In the Mail

Started in the bedroom, right next to the basement
Feeling like I'm in the Matrix, but it's like I wouldn't face it
Looking up where the days went, chasing
No fans, no bands, no stands, just work
My brow gettin' hotter than the pavement
Sitting in amazement, my doubts, my fears just melt in the pages (oh)
Seein' my dreams, I fiend, and all the seeds I sow, yeah
Just cooking up and saving all my dough, huh
Like Christian names, just raising all these hopes
Set my sails 'til I prevail 'cause I don't sink, I float

Spillin' my thoughts like lemonadе, in a daze
Break it up and let it hit the waves
Man, I'm feeling like a kid today
Little rebel in my DNA, catch fade like MMA, huh
Center my thoughts then waltz, just dance up on these stars
Let me go on this far, let me hone these bars
Never goin' subpar, yeah (oh)

Meanwhile, my papa helped me grow, yeah
Meanwhile, keep sharpening up my flow, huh
Do overtime and - them folks can't know
No stopping me, took a lot to be on top of all these lows, huh

They can count me out (they can count me out)
I will never fail (I will never fail)
Pocket's always swell (pockets always swell)
I keep doing well (I keep doing well)
They can count me out (they can count me out)
I will never fail (I will never fail)
Pocket's always swell (pockets always swell)
'Cause the check is in the mail (check is in the mail), yeah

Pushing my way right through, look up and it's déjà vu
Hustle for the paper view, never been that phased by you
Do my thing and I make my loot, huh
Navigate the bars then leave, getting this large ain't free
Living my life for the work, gotta slide by the curves
No controllin', it just ain't me, yeah (oh)

Livin' every minute on the grind, I can get it
Put in 18 hours when he rhyme independent
I'ma make it, doing crime ain't the business
- like me doin' fine, we the winners
Sit with somethin' fine at the dinners
Get up and it's time to deliver
Never doin' fine in the middle, gon' climb to the pinnacle
Due time like an interval, a'ight

Meanwhile, my papa helped me grow, yeah
Meanwhile, keep sharpening up my flow, huh
Do overtime and - them folks can't know
No stopping me, took a lot to be on top of all these lows, huh

They can count me out (they can count me out)
I will never fail (I will never fail)
Pocket's always swell (pockets always swell)
I keep doing well (I keep doing well)
They can count me out (they can count me out)
I will never fail (I will never fail)
Pocket's always swell (pockets always swell)
'Cause the check is in the mail (check is in the mail), yeah

I'm here now, heads up and my fears down
Spent many nights with my tears out
And I jump to the front when the cheer's loud
Look in front of me, never should doubt
Never really focused on my peers now
Chargin' right ahead to the lairs down
They can make it all up, but don't fear clowns, yeah (oh)

Meanwhile, my papa helped me grow, yeah
Meanwhile, keep sharpening up my flow, huh
Do overtime and - them folks can't know
No stopping me, took a lot to be on top of all these lows, huh

They can count me out (they can count me out)
I will never fail (I will never fail)
Pocket's always swell (pockets always swell)
I keep doing well (I keep doing well)
They can count me out (they can count me out)
I will never fail (I will never fail)
Pocket's always swell (pockets always swell)
'Cause the check is in the mail (oh)