The Roots - Right On lyrics

rate me

<span class="feat">(feat. Joanna Newsome, STS)</span>

<i>[Chorus 2X: Joanna Newsome]</i>

We should shine a light on, a light on

Book I write on, write on, it's right on

<i>[Black Thought]</i>

Yo, I try to get it how I live it

A lot of people counting on me, kinda like a digit

It's a cold world, I'm not fronting like it isn't

It's no time for coming up shorter than a midget

Y'all know I'ma raise the bar though like Bridget

See there a star go, don't blink, you might miss it

It's precious cargo, you gotta be strong to lift it

The light comes in different types, be more specific

Shit, I'm Black Thought, what could be more prolific?

For this love, I go above and beyond a limit

I told y'all I'm above and beyond a gimmick

I get into your head and spread like a pandemic

I never put myself in a race I can't finish

I'm well-grounded, founded on the same premise

as any man with hit list that's bout business

Yo, can a brother get a witness? Dig it, right on!

<i>[Chorus 2X: Joanna Newsome]</i>

<i>[STS]</i>

Aight, okay, I'm above and beyond hot, my measurement in watts

Time rate and flow of energy ain't never gon' stop

Pressure's on, I won't pop, microphone I won't drop

Gemstones niggas cop ain't shit if I ain't in the spot

It's the Orion of the Hop, the new star of the Hip

I shine a light for the future so my presence a gift

It's evident I'm heaven scent with Thomas Edison elements

Reverence for what I represent to show my benevolence

This is Philly, I'm repping for the art of the city

Came from South West Atlanta, gave my heart to the city

where slugs fly, thugs cry, cause every part of it's gritty

Niggas shooting up the club like they partied with Diddy

You get the diggy, I flick my incandescence to fluorescence

and in essence, I can burn with joules of energy per second

I put 'em onto lessons while I'm smoking on the blessing

The switch hitter like Pete Rose right of possession, right on!

<i>[Chorus 2X: Joanna Newsome]</i>