In The Pen Dance

[Verse]

Scorpion tattoo covers his shoulder

Sting of the tail leaves you colder

4 in the morning with Folgers

I was raised to be a soldier

And it's because of the help from my dad

I used to hate him for the welts on my back

But I love you chores, sweep up the floors

Under the couch and behind the doors

He taught me to stand on my own two

My teacher said "Oh he's a fan of the old school?"

I said "Naw, he's the principal

And he ain't scared of bullets, he's invincible"

And he taught me to look in the eyes of every grown man

Not as if you owe him but as if you own him

6 o'clock in the morning, yawning

Cause real men don't sleep past dawn and we on it

Already doin' pushups in tank tops

Thanks Pops for everything I have and what I ain't got

When I blow up like atom bombs I'mma spit it at 'em dumb

Fifty mil just between dad and moms

This is just hard, how many gift cards did I give up just cause?

Not enough to match the plight of your own father sayin

"I gotta catch a flight, but you could tape it right?"

You could save money or you could save a life

You could blame mommy or you could make it right

Everything that you taught me, I noted

The things, I quoted but the music, I wrote it

All a man has in this world is his word

And all I really want is a second to be heard

And I'm just searching for a witness

But this is my in the pen dance, uh!

This is my in the pen dance, uh!

This is my in the pen dance, uh!

Welcome to in the pen dance, uh!

This is my in the pen dance

This is my in the pen dance, uh!

[Trumpet solo: Nico Segal]