Way before platinum there was a we used to go and ride for hours at a on a country road is troubling, you can let it go I get out of the car and walk through it, visit the and talk to it Simply saying, "Mr. water, what is it you running from?" Asked the bird in the tree, "What is it you humming for?" Now knowing (Why the Caged Bird Sings) is to be free Reminded myself of life and it's on me Touring, the children, women, sexual means so much to me, the church don't see enough of me This way, that way, corners trying to get away Sometimes you to see a storm to appreciate a pretty day BACK in the car now, headed for the store God, a vivid scene, digging what I just seen up another one, still in a daze though Gassed up at the Mini-Mart, my mind on the country
I want to go On the country and get blowed On the country roads 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 problem no hope cutthroat, we hungry starving, charging for the front do' You want mo'? We smoke and sparking, jokers like the go Been folk for plenty miles, yes I'm the type to grin and bear it The second chance and out the box, I'm back again 'dro and spirits Look at me now, I found a spot, I'm down here by that rolling Grab a rose and took me to a place, au revoir, I'm rolling
Man these roads making me zone out through all the bullshit that poppa would scold 'bout But soon as my hustle got I showed out to jump I-24, come back with plenty mo' By '97 I was perfect o The and the Willie Esco was the dress code We lost our littlest Gwin, a skid row Tony Renfrow in peace your kinfolks, I miss y'all
(Dude what the are we doing?) Back deep on these country roads blowing, getting in with my mind No worries just striped lines and curve-filled When all the events throughout the day, good or bad, rewind While I recline, in my seats Hit the and press repeat And let the of these windy roads keep my soul upbeat No destination proposed, just riding these roads... Listen, this killer's that's willing to a court case Split your wig apart quicker than the divorce Niggaz out, go wild in the corpse cage out in the news and I don't mean the sports page Get drowned in North Lake, could get found in cave Fool, get down, the crazy! Stille's with ambition, itching to fill my position Replace me, but by the Lord's grace existing Should be in La trill is missing, cousins in prison Heard Little was snitching, now he's a born-again Christian Always had my suspicions, our teens with bad Family members overseas on a mission, we miss 'em See you can travel straight two different coasts to state, navigate this beautiful globe In search of a plate of food for the soul I could taste it when the smoke hit my On a place called country