin' it even if it got thorns in it Open my doors for you to explore for four minutes Critics nitpick to the core, but as long as my core get it Then fuck 'em, easy, huh Nothing could keep me away Uh, been like this for over a decade No matter how many times I try and segue No matter how many heartbreaks, headaches Affliction and the pain, it's itchin' in my veins No right or wrong prescription, I'm addicted to the game Daddy got best bars in the world? Yes Nothing could keep me away Nothing could keep me away Nothing could keep me away from you