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