HOOK X2
FROM STATE TO STATE T E X GON POP
CLIMIN' MY WAY TO THE THE TOP
WILL I STOP? NO!
I GOTTA KEEP MOVIN'
KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS
AND IT AINT TIME FOR LOSIN'
VERSE I
RISE OF THE KING, I'M JUST TRYNNA TELL YALL
READ THE SIGN, JOINT SAY BEWARE DOG
MY OWN SWAGGER I'M FLY, I'M SITTIN' ON CLOUDS
PRETTY SOON I'LL BE ROCKIN' MICS FOR THE CROWDS
GO 'HEAD DOUBT, SORE SHOT, A SNIPA
LIKE WRITTIN' CHECKS ANY RHYME I WRITE UP
THEY SAY I GOT A BIG EGO, UM CORRECTION
MY EGO'S COLOSSAL DOG, I'M TEXAN
MIND IS A WEAPON SO THERE AINT NO HALF-STEPPIN'
CHICKS LOOK IN MY DIRECTION, ANY SPOT THAT I STEP IN
I GOT HATAS PLUS MY RHYMES IS NICE
I AINT EVEN IN MY PRIME, I'LL BE TWICE AS NICE
IMAGINE THAT, NAME IN LIGHTS, I NAME THE PRICE
FAMOUS RIGHT, WHY YO, FACE SO TIGHT
THAT'S A GOD-GIVEN GIFT, WHEN I OPEN IT UP
I KNOW IT MAKES A FEW PEOPLE FEEL STUPID AND STUCK
OH WELL
HOOK X2
FROM STATE TO STATE T E X GON POP
CLIMIN' MY WAY TO THE THE TOP
WILL I STOP? NO!
I GOTTA KEEP MOVIN'
KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS
AND IT AINT TIME FOR LOSIN'
VERSE II
I'M THE BARER OF BAD NEWS FOR SOME DUDES
COMPETITION IS NONE FOO, I CAN'T LOSE
AND IF I LOSE, STILL CONSIDERED A WIN
LEARN FROM MISTAKES, WONT HAPPEN AGAIN
I CONSTRUCT TO DESTRUCT, BUILT LIKE A TANK
THINK I AINT, PUT YA MONEY UP, I'M GOIN TO THE BANK
THE TRACK THAT I'M ON, GOT ME IN ANOTHER ZONE
IN A WORLD OF MY OWN, MICROPHONE'S LIKE A BONE
PART OF MY ANATOMY, I'M MADE FOR THIS
BEATS, MICS, PADS, PENS, MY FAVORITE DISH
RAPPERS IS DESSERT, I DRINK THE LOVE
SOMETIMES I WANNA GO BACK TO WHERE RAP WAS
CAN'T TURN BACK TIME OR DETECT THE FUTURE
NOW I SPEND TIME, TRYNNA PLAN MY FUTURE
I KEEP IT MOVIN' LIKE CLOCKS KEEP MOVIN'
I KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS AND IT AINT TIME FOR LOSIN'
HOOK X2
FROM STATE TO STATE T E X GON POP
CLIMIN' MY WAY TO THE THE TOP
WILL I STOP? NO!
I GOTTA KEEP MOVIN'
KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS
AND IT AINT TIME FOR LOSIN'
VERSE III
I SEEN THE SUN SHINE IN A DIFFERNT LIGHT
SHARPENED MY SITE TO GET IT RIGHT AND LIVE A GLORIOUS LIFE
LIKE I'M RESSURECTED, KILLED MYSELF AND BOUGHT MYSELF BACK
FOUND THE RIGHT TOOLS TO USE TO BUILD MYSELF THE RIGHT TRACK
IMAGINE THAT, PEOPLE COUNTED ME OUT, I DON'T BLAME 'EM I SHOULD THANK 'EM
ALOTTA MY WAYS, I HAD TO CHANGE EM
I APPRECIATE THE HATE, TURNED BACKS AND DOUBT
HAD SNAKES IN MY LAWN, THEY WEEDED THEMSELVES OUT
OK, MY YARDS CLEAN, NOW I GOTTA CLEAN MY HOUSE
LESS YOU WHERE I'M AT, YOU WONT KNOW WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT
I DID ALOTTA, SWEPT IT ALL UP UNDER THE RUG
DONE ALOTTA PEOPLE DIRTY, NEVER SHOWIN EM LOVE
BUT I HAD TO GO STRAIGHT, AT THE FORK IN THE ROAD
HAD TO TAKE A DIFFERENT PATH BESIDES THE ONE I CHOSE
ALCOHOL DIDN.T WORK, THAT ROAD WAS TO ROCKY
DRUGS DIDN'T WORK, THAT ROAD WAS TOO CLOUDY
HOOK X2
FROM STATE TO STATE T E X GON POP
CLIMIN' MY WAY TO THE THE TOP
WILL I STOP? NO!
I GOTTA KEEP MOVIN'
KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS
AND IT AINT TIME FOR LOSIN'
credits
from Rough Around The Edges,
released October 10, 2023
Lyricist - Tex the Great (TX -> MD)
Production - Beats Reloaded (MD)
Engineered by Beats Reloaded (MD)
Tex was born and raised in El Paso, TX. He was conceived in Washington D.C.
Tex wrote his first rhyme at 10 years
old. He's released music in the past and was on hiatus. He's back and he seems to be ahead 2 steps. Enjoy the old, prepare for the new....more
Equally introspective and pensive, “Fill in the Blank” is a low-key gem making a huge impact without overstaying its welcome. Bandcamp Album of the Day Nov 8, 2018