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Jin - Long Winding Road lyrics
i seen it before uh yeah hundred grand jin uh check it check it check it out imma take yall back on this journey real quick uh take ya'll back in time its a oldie but a goodie check me out yall uh ayo the streets is quick to talk like jin things aint been the same since you left 106 and park remember when them cats hit you with them Chinese jokes you came back hard and held it down for Chinese folks (word) but what else was I suppose to do you either win or go home its non negotiable this was 4 yrs ago but when shorties pass my way they look at me sideways like it was last Friday damn aint that a testament of skill i took 7 weeks and finessed it into to a deal had the hood in a frenzy no question I was ill pulled out the R chain and my destiny was sealed mo money mo problems aint that a bitch so much drama in my life you would think I was rich recall my first advance prepared for whats next sittin on the train just starin at the check copped the used SC 17 cash threw the chrome 20s on and put the rest in the stash told my fam pack up no more chasin a home or stayin at relatives well get a place of our own and even though the feelin was good dont get it twisted naw money we still in the hood now a years gone by with no sign of release what happened to Jin? the buzz startin to die on the streets as far as rhymes go I aint never runnin out but without distribution I aint never comin out tryin to find my way out of the dumps then Learn Chinese dropped and got me out of my slump fell out my chair when the shit hit the bassment look this aint just a song its a statement my intent was never to exploit my descent when it went national it was a major event it seems like for everyone one step forward I take its three steps back Im sure you could sorta relate and the streets know Im dope on the mic they the same ones tellin me yo they aint promotin you right ayo jin how you expect to make a killin when damita jo strugglin to do a million yet Im feelin no regrets on the moves I make cause I been the underdog since I came out the gate mothaWHHUT!! yeah uh ayo Static i owe you for this one man uh huh you know how we do man its a new day a new beginning oh no no no the story dont stop there im just gettin started lemme see lemme keep goin yall check it out uh uh uh uh uh where do I start gota find me a spot 04 thats when THE REST IS HISTORY finally dropped did a joint with a Kanye in one single night just to find out the Roc wouldnt clear the single rights back to the drawin board we go got two labels fightin for creative control Virgins like Jin we need a crossover track either that or well just keep pushin ya shit back went against my better judgement shot a video for Senorita a couple of chicks loved it and thats cause they like to shake in the club but that song aint truly show what Im capable of did 20k the first week of release didnt cry I just kept workin the streets when the smoke clear say what you want I scanned over 100 thou in less than 12 months now you figure thats minus heavy rotation on every television and radio station some say I flopped I say fuck what they think over a 100 thousand heads fucked with the chink and that number only grows at a phenomenal rate out of 50 I done ran thru 39 of these states the love that I receive Im earnin it from the SMACK DVD shit to the 50K tournaments you hear the punch lines and think yeah thats quite ill when Im battlin I think about the gas and light bill and thats barely enough to survive to the point I might have to get a 9 to 5 maybe this rap thing just wasnt meant to be didnt know it was a 100% me upon instinct I decided to quit not for publicity but the fire was lit to burn down what they saw as a decoy in order to rebuild you gota destroy so me and Kamel got it poppin and there you have the birth of the Crafty doctrine Properganda hit stores I refuse to wait sales were mediocre but the reviews were great I walked down a long winding road just to get here follow my footprints theyll never disappear yeah |
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