Where I’m Comin’ from

Lyrics

[Intro: Gil Scott-Heron (Sampled) & Purpose] This is a song about change, you see? We say Many things about the changing aspects of our lives They say that since change is inevitable We should direct the change rather than Simply continue to go through the change, where I'm comin' from, Where I'm comin' from (Uh) [Verse 1: Gil Scott-Heron (Sampled) & Purpose] Let a man live or give a man death And you'll know how scarce food and a bitten hand gets That's why you can't get through to me, restricted access Not that nobody home, got a different address (Comin' from) See? A hungry man eats whatever you put in front of him And a snake'd try to pull thе ground out from under 'im Pain is pain, it ain't about becomin' numb to it It's about whethеr or not you succumb to it (Where I'm comin' from) (Uh) So that's the deal with pride, is it? If you can't live without it, you likely to die with it Smug grin, your back got a knife in it Ain't it funny how your whole world can change in five minutes? So put your money on the underdog (Yeah) I mean I got a little dirt on me, but I brushed it off Shrugged it off like nothin' gained, nothin' lost Took a couple summers off and came back to run hip-hop, that's where I'm comin' from [Chorus: Gil Scott-Heron (Sampled) & Purpose] Feel like-a where I'm comin' from (Yeah) Feel like-a where I'm comin' from(Ay, yeah, ay) "Hip-hop don't stop" (That's where I'm comin' from, yeah) "Like the heat in my veins" (Yeah, c'mon, yeah) "Hip-hop don't stop" (That's where I'm comin' from) "I'm forever representin'-" "-Know exac'ly where I come from" (Ay) [Verse 2: Purpose] This drink's for every cent I made that I never saved (Saved) For the life I lived and the mess I made (Made) To the memories o' yesterday I'm tryna buy my way into Heaven's gates, I'ma have hell to pay (Have hell to pay) 'Til then, I'm two-steppin' on the Devil's grave (Grave) Careful, so as not to cross the yellow tape (Tape) Lord, forgive me for goin' against the grain But after the red October, comes the November rain (Rain) Let me live, let me love, let me entertain (Uh) Gimme the mic, gimme the crowd, lemme wreck the stage (Uh) Let me take your breath away, bipolar Iced over, my city hasn't slept in days Respect the greats, that's led the way, bless the game (Game) From the multi platinum albums to the demo tapes (Tapes) I guess I'm Wayne, Drake, Em and Ye 'Cause it may not mean nothin' to y'all, but, "I want you forever, babe" (Ay!) [Chorus: Gil Scott-Heron (Sampled) & Purpose] Oughtta be-a where I'm comin' from (Yeah) Oughtta be-a where I'm comin' from (Yeah) "Know e-know exac'ly where I come from" (Yeah) "Know e-know exac'ly where I come from" (Yeah) "Know exac-xac-xac'ly- (Yeah) -wh-where I-wh-wh-where I come from" (Uh, c'mon!) [Verse 3: Gil Scott-Heron (Sampled) & Purpose] We reap whatever we sow It's better the devil you know than the devil you don't I needa get exercise like Emily Rose But I just let it all go, that's just where I'm comin' from I'm ridin' 'round without a worry in the world (World) Wouldn't trade that feelin' for all the money in the world (Yeah) But it never stays unless I stay less So I guess it ain't shit, but I will say this It's everything you go through that shapes you and moulds you When it goes down, don't expect fate to console you (Nah) You hold your tongue, only say what you're told you Who gives a fuck what they say? They don't know you! (Bam!) Who gives a fuck that they mean by it? Part of knowin' when to speak up, sometimes it's knowin' when to be quiet History isn't history, we can rewrite it The future's ahead, it just seems like it sneaks by us (Woo!) And the beat goes on 'til I push eject And the beat goes on 'til I push eject Sounds different dependin' on what you're pumpin' on "I'm forever representin', yo, where I come from", yeah [Chorus: Gil Scott-Heron (Sampled) & Purpose] Feel like-a where I'm comin' from (Yeah) Feel like-a where I'm comin' from (Yeah) "Hip-hop don't stop" (Yeah) "Like the heat in my veins" (Yeah) "Hip-hop don't stop" (Yeah) "I'm forever representin', yo, where I come from" [Bridge: Gil Scott-Heron & Purpose] Thinkin' and waitin' and thinkin' and waitin' Let the sample run, he knew 'is chance Was bound to come, Yeah Ought to be-a where I'm comin' from, ay That's where I'm comin' from, Let it breathe Ought to be-a where I'm comin' from, ay, yeah Let it breathe "I'm forever representin', yo, where I come from", Yeah "Know e-know exac'ly where I come from" "Know e-know exac'ly where I come from" "Know e-know exac'ly where I come from" "Where I-wh-wh-wh-where I come from" I'm tryna make, c'mon I'm movin' from place to place and One more time Town to town bring it back Yes and the Yeah, Yuh Tell me Just understand I'm tryin' my best to explain, Yuh Tell me, do you understand? Livin' in a world o' change, Yuh Tell me, do you understand? I'm tryin' my best to explain But tell me, do you…