Yeah sitting back, soaking it All In
Shit started from a breeze and grew to a strong wind
Everybody dropping their two cents
Pretty soon talk dropped to a whisper they figured I couldn’t hear them
Four years? No telling where he’s been
You figure either I gave up or gave in
Because dreams don’t expire, time kills them
And rappers they retire when niggas don’t feel them
Quite true, equally quite grim
The future looks bleak and them lights are quite dim
So which one applies? I figured that right then
If I didn’t have an answer that blank was filled in
I got too much fire to throw it in
I’m ‘a put all my chips on one spin
And ain’t no fear because whether lose or win
I’ll put it up again
All In
Hook
Heads you win but tails you lose
Life’s a Gamble, but you made it X2
Everybody come to Vegas
Take a look around at the desperate faces
Cheering for a player while he rounds the bases
Or praying at a table for a couple of aces
Money on a horse and he almost made it
Too late came short by a couple of paces
Next day heart broke still back at the races
Scared to make their own break preferring to chase it
But I ain’t crossing my fingers and waiting for the flop
I’m ‘a double down it don’t matter on how it shuffles out
We don’t play it the same, you want to an easy route
While you wish I calculate the risk and work it out
Because I’m about my cause and my stand
I’m ‘a go against the odds and change them when I can
I’m taking while you waiting with an outstretched hand
I don’t dream I scheme, I plot I plan
I’m All In
Hook
Thinking about a move so you study logistics
Now you getting scared because you’re sweating statistics
Holes in your wings what a shame to witness
A plan shot down when it’s self inflicted
You anticipated all the lies and whispers
Because if it goes south people pounce that instant
Let them talk slick it’s yourself you live with
Man I swear to God I hope you listen
If you’re trying to advance or you’re in it for wealth
Either way you want a real type of legacy left
But if you scared to take a chance, put a bet on yourself
You’re better off to take a full clip, play a game of Russian roulette
Be smart yeah measure your steps But don’t wait
Cold feet will make the memory melt that ain’t funny
Me I lost bigger things ain’t nothing to take from me
When life is on the line I ain’t playing with scared money
All In.
Hook
Yeah, yeah yeah say we gon make it X4
credits
from Soul Motivation,
released January 11, 2011
Written by Jeff Lucky
Produced by Brice Lampkin
The Chicago MC embarks on a thoroughly modern hip-hop outing, bristling with metallic rhythms and timely socio-political quips. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 30, 2019