The East Coast Hold On

Over on the east coast a spirit moved my legs
In a different way one morning before my day
It was good for me I never have been the same
Last 10 years I've been tryna give it a name so c'mon
A a a c'mon

I'll never forget I played a 2 song set
On a saturday morning at 7am
Well my boy had just gotten to bed 'cause he was partyin'
But there I saw him sittin' in a suit in the audience

So don't you know how the handshake go it go
East coast hold on the west coast let go
Now c'mon
A a a c'mon
Said don't you know how the handshake go it go
East coast hold on the west coast let go
Now c'mon

Over on the west coast came to start a rock band
Felt like the only things I'd ever start were disbands
Standin' on the table while tryna get it to flip
You only get the grasp once you can loosen the grip so c'mon
A a a c'mon

I lost all my friends my girlfriend and my job
All in the span of about 6 months
And what I didn't want was to be a different person than I was
'Til I learned that lettin' go don't mean you givin' up so c'mon

A a a c'mon
C'mon
A a a c'mon
So don't you know how the handshake go it go
East coast hold on the west coast let go
Now c'mon
A a a c'mon
Said don't you know how the handshake go it go
East coast hold on the west coast let go
Now c'mon

There's only 40,000 people in my hometown
One day I wanna play a stadium to that amount
Whoever ever told you it's wrong to dream big
Probably said it from the smallness of having been told the same
You can spend so much time holding onto
Things that never leave you with anything in your hands
I wished it for myself and I'm wishing it for you
To believe that you're worthy of more than modest demands
So bang your head like there's water in your ear
Until it's only your own inspiration you hear
The introvert's courage and the extrovert's fear
And trusting the wrong one's how your power disappears
Your long face came by the short street
'Cause all you ever do in your life is heed the warnings
Passed onto you like heirlooms
And cherish that instead of people who have dared you
A a a c'mon if your mechanics
Are always causin' you to break down
Then raise the blinds to a million more doorsteps
And turn your faith to what hasn't been born yet
I won't name my spirit, I'll use it as a map
When I shake your hand man I'll fold it in a dap
The east coast hold on the west coast let go
I'm on the same path 'til the end from the get go.