Got to be the shoes in my ears the words ringing
I got my eyes glued to the tube for a reason
Daddy need boots man he started working evenings
Me I got to wear my sister’s volleyball sneakers
He’s tired from working, you know I can’t concern him with my needs
But I want them so my wheels started turning
Like if he can work a couple jobs to get me higher learning
The least that I can do to get these shoes is to earn them
I’m about to hit the pavement saving up my wages
Flipping fries, door to door selling oil changes
No matter the arrangement to get more close
To picking up the Air Huaraches or the Uptempos.
Now here they go, fresh out the box Lucky pimping
And I’m feeling like a man because I worked so hard to get them
That night I saw my daddy’s work boots in the kitchen
I tried to put them on and realized I couldn’t fit them damn
Gators

Hook

Gators, yeah come on gators
Made a couple moves that I didn’t understand
But I put it on the line and I’m a grown ass man now
Gators, yeah come on gators
Life took some turns and I wasn’t with the plan
But I took it all in stride and I’m a grown ass man now
Gators

Looking for a new balance on the road I’m embarking
I had a good run Rowdy Raw had it popping
Last couple autumns on the yard I was stomping
I’m focused on the goal(gold) like the boots I was rocking
(Next step) blaze a trail to the money and the stardom
Got my eye on new kicks, Cole Haans Ferragamos
When I cop them they’re gonna represent the way that I’m evolving
Turning network to net worth, at least that’s what I thought
But then I had to reconsider what it meant to make it
I saw my grand daddy’s face when I graduated
That little piece of paper was the final culmination
Of a quarter century of slaving in a mill basement
Then my four years had a different feel then
But he said it’d be about forty more before I could feel him
Well until then. I’ll probably stack a couple million
But grand daddy’s slippers I could probably never fit in them
Gators

Hook

People keep a mean shoe game I ain’t feeding in
If it takes some gear for your attention I don’t need it then
Old tims broke in, flip flops even them
Comfort is the premium no matter what you see me in
Then I saw my lady by the closet. Why she eyeing it?
Said I need to add to my collection, who’s supplying it?
About to hit the mall I want some J’s if you buying it
She picked up a tiny pair then I finally got the hint
What to get prada mens Gucci loafers?
Oh I know fresh skins, I’m about to place an order
I said I wasn’t gonna sport them until my lady spread the news
Instead she called me crying about a pair of running shoes
She was jogging for her health and stumbled on the laces
Now baby lost a step before he ever got to take it
Through the tears I told my lady don’t worry be patient
When it happens I’ll be ready got a fresh pair waiting
And they’re gators

Hook