Devontee - Godspeed lyrics

[Verse 1: Devontée] Look, I remember sleeping on the floor with the mice though When the window's open, only time the light show Water in the tap, but it's never ice though Parents tried to move me out the city somewhere nice though Daddy brought me places, had to keep my eyes closed See this crack up in the sack, serving fiends I know Hit the block, to be G, smoke his weed, I know As a kid shouldn't have seen what I've seen, I know I knew about b**hes selling p**y in the bayou Basement I saw my first rifle Daddy told me n***as got problems with their rivals And my uncle told me "Like your shadow, cause you know it go wherever I go", oh Learned a lot at Unit 65 though Lot of lessons I applied to my life, though I admit I did some f**ed up sh** by the age of thirteen, but a n***a turned out alright though Never really smoked, I would always pa** Now I'm rolling up backwoods, lying down raps Remember when my brother hit me on the jack Said he 'bout to take his life and he ain't looking back Told him "Chill, n***a, there's cops doing that" Now they shooting at you if you is black, now they shooting back, like *gunshots* Black lives matter My grandpop slanged rocks to the boys on the Harleys Same blood flowing through our heartbeats So I guess what we got in common Moving ba** for the white face through my heartbeats My raps cooking new deals like they Ramen I'm used to the pressure, no heat ever harm me The higher-ups know that I'm a superstar, seen my time in the line and my life's on godspeed [Hook: Devontée] My timing ain't wrong, it's always on godspeed My timing ain't wrong, it's always on godspeed My timing ain't wrong, it's always on godspeed Timing ain't wrong, it's always on, godspeed Godspeed Godspeed [Verse 2: Joey Bada$$] Tell me what they know about the great godspeed I ain't with the talking but the gossip be Trying to climb high where the great gods be Running up the tree trying to find my wings And I hope I don't end up like Icarus Feel like I could touch the Sun and I'm sick of this, Lord See, I don't really mean to disrespect But tell Jesus that I'm at his neck I'm feeling like the lord of this rap sh** I spit it from the clause, my pa**ion When I heard this chorus was a cla**ic Tell my woe keep calm, it's gon' happen When the hour is right, and the power is love Pray my brothers unite, we gon' run this world They can never keep a bad thing down I see everything and everything sync well, my n***a Uh, my brothers bang, I was a scholar I knew them Crips but couldn't die for the blue color Them n***as murking, young n***a put it in their for the churches Forgot about my purchase, wylin' when I was burking Too young to be a thug Well no it's in my blood, cause that n***a my cousin Pop the gat if you budge him Hate him, got to love him Stationed out in public With the bud lip like f** it Still hugging the block Contraband stay tucked in my sock Government stay loving to watch Cause of all of this gold And I ain't worried 'bout my timing at all Cause you know [Hook: Devontée] My timing ain't wrong, it's always on, godspeed My timing ain't wrong, it's always on, godspeed My timing ain't wrong, it's always on, godspeed My timing ain't wrong [Outro: Joey Bada$$] I just want to take the time out, to thank my n***a Devontée, my woe For reaching out to a Pro for this joint right here man This cla**ic sh** This 2020 sh** man f**ing light-years ahead of you n***as, you heard Pro Era