《The Grind Date》歌词

[00:00:00] The Grind Date - De La Soul

[00:00:02] If the meek shall inherit the earth

[00:00:04] And not the weak

[00:00:05] Let me inherit the street f**k it

[00:00:08] You know what I mean

[00:00:09] I mean I love life man you know what I mean

[00:00:11] Life is beautiful it＇s just the shit in it that＇s f**ked up

[00:00:15] It＇s rough but it＇s fair

[00:00:18] People gotta go out there and bust they bust they ass for a job

[00:00:22] I mean my dad＇s got five kids man and I mean yo

[00:00:27] He hates drivin＇ a bus but he loves five kids

[00:00:30] You feel me

[00:00:30] I＇m a rhyme artist

[00:00:32] Out here tryin＇ to grind my hardest

[00:00:34] Up early so to milk the cow

[00:00:34] Keep my john deere out here plowin＇ the fields

[00:00:38] To keep my john hancock＇s worth up in the now

[00:00:40] Went from hangin＇ on blocks to hangin＇ on charts

[00:00:42] Positions is parta my mission to hangin＇ on top

[00:00:45] Gotta get your polly cracker or with them crackers

[00:00:46] And them scheisty ass niggaz if you like it or not

[00:00:50] I＇ve been rewired to work more efficiently in the dirt

[00:00:52] I＇m hands on with it all up in my cuticles

[00:00:54] Some try to get off the farm but fell into harm

[00:00:57] Of gettin in the game of those street pharmaceuticals

[00:00:59] But I was raised in those blue collar themes

[00:01:02] Havin＇ white collar dreams cause I see what it means

[00:01:05] And though the meek shall inherit the earth but don＇t forget

[00:01:08] The poor are the ones who inherit the debt

[00:01:13] You can bet I got better things to do than that

[00:01:15] I was a dick who got jerked by Tom and his boys

[00:01:19] Came on my land seized my cattle and catalog

[00:01:21] As if it wouldn＇t leave me less than coy

[00:01:24] But I＇m far from bitter even farther from quittin＇

[00:01:29] Got a grind date to make no time for sittin＇

[00:01:31] And playin＇ xbox stand up and exercise my rights

[00:01:33] As of by seen of through masta＇s eye

[00:01:35] It＇s the grind date

[00:01:37] Know what I＇m sayin I＇m sick of askin＇ that

[00:01:41] I mean the street philosophy is that

[00:01:42] I＇m gonna milk the cow and cook the meat

[00:01:45] At least I＇m gonna have some kind of food and drink

[00:01:47] Because sometimes you can＇t come back

[00:01:49] Like momma said that if you need 5 cents don＇t ask for 3

[00:01:52] Ask for 10 that＇s for sure

[00:01:56] Yo f**k a rhyme artist I ain＇t here for that

[00:01:59] I was born with the boom bap respect the name

[00:02:01] My hands on experience was hands on my first contract

[00:02:03] Taught me quick how to respect the game

[00:02:06] Introduced to the block got used to the block

[00:02:08] But your neighbors be the ones who throw shit on your lawn

[00:02:11] It＇s like every single time we pop they got annoyed

[00:02:13] But we got ahead and we got along

[00:02:15] And puttin＇ work on the calendars worse on them calendars

[00:02:18] Worth of hump days that broke the camel＇s back

[00:02:24] The grind＇ll make today look gray

[00:02:25] And paint a tainted picture of tomorrows in enamel black

[00:02:27] Meet the rhyme street grind son whatever the beast

[00:02:28] I＇m a take it at the horns till the pinky toe torn

[00:02:37] And show you why we here this long

[00:02:38] Cause when it comes to puttin＇ in work

[00:02:40] Once again it＇s on

[00:02:41] I＇m just like everybody else man

[00:02:43] An average nigga with above average potential

[00:02:44] You know what I mean I＇m not sayin＇ that I＇m a gentleman

[00:02:48] I＇m sayin that I know how to act like a gentleman

[00:02:50] In order to get the things that I need

[00:02:52] And if I gotta pull out my nickle bag I＇m gonna do that

[00:02:55] This ain＇t no accident we stayin＇ here

[00:03:01] You damn right I am proud of myself man

[00:03:04] And I＇m proud of my team man

[00:03:06] I don＇t want you to get the wrong yo baby on the real

[00:03:09] I don＇t have sex with people I do business with neither

[00:03:11] And that＇s the real

[00:03:13] But I do do business with people that I have sex with

[00:03:15] So if there ain＇t no conflict let＇s get this grind on

[00:03:18] Cause I＇m gonna f**k the shit outta you that＇s word