Paces Ferry

You know pretty often I just take a
Late night drive all alone by myself
Clear my mind a little bit
And very often I find myself in
Neighborhoods that I ain't used to seeing
And these the type of neighborhoods
They try to ingrain in our minds, you know
People that look just like me that we can't have that one day
But it's just inspiration to me, you feel me?

A nigga tryna get to Paces Ferry
The good life, new locations near me
Nothing short of being legendary
Motherfuck being secondary
I'm just tryna get to Paces Ferry
By any means necessary
Any means necessary
Just tryna get to Paces Ferry
Listen

Back when I was working at Two Men and a Truck nigga
And that was only three days
I felt lost, so exhausted, was walking in darkness
Like I really couldn't see straight
Like could I really be stuck here forever?
All the shit I talk of tryna strive for better
All these rainy days, I gotta change the weather
Can't be another case of waste of potential
And I was only 19, thought my life was over
Looking back I laugh, but that goes to show ya
High expectations I was raised with
But I'm tryna make it despite the doors closing

Closing in a nigga face
And time got a nigga losing faith
Sometimes I just need to escape
From my thoughts, I gotta get away
'Cause I put my all into it, blood, sweat, and tears
But I feel like I'm stuck after 'bout 11 years
Ain't no manual to come with this career
And I got a few, but to fail is my biggest fear

How you think it really feel
To know you got the brightest of vision?
You put your all in these songs and post 'em
But only 20 likes on the picture
But it's no competition
'Cause at every single open mic you the illest
You catch em off guard, they praise you
And you really like the attention
But the high fades away quick, back to real life for a minute
And salute to the ones before us
But I don't know what might be the difference
Like how you get fans and excite them to listen?
This might be a surprise, but sometimes I don't like being different

Like I ain't hood enough
I'm too unusual
Most things y'all care about
I don't give a fuck
And I been feeling stuck, like I ain't living much
A sacrifice to make chasing what you love
And I hate thinking of
All these thoughts of giving up

Sometimes my confidence is through the roof
Ain't shit in life challenging
Other times it ain't there at all
Then I turn down my personality
But that ain't living life in reality
If I ain't really out here being myself
Fuck switching up mentalities
Just to fit in with everybody else

Now I need a 9-figure salary
I need to spend my life balancing
Vacations to destinations
With no occasion, just glad to see
New places and the view's amazing
Can't wait to make it and I feel it near me
And these the thoughts that's on my mind
When a nigga ride through Paces Ferry

But I know I ain't the only one
Right now I don't know what the fuck I'm doing
We all on a path just to figure it out
This thing called life don't come with blueprints
It don't come with blueprints
And everybody's path ain't the same
It's best to just laugh through the pain
'Cause dream-chasing will have you insane

And you miss out on some great times with the ones you love
In pursuit of tryna change their lives
Then realize that you're gone too much
It's like I'm always in a rush
But at the same time I ain't doing enough
Just hope these days don't haunt me later
Please understand it was all for us
It's like the journey really got me feeling lonely
Hella thoughts on my mind when the night comes
Playing Mr. Right to the wrong girls and Mr. Wrong to the right ones
It's like a never ending cycle
But I'm better off giving myself the focus
And I ain't never really been the type to
Let shit like that slow down the motion

But for doubtful ones, I'll just say it simply
Why the fuck would you bet against me?
But that ain't new to me, that's just fuel to me
So immune to the envy
But it's so exhausting
Tryna carve a path in this world I'm lost in
Maybe I'll play this back ten years from now
Like look what I've accomplished

When I'm finally at Paces Ferry
The good life, new locations near me
Nothing short of being legendary
Motherfuck being secondary
I'm just tryna get to Paces Ferry
By any means necessary
Any means necessary
Just tryna get to Paces Ferry