Joell Ortiz - Piano Lessons lyrics

[Intro: Colin Munroe] Don't bet on me I'm a long shot I'm a long shot [Verse One: Colin Munroe] Maybe it's the fault of way I Was raised on my bed in my room til I reached ninth grade all by myself With days to dream away, yeah It was there that I met keys and a drum set In the basement, played them hard til I swear And due to this day When I was ten they said, "Son go and take piano lessons." When I was twelve, "I said I'd take them no more." They said, "Son you fail at life if you fail piano lessons." I said, "So be it." and walked out the door [Hook:] So don't bet on me I'm a long shot I might be a million to one So don't bet on me I'm a long shot But in a million I might be the one The one [Verse Two: Colin Munroe] I guess it was then that I said they were wrong I don't need these sk**s to help me write a song I'm fine on my own So just stand by, watch me fail or watch me fly Either way I'm gone Some day you'll sing along When I was ten they said, "Son go and take piano lessons." When I was twelve, "I said I'd take them no more." They said, "Son you fail at life if you fail piano lessons." I said, "So be it and walked out the door." [Hook] [Verse Three: Joell Ortiz] Yup, and that's exactly what she was Stroked the keys ever so gently with her fingers what she does Finesse is the perfect word to describe her manafescense She was well after perfection at every piano lesson And C's sounded like B's, B's sounded like A's Carpal Tunnel told her to leave, but she wanted to stay Her friends said that was weak but she wanted to play This is what she wants to be, so every other day Turned into every night so those mistakes I once heard Sort faded away like those corny friends of hers I know cause I watched from outside the window As she sat in front of that grand piano Her teacher stood up and then he clapped So proud of his pupil that wouldn't give into the haters And now shawty's playlist consists of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Beethoven - yeah my baby havin fun But of course I had to scoop her out Out of a million she's the one [Hook] Don't bet on me, I'm a long shot