Rain Dance

[Verse 1: Oddisee] I remembered when I discovered purpose I was good at something, finally worth it Told my father that I'ma be an artist Foreign parents don't understand we got newer options They flee their countries, protect their families, pursuing progress They think in needs, we think of wants, the views are parted I want to be like Dr. Dre, they want degrees from Harvard An engineer that slide the fader, not designing rockets I'm in the lab without a beaker but the speakers knocking Making art in broken English, they mistake as nonsense The only language understood is income So I got good at business plans as well as making rhythm I took this art so serious It made any girl I dated so furious And put tears in they eyes that wouldn't dry, so they turned into rain So many lessons that I was learning through pain Rain dance [Verse 2: Oddisee] When I was younger I was all about the ladies Quick to do them wrong, even quicker to call them crazy 'Cause I ain't see the harm in leading on somebody daughter Who wanted my commitment but instead they get a maybe Four or five I juggled them like I'm Barnum & Bailey Until my arms got tired of hugging women and breaking The less that I was working, the more that I was flirting Can't be somebody's half if you ain't a completed person Started developing myself first Ain't easy to take it for granted when it's self-worth Kept promises, made money, and stayed honest In his thick accent my father said that I made progress Became the man that I was meant to be Right on time, met the women that was meant for me You know the feeling of keeping your phone face up No interference so nothing causing a break up Drama free [Skit: Toine] Man, I'ma- I'ma be real with you man. You gon' get a lot of people out here messed up thinking that it's really cool to just leave their phone face up and they got a lot of open tabs. That wrong text message will come through one day and mess up everything you was trying to do, so uh. That's just a warning man, it ain't for everybody yo, but, good job for working hard to get there man, for real [Verse 3: Oddisee] Nowadays I'm just trying to get paid Stay away from trouble and avoid an early grave Read a little more, speak a little less My competition listens and they quick to imitate Invited to the studio by so and so And everybody think that I'm the one that stole the flow Well here's a quotable, I ain't jealous or offended I'm just glad to see reactions to a style that I invented To me, being remembered means your time is finished And I'd rather be the reminder with the minor presence Not a quick rise and a long fall For the long haul, I'm in it so just sit tight Things don't grow if the ground stay dry I see the good things when the clouds blown by So when the rain comes, I presume my stance And if I move, it’s to do my dance Bloom [Outro: Olivier St. Louis] I can make it rain no matter what the time But I'd do it less for some peace of mind Reach out and you will understand What God put in these hands All will be revealed in due time