Way platinum there was a place we used to go and ride for at a time on a country road is troubling, you can let it go I get out of the car and walk through it, visit the river and to it Simply saying, "Mr. water, is it that you running from?" Asked the bird in the tree, "What is it that you for?" Now knowing (Why the Caged Bird Sings) is wishing to be Reminded myself of life and it's on me Touring, the children, women, resistance means so much to me, the church don't see enough of me This way, that way, bending corners trying to get Sometimes you have to see a storm to a pretty day BACK in the car now, for the liquor store God, what a vivid scene, digging what I seen up another one, still in a daze though Gassed up at the Mini-Mart, my on the country roads
I want to go On the roads and get blowed On the country again roll Been on the roads again
Yo, we off in these backwoods Caddy-hogging, Nappy dog, no joke We glad they robbing, rap imposter's, for they no hope It's cutthroat, we hungry starving, for the front do' You want mo'? We smoke and sparking, like the blunt go Been shoving folk for plenty miles, yes I'm the type to and bear it The second chance and out the box, I'm again with 'dro and spirits Look at me now, I found a spot, I'm down here by rolling river Grab a rose and me to a place, au revoir, I'm rolling scriptures
Man these country roads making me out Riding through all the bullshit that would scold 'bout But as my hustle got good I showed out Quick to I-24, come back with plenty mo' By '97 I was smoking o The chains and the Esco was the dress code We lost our littlest cousin Gwin, a row Tony Renfrow rest in peace kinfolks, I miss y'all
(Dude the hell are we doing?) Back deep on these country roads blowing, in touch with my mind No worries just lines and curve-filled signs When all the events throughout the day, good or bad, somehow I recline, in my Cadillac seats Hit the trees and repeat And let the melody of these windy keep my soul upbeat No destination proposed, just riding these roads... Listen, killer's that's willing to catch a court case Split wig apart quicker than the divorce rate Niggaz out, go wild in the corpse cage Blow out in the news and I don't mean the sports Get drowned in North Lake, could get found in horse Fool, get down, the crazy! Lil' Stille's with ambition, itching to fill my Replace me, but by the Lord's still existing Should be in La trill is missing, cousins in prison Little Ricky was snitching, now he's a born-again Christian Always had my suspicions, our teens bad addictions Family members gone on a mission, we miss 'em See you can straight through two different coasts State to state, this beautiful globe In of a plate full of food for the soul I taste it when the smoke hit my nose On a place country roads