NLE Choppa - Protect lyrics

[Intro] Yeah, NLE the Top Shotta Got the bombs like Al-Qaeda Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah I said I'm the booth with pneumonia symptoms But they might say it's Corona symptoms Oh-oh, oh-oh, woah, oh woah, oh Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ayy [Verse 1] Reminiscin' 'bout the old days (Old days) Back when the Grizzlies had O.J., yeah When I had me a bald fade, wanted all the J's and I couldn't get no play (And I couldn't get no play) Times fly by when you having fun But back then I ain't feel like I had nothin' Back when a ni**a didn't need a mask on (Yeah, yeah, yeah) But I kept a ski mask and my cash grew long (Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh woah) Mom bumpin' Jodeci, Jodesay Pop drink the rosé on a Sunday I had school on Monday (On Monday) Contemplatin' droppin' out, I was only in the tenth grade (I was only in the tenth grade) I'm a boss, they was tryna make us slaves A lotta souls been lost since pre-k (Since pre-k) Our thoughts create our reality Confirmation, it came from the CIA (From the CIA) There's a topic that need to be unmuted But we'll cross that bridge when we come to it (When it come to it) Couple miles away, we ain't gotta run to it (Run to it) Marathon gettin' shorter, we gon' break through it (We gon' break through it) I'd rather teach wellness, to kings and queens Matter of fact, gods and goddesses (Gods and goddesses) I'm pickin' they brains, put facts in they head They callin' me a cosmetologist (A cosmetologist) Why the Bible similar to astrology? Prophet makin' prophecies How many days the sun goin' down on the 21st? I say, “About three” Vaccines, the mark of the beast (The mark of the beast) Can't put no chip in me (No chip in me) Tryna break spirituality (Reality) Tryna f**k up DNA and my genes (My genes) [Chorus] Protect the mind and soul Protect your body too (Ayy-ayy, woah-woah) Don't leave the house without my crystals VVS's can't protect my soul (Ayy-ayy, woah-woah) Protect the mind and soul Protect your body too (Ayy-ayy, woah-woah) Don't leave the house without my crystals (Ayy-ayy, woah-woah) VVS's can't protect my soul (Ayy, ayy, ayy) [Verse 2] To make a long story short you would have to book the words in courts Nothing less, nothing more, playin' chess with the boards Tell a ni**a pick the poison, abortion or orphan Had to take me to Maury Oh Lordy, the majority of the kids I may have been mournin' Tell me grand risin', don't tell me good morning Words put a spell on my conscience I'm risin' and I'm horny Had to come fresh with a girl named Lauren But she was too borin' Ignorin' outpouring of the pain, in her heart, she was storin' Her head's in the clouds, she was soaring, and she was foreign Will I ever find love one day (One day) before they put me in my grave? (My grave) People been temporary (Yeah, yeah) Can I just get my way, can I just get my way? If you come in my life just stay Can you stay? Baby, stay for me I changed my ways, did you wait? I hate to say, you didn't wait for me All the sh*t I felt been fake It left me baked, call me bakery Don't check on me, I'm doin' fine Everything been divine, just pray for me Slow and steady win the race, but I've been pickin' up the pace I had to lace up my laces, I'm lookin' behind me, they chasin', they chasin', they chasin' The finish line been awaitin' The people, they clap and they wavin' Congragulatin', praisin' me 'cause I just conquered Satan I'm praisin' this feeling, amazin' I was stuck up in a basement then I started elevatin' [Chorus] Protect the mind and soul Protect your body too (Ayy-ayy, woah-woah) Don't leave the house without my crystals VVS's can't protect my soul (Ayy-ayy, woah-woah) Protect the mind and soul Protect your body too (Ayy-ayy, woah-woah) Don't leave the house without my crystals (Ayy-ayy, woah-woah) VVS's can't protect my soul (Ayy, ayy, ayy) [Outro] NLE the Top Shotta Got the bombs like Al-Qaeda Ayy-ayy, woah, oh Ayy-ayy, ayy-ayy, uh Ayy-ayy, ayy-ayy, uh Ayy-ayy, ayy-ayy, uh Woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-woah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah