Oddisee - Persistence (Blow) lyrics

(Intro: J-Alta) Hands Tied, Hands Tied Alta! Carolina what up, hey (Verse 1: J-Alta) Got the ceiling fan spinning like my mind do What you gotta do to make these record labels sign you Looking at the stars like yo one day I'ma shine too But in Carolina tell me how they gon find you I'm grinding though, I'm idolizing the life of rhyming And it's so surprising, our role models in Rikers Island And still they shining, back against the wall, still reclining Like a signing from Hov, I know I'ma get some diamonds Eventually, these bars are free, can never sentence me Because all of my time is in the grind Late nights, all my friends tryna party with hotties But that was not me I was tryna find a beat to body, to rock the Shows, the flows, the glow, and soon I'll get the Clothes, the hoes, the dough, I'll ball out like the Pros, with rows, like Rose, are you watching? Here I go, you know I'm about to blow, that's fa shoo (Hook: J-Alta) Know I"m about to, blow, persistence Yea I keep on trying I ain't failing on my mission Know I'm about to, blow, persistence Something that is fueled by the presence of ambition Know I'm about to, blow, will I stop oh will I stop, oh no no no no You know I"m about to, blow, persistence Yea I keep on trying I ain't failing on my mission, now listen (Verse 2: J-Alta) And I wake up in the morning and I ask myself Tired of being broke, should I go and blast for wealth Filled with this annoyance, my loved ones get avoidance Dealing with unemployment I can't be a disappointment I know my calling tho, it's in this music thing I put my headphones on I just get these music dreams Like one day it's no more open mics it's more arenas And I ain't f**ing no more average hoes, it's only divas And I don't gotta hit the club before 11:30 I just show up and ball out like I wear a jersey It's just the fantasies of a broke visionary Like one day Ima be on top no missionary Imagination running wild, tryna reach the skies I'm just tryna make it while my grandma still alive That's gods gift , I ain't stopping on my mission And when I'm there I'm saying how's that for persistence (Hook: J-Alta) Know I"m about to, blow, persistence Yea I keep on trying I ain't failing on my mission Know I'm about to, blow, persistence Something that is fueled by the presence of ambition Know I'm about to, blow, will I stop oh will I stop, oh no no no no You know I"m about to, blow, persistence Yea I keep on trying I ain't failing on my mission, now listen (Outro: J-Alta) Hey, yea, vibe with me Know I'm about to, blow, persistence Something that is fueled by the presence of ambition Know I'm about to, blow, will I stop oh will I stop, oh no no no no Know I"m about to, blow, persistence Something that is fueled by the presence of ambition, now listen, Alta