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Ro James

'84

Release date: 4th September 2013

From Cadillacs - EP
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"'84" is a track by Ro James, from the album Cadillacs - EP, released 4th September 2013. Full lyrics are available below.

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Ro James

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'84

[Verse 1: Ro James]

Shorty called in by phone

Said the rent and the bills due, what am I gonna do?

I must abide, deliver

Give me about a week or two

Tryna' get this paper and he said

Sometimes I even feel defeated

Can’t create with all this bullshit on my mind

[Hook: Ro James]

Day and night I’m hustling

Blood and tears to make these ends

They’ll be up, I’m almost close

I can’t give up, I can’t let go, no

Now, it ain’t been easy

But if it were easy it wouldn’t be worth it

If it was smooth like my ’84

If it was smooth like my ’84

If it was smooth like my ’84

If it was smooth like my ’84

Everything would be alright

If it was smooth like my ’84

[Verse 2: Ro James]

Wanna give her the world, says she’s the reason why I’d leave

Wanna make her proud to say that’s my daddy

And when she was old tell the world that I sold my soul to make her happy

Oh, make her happy, yeah

[Hook: Ro James]

Day and night I’m hustling

Blood and tears to make these ends

They’ll be up, I’m almost close

I can’t give up, I can’t let go, no

Now, it ain’t been easy

But if it were easy it wouldn’t be worth it

If it was smooth like my ’84

If it was smooth like my ’84

If it was smooth like my ’84

If it was smooth like my ’84

Everything would be alright

If it was smooth like my ’84

[Verse 3: Snoop Dogg]

Yeah. Hey, yo, nephew

Let me holla at baby real quick, man

Check it out baby

Skate slow, ’84, wait for me

Groove so smooth you’ve been hating on me

But I don’t really trip because I’m D.O. double G

The one who put the Jimmy Choo heels on your feet

Slide up the street while I ride to the beat

You cute and petite, but down low you a freak

And I’mma blow you down, slow you down, I’ll show you how

So turn around so I can turn you on the doggy style

This just the fixture, silver satin, you get the picture

Dying to get with you, foot to the floor

Me and my nephew Ro, Ro

[Outro: Ro James]

If it was smooth like my ’84

If it was smooth like my ’84

If it was smooth like my ’84

If it was smooth like my ’84

Everything would be alright

If it was smooth like my ’84

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From Cadillacs - EP

2013
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    • Credits

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