[Verse 1: SwizZz]
Yeah, yo
I'll always be a crush to my homies that need me, B
I'll always spill my heart on the beats that you feed me
This job ain't easy but I learned how to cope
Searchin' within for answers, blowin' out the pain when I smoke
Hear I go, every rapper a testament to my path
I put in work for years, hours spent perfecting my craft
Pulling all-nighters in the basement, reppin' that [?] with [?]
Battle rapping at high school parties, ciphering after cla**
Annoying my dad, banging beats on FL Studio studio
Computer speakers blasting while he tryna watch his favorite show
I cannot contain it though, bouncin' while clickin' notes
That laid the foundation now this music sh** is all I know
I got too many ways to switch the flow up
You're working harder I'm working smarter, little homie hold up
Had to battle a couple demons, I was forced to slow up
But I'm only returnin' stronger, we can never fold up
Say wa**up
[Hook]
Sometimes you gotta think before you talk again
Sometimes you gotta crawl before you walk again
And I've come too far to ever call it quits
Swore that if I fall again I'm gon'
Hit the ground running, running, yeah
Hit the ground running, running, yeah
Hit the ground running, running, yeah
Hit the ground running, running, yeah
[Verse 2: SwizZz]
Look
No graduation, no compiling letters of record, no dissertation
Undecidedness got us skipping cla** and gettin' wasted
Waitin' last minute to finish papers, procrastination
Went to seven confirmation
Roamin' the campus with my books and my bags
Without a major loss, feelin' I needed a mic in my hands
My mom was undergoing surgery, I just couldn't stand
So I connected Hop and Dame and I devised a new plan
I begged B to keep sendin' me beats
I'm committed, chasin' a vision only I can see
Convinced Dame in Vegas that this was the right path for me
Or the right path for us
'cause me and Hopsin we had something that couldn't be touched
I started recording, we started preforming
Sellin' tickets to shows, prayin' that my homies support us and help us out
Started with only friends in the crowd to city tours, meet and greets, and fans screamin' out loud
It's like
[Hook]
Sometimes you gotta think before you talk again
Sometimes you gotta crawl before you walk again
And I've come too far to ever call it quits
Swore that if I fall again I'm gon'
Hit the ground running, running, yeah
Hit the ground running, running, yeah
Hit the ground running, running, yeah
Hit the ground running, running, yeah
[Verse 3: Irv Da PHENOM!]
Hopin' up outta that Malibu ready to get it in again
Been drivin' a thousand miles and now my destination is here
That's LA mane, that's where I plan to stay
We lettin' the drama from back home follow me out here
Gotta maintain ain't no friends or family out here
Just my ex from the city
She said she sick and tired of that small town
I let her tag along with me, really
I was cool with just crashin' on Dame's couch
He took initiative to hit LA and get us a house
Now, here I go, back livin' with my ex again
Swore that although we broke up we still remain the best of friends
Started havin' s** again, here go the jealous texts again
I'm in the lab workin' late while she stressin' me and s**in' them jealousy [?]
This sh** got through
You couldn't get me, but to get me back wouldn't believe how low you would stoop
While I was California dreamin' I ain't never think that I was movin' out there with a demon
[Hook]
Sometimes you gotta think before you talk again
Sometimes you gotta crawl before you walk again
And I've come too far to ever call it quits
Swore that if I fall again I'm gon'
Hit the ground running, running, yeah
Hit the ground running, running, yeah
Hit the ground running, running, yeah
Hit the ground running, running, yeah