Andrew "The Ref" Johnson - Slow And Steady lyrics

[Hook] You don't know the half bout the life I lead I can tell but you know that they ain't quite like me They don't hustle, they don't grind, they don't write like me Now I caught up with the cats runnin' twice my speed How I do it? Slow and steady win the race my boy How I do it? I don't ever let em take my joy How I do it? Slow and steady win the race my boy Keep it movin' till ya can't no more (let's go) [Verse 1] Imagine your own homies Tellin' you that you ain't good enough Too hood for suburbanites Blacks said you ain't hood enough Maybe cause I never tucked a gun inside my book bag Or I never puffed out my chest, tryna' look bad Draft pick, last pick, I'm the one they looked past Now they all come to me, asking me what's up wit me How I quit the nine-five and still I'm livin' comfortably Hard to truly fathom it unless you spent a month with me Miss a couple meals, maybe pa** on the Jordans Focus on what's important, music and the touring Flee from the snakes and then build a strong crew Cause if they ain't on point, that reflects on you Figure out what you want, set a goal and a date Stop makin' excuses and take control of your fate Get yourself a strategy and let go of the hatred See and you like it and you want it? Then take it! [Hook] You don't know the half bout the life I lead I can tell but you know that they ain't quite like me They don't hustle, they don't grind, they don't write like me Now I caught up with the cats runnin' twice my speed How I do it? Slow and steady win the race my boy How I do it? I don't ever let em take my joy How I do it? Slow and steady win the race my boy Keep it movin' till ya can't no more (let's go) [Verse 2] On the verge of me gettin' kicked outta the crib Till I looked myself in the mirror and decided to live What you put in is all you ever gone get outta this biz You either chase your dream or work for somebody who did And to the kids, who don't wanna be the broke cat who stayed true Go on make ya money homie never let it make you Payin' for retweets, followers and page views Man that ain't payin' dues, that's just how you play a fool Now they payin' dudes just to open for a bigger star Played too early, nobody saw you, that won't get you far Reed Richards cuz' these cats keep reaching And my tracks heat seeking and the trap keep beat Fan made, man I never forgot it Step in my office, I teach you bout collectin' a profit Seven years k**in' em and yet somehow keep my soul intact Quit the job a year ago, and man I ain't goin' back [Hook] You don't know the half bout the life I lead I can tell but you know that they ain't quite like me They don't hustle, they don't grind, they don't write like me Now I caught up with the cats runnin' twice my speed How I do it? Slow and steady win the race my boy How I do it? I don't ever let em take my joy How I do it? Slow and steady win the race my boy Keep it movin' till ya can't no more (let's go)