Ant - Take Me Home lyrics

[Hook] And I promise if you take me home, I'll sing you a song, never leave me alone Said c'mon baby throw me a bone, I'll sing you a song, never leave me alone And I promise if you take me home, I'll sing you a song, never leave me alone Said c'mon baby throw me a bone, I'll sing you a song, never leave you alone [Interlude] I'mma tell you something about me That's my favourite subject, I don't know whether you picked up on that yet or not [Verse 1] I never said I had a business mind I just don't believe that quitting time exists, ain't no finish line to this You got to give me mine, I really shine, my given time is this Live and die by the grind driven by the fist Where do you place my name if I never played your game We don't race the same, I don't run inside no painted lane Plus y'all pacin' strange, y'all either stop or you sprint Run when it's sunny and hide if it change to rain I wouldn't be half the Ali that I am If I slowed myself up and tried competing with these people fam I'm every bit as unconcerned as they are unprepared Market flooded, needless to say I wasn't scared Let's all drop they same day, I don't f**in' care Put listening stations in the store and let the public hear Better yet, let's have an in-store performance Make it oranges to oranges, me dwarfing your endurance After that we'll shoot the sh** with our supporters And see how many more discs of yours the indie stores order sh** you already knew I out rap em' On the low we out work, out think, and out cla** em' [Hook] [Interlude] Nobody's doing this thing exactly like we do They do it, they just ain't doing it like us, you know what I'm sayin' s**er a** mother f**ers [Verse 2] My personal pedigree's so bona fide Cause a man of my stature ain't born overnight The undisputed king of where poor folks reside Because every time I speak it be hope vocalized And you sit and b**h with your chickens about it isn't fair The sound system ain't sh** but I was crystal clear We first name basis, sound men - we give em' beer Plus I tipped 'em 50 last semester when the clique was here Listen here, I ain't gonna give you all my secrets Just these few examples help me illustrate my pretense Our strength is unrelated to your weakness Cause you'll never be a worthy pool of peers to be competed with I see my sh** with Son House and Syl Johnson And always loose, I done lost face too but I'm sporting their shoes So let me remind you, them little kicks you trying to fit We outgrew them sh**s in high school man [Hook] I don't think I'm arrogant man, I think I just You know, I do's what the f** I does man if that's just.. Kiss my a** for all I care [Verse 3] It's of foremost importance there is none like unto the brother Out this motherf**er regardless So stop all the nonsense You see me lounging: call Rhymesayers' office I've officially lost it They say my reputation precedes me I don't know the meaning of off-season, I ain't taking it easy Ain't taking a day off, never had an off-night Never been laid off, I live on the job site It all pays off though when I squint in the spotlight And see your lips are moving to the true sh** that I write And we gon' be alright, every night of my life It's my night cause I view the future like it's hindsight I ain't waiting, I'm patiently persevering I see greatness in the person in the mirror very clearly And that's why I take this seriously Baby come near to me and truly, truly hear me [Hook]