Von Alexander Von
[Verse 1]
I've been drinking a lotta water lately
But that don't save me from being thirsty
I know that I want it all
But just don't know if I am worthy
All this shit that I've been handling
[?] as if i'm Stephen Curry
All wild coming up short of a [?] of my journey
Wonder if they'll buy my jerseys when these lights turned down
I wonder if they talk about me when nobody's around
And how niggas hate me but still admire my sound
My influence is intuitive i'm the talk of the town
But after they don't talk enough
Or maybe I don't talk as much
About a glamorous lifestyle, that I have yet to touch
Cause everybody's in a rush to be a somebody
But i'm stuck in my thoughts and pondering on why these guns are touching young bodies
It's so hard to be positive here, but yet i'll be that
I'm not a conscious rapper, i'm conscious enough to see that
My city is slowly dying, these bitches are slowly burning
These meters are steady tickin', these corners are steady turnin'
A spirit is still yearning for peace, I can't find it though
I never will, i'll watch and somehow, stay on top with every punch
One day this rap shit will buy me lunch, and take me to a different state at least 4 times in a month
And maybe i'm just looking too far in, but if I can't chase a dream, well shit, i'm better off dead
I'm better off with this 9-5, saving up change just to survive, up until i'm 65, tired, and maybe get to retire
A nice life and some kids
No microphone and no gigs
No more rhymes in my head
My whole family fed
My niggas got stress too, I helped them press through
I want the best for them too, I go through this for them too
I want a legacy, some kids to walk the earth and be a better me
That I could ever be, pieces of me just like i'm Ledisi
Cause I've been walking blind for so long
God find a [?] let me see, what my purpose is, i'm livin' to see just what perfect is
[Outro]
Yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah)
My name is Von Alexander if you haven't heard
And i'd like to thank you for listening in and
Opening up your ears and
Opening up your mind
It took a while but
We finally got it down
This is V O N