G-Eazy - Running lyrics

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Ft. Gabriel Garzón-Montano

(Intro)

Keep on keep runnin'

Running and runnin'

Keep on keep runnin'

(Verse)

And listen up, I'm from that Bay

Where slang originates, don't even know what cats say

'06 I remember back in that day

A rubber band around a broken CD player slappin' Mac Dre

And back then it was Girbauds wearin' bigger clothes

The bay was poppin', Keak da Sneak had different flows

And when '07 came, the hyphy movement's window closed

Hearts broke but fuck it, what the way this business goes

But Uncle forty Water kept it goin'

Twenty five years in the game and he's still makin' choices

Then I moved to New Orleans where they shuckin' oysters

Everybody speak in southern voices

Home sick, I felt like this was pointless

Culture shock, like what's goin' on

Had me feelin' like I don't belong

My bro said 'Look, this music's all that ya should focus on'

They'll understand ya soon, it won't be long

(Hook)

Nobody's perfect, yeah we act a fool

I'mma keep on runnin', nothin' is new

Guess I'll keep doin' what I naturally do

I'll always keep on runnin' back to ya

Yeah, they say, the more things change, the more they stay the same

So I'mma always play the game

Yeah, so if I lose today, then I'm not ashamed

Cuz times are goin' to change

(Verse 2)

Skippin' school, blowin' blunts in the parkin' lot

Back in those days, used to spark a lot

Far fetched dreams we would talk about

Makin' it in rap, tryin' to start a plot

Tryin' to crack the code, how a star gets hot

But from where we standin', that's the farthest spot

Ash the blunt and mob cuz the cops luv to bark a lot

Always fun in trouble, it don't matter if its dark or not

Scrappin' after school cuz they luv to test ya

Just to see if you're a narc or not

And I remember what did move me

Is I was in juvie, never givin' fucks, actin' unruly

Bein' away from makin' music, I understood it then truly

And what it did to me

Ankle monitor for 6 months

I couldn't go outside, this shit sucks

Independent study, went to school just once a week

And spent every single otha day home makin' beats

That's how it happened

(Hook)

(Verse 3)

Since curfews and cartoons, its been the same team

Just a few youngsters growin' up who had the same dream

Moved away when I was 18

But Marty though, he had the car, he had the girls

So he just stayed put in the same scene

And I was jealous, in my eyes he had it

Livin' solo, had his hustle, spent his free time rappin'

He said this shit ain't all that nice and that's what ya forgetting

Promised if either of us makes it I'll come back and get them

Finally got a pop so hes comin' on the road

And while we're tourin' everythin' is gold

When its finished then its back to work to grill food

I know ya hate that nine to five, I know it kills ya

Just know I feel ya

I'm tryna fix shit up

I'm tryna make it so we all can chill and live it up

I'm throwin' parties and my day ones right here in the cut

Yeah, that's the least bro you've been in my corner since the jump

(Hook)