Kembe X - Carpenter lyrics

[Verse 1] I idolize no man who's confined to time I only idolize the sun cause he's always lit And it's a f** load of stars in the sky But it take one of a kind to really even bring the squad with it Nod with it Another one of God's sons like Nas And y'all didn't even see it comin', still profited And give it to you for the fre.99 Feelin' like MJ pre '99 Woke up, dick on carpenter That's a hard, harbinger, takin' no bargains n***as hate you one day, then next day they love you I take it with a grain of salt, it make 'em so salty In my n***a Chad Jeep, wit the doors off it 40 hours, no doze off, no coffee I feel like I neglect my natural needs so often Every other mornin' wakin' up caughin', it's so costly, but... [Sample speech] Let me call your attention to our greatest power Which is under your control A power which is greater than poverty, greater than the lack of education Greater than all of your fears and superstitions combined It is the power to take the station of your own mind and direct to whatever ends you may desire [Verse 2] I'm learnin' patience and embracin' every moment For the view and the vibe f** pressure, feel the texture of the room Livin' life underscored, put it all on the line I'm a mic connoisseur with the extras They play for them cameras Lower their standards to raise their chances to ball And it's fear cause it's the system that raised 'em that did 'em wrong In the hood prayin' bullets just graze 'em, but never take 'em Like a dead beat daddy who lied about all vacations I skate on these high vibrations and ride 'em out I idolize no nothing, it's bone dry, this sh** give me cotton mouth n***as so 'bout a dollar, they forget what their problems 'bout Dropped out of college and conning' and beef with his mama now He mixed the goop with of the soda, so qualms gets drowned out Be mashing the muscle and movin' counter counts So who do we look up to when the image on the canvas is Pigs reciting n***as they mirandas [Outro sample] All divine providence I ask not for more riches but more reasons to make wiser use