Long Road

Growin up I've seen a lot of things in life
I've seen the good
I've seen the bad
I've seen the happy
And I've seen the sad
But through it all, I'm just blessed to be alive man

Now I've been ridin down these roads
Lookin for some peace of mind
Steady thinkin bout my future
What would take for me to shine
I ain't lookin for no friends
I ain't lookin for no pity
Trust in no one but my family and
My dogs that's riding with me
Now these times are lookin hard
And the road is lookin bumpy
Ain't no faking, ain't no flodging
I was raised by the country
Carried weight up on my shoulders
And it's been a heavy load
I done came a long way, lookin back
It's been a long road
Said it's been a long road
It's been a long road
Said it's been a long road

I was born in the eighties, raised in the nineties
Blue bird here brother that's where you find me
I ain't worried about no haters
I got my dawgs behind me
Growin up I didn't have it all but
I thank God that I had plenty
Twenty-two, yeah that's a blessing
Cause Big Matt wasn't supposed to see twenty
Life in the sticks was all that I know
Strait from the rip, that's where I called home
Grew up with a mom and dad
Who gave me a place I could call my own
Tryin to get my soul in check
Cause dog we livin in evil days
Momma told me watch the boys
Cause most the boys got evil ways
That's why lately I've been solo
Cause nowadays they be on them no-no's
One day they show you love
Then the next day they would gossip like homos
It is what it is I guess
You make mistakes
You live and learn
Things don't come on a silver platter
Cause in this life good things are earned
We were taught to work hard
Ain't had no time for slack
Show love to our brothers and sisters
And give the shirts off our backs
I tried to stay in church
Lord knows I'm far from perfect
I know God's got a purpose
He didn't send me to be worthless

Now I've been ridin down these roads
Lookin for some peace of mind
Steady thinkin bout my future
What would take for me to shine
I ain't lookin for no friends and I ain't lookin for no pity
Trust in no one but my family and
My dogs that's riding with me
Now these times are lookin hard
And the road is lookin bumpy
Ain't no faking, ain't no flodgin'
I was raised by the country
Carried weight up on my shoulders and
It's been a heavy load
I don came a long way, lookin back
It's been a long road said it's been a long road
It's been a long road said it's been a long road

Now I've seen the good and I've seen the bad
Seen the happy, seen the sad
Used to always wonder if I'd ever meet the dreams I had
Before the mics and the keyboards
All we had was tape recorders
Dropped out of school at eighteen
We weren't good at takin orders
It seemed we couldn't do nothin right
We always had to battle luck
No one understood our hearts, all we ever had was us
Everybody was doin their work
While me and my brother was makin beats
Then I finally left that school
Because I couldn't take the heat
Now that I'm in music
Seems like nobody want to see me shine
But it ain't no thing to me
I'm tellin all haters, catch up with your own kind
Cause my kind, they love to fish
My kind, they love to hunt
Meanwhile, them boys ain't keepin it real
They just love to front
I learned that friends come and go
But family last a lifetime
My soul is full of hurt
That's why I pick up the pen and write rhymes
We dropped a couple of tracks
Next thing you know, they was all demanding
People tried to bring me down
But they failed dog and I'm still standing

Now I've been ridin down these roads
Lookin for some peace of mind
Steady thinkin bout my future
What would take for me to shine
I ain't lookin for no friends and I ain't lookin for no pity
Trust in no one but my family and
My dogs that's riding with me
Now these times are lookin hard
And the road is lookin bumpy
Ain't no faking, ain't no flodging
I was raised by the country
Carried weight up on my shoulders and
It's been a heavy load
I don came a long way, lookin back
It's been a long road said it's been a long road
It's been a long road said it's been a long road