Dance Now

Bum-bum-bum, ba-dum-bum, bum-bum Bum-bum-bum, ba-dum-bum, bum-bum Bum-bum-bum, ba-dum-bum, bum-bum Aye, aye, aye, a-bum-bum-bum, aye Look, look J-I-D back in the city with it Jiddy done been all across the globe They say "JID a scribbler, he silly with it" "When he spitting, I hope he don't sell his soul" "He should be good, man, he signed to Cole" "He from the hood, n-, down the road" "He was just jugging right by the store" Then they saw the patrol, it was time to roll Saw the patrol, it was time to ride Motor running on Memorial Drive Got a country cousin cruising with the - In Savannah at the Florida-Georgia line Got a couple family members in Atlanta Not Atlanta, we let Omerettà decide They just gon' let that - fly 'Cause you n- bugging, spray pesticides It's me and the bros, it's no extra guys And they moving weight, it's no exercise We could pick a date to come stretch you out Only showing muscle when it's flexing time You could see the hustle, you could recognize Overcame struggle when the Devil tried Lemme bear it all when I'm telling God You know I'ma rant when I talk to Jah Say that I can't, lie Ain't dapping no hand, sanitize We gon' slide on your man, landslide There's a - in my pants, hand cocked You gon' try to recant, you can't now I could step on a ant, ant pile I'ma shoot at the ground, dance now Dan-, ooh, dan-, pshh Oh, what a handsome gift (yeah) To live in the land of sin (uh) Riding with bags and - (uh) And my lil' nasty chick (yeah, ah, ah, ah, ah) That's what I asked of Him (uh) Told me He'd grant my wish (yeah) You dance with the devil (oh, oh) You'll never dance again (oh, oh) Dance now, dan-, dan-, pshh, dan- Dance now, dan-, dan-, pshh, dan- Dance now, dan-, dan-, pshh, dan- (ah, ah, ah, ah) Dance now, dan-, dan-, pshh, dan- (oh, oh, oh, oh) I'm not a two-stepping man, I said, "I do not dance" It's a g- inside my pants, and the whole world's in his hands (dance) It depends, penny for your sins (for your sins) Shooting up the block, can't stop revenge (oh) Nappy dreadlocks like a rasta man (rasta man) Where the story ends and the plot begins Uh, look, momma said, "The messiah's in moccasins Tryna save the kids in them apartments And show a way to live with other options" Opulence, decadence, black excellence and lots of it I could cop the newest Beamer, Bentley or Balenciaga's I could pay for this lil' n- scholarship I ain't caught up in rap n- politics Play with me and you playing yourself Playing with death, say him a prayer Cathy and Carl got a - on the shelf I'm in DeKalb County open-carrying, catering, chef Cooking up another plate of the best Me and Christo got it popping like it's Crisco Fried chicken, I'm - her thighs Then I put my face in her - I took a drive, my plug on the West side Of Atlanta, he known to finesse guys With the - on Campbellton, headshots On the camera, knock out a dreadlock That's a felony charge, he caught a F N- come to the A and get X'd out (X) But I only been here 'cause I'm tryna help Only one you can help is yourself now Say that I can't, lie Ain't dapping no hand, sanitize We gon' slide on your man, landslide There's a - in my pants, hand cocked You gon' try to recant, you can't now I could step on a ant, ant pile I'ma shoot at the ground, dance now Dan-, ooh, dan-, pshh, dan- Oh, what a handsome gift To live in the land of sin (uh) Riding with bags and - And my lil' nasty chick (ah, ah, ah, ah) That's what I asked of Him Told me He'd grant my wish You dance with the devil (oh, oh) You'll never dance again (oh, oh) Dance now, dan-, dan-, pshh, dan- Dance now, dan-, dan-, pshh, dan- Dance now, dan-, dan-, pshh, dan- (ah, ah, ah, ah) Dance now, dan-, dan-, pshh, dan- (oh, oh, oh, oh) Life is a journey, you know? Not a destination Lean not towards the egoistic intonations (ah, ah, ah, ah) Positive vibrations bring real liberation (oh, oh, oh, oh) It's the will of the heart, the strength of the mind And the love of the Creator that will help us rise out of these sadistic situations (ah, ah, ah, ah) And experience the purity that exists inna creation, you know? (Oh, oh, oh, oh)