作词 : Steven D Cooper 作曲 : Steven D Cooper Yeah! It took a long time To get to it To a good spot But I weren't where I need to be Chorus 10 whole years Finally breaking through Nobody gets a handout You've gotta pay your dues 10 whole years Finally breaking through Nobody gets a handout You've gotta pay your dues 10 whole years Finally breaking through Nobody gets a handout You've gotta pay your dues 10 whole years Finally breaking through Nobody gets a handout You've gotta pay your dues Verse 1 Ever since I wrote it, trying to get up on it, can't touch this with a ten foot pole To all my opponents, people have voted, next one up this elections closed I'm so bold, this I know, I don't need jewelry to prove that I'm cold Ya'll just go wherever the wind blows Talking 'bout each other so we never leave the door That's okay, it's alright now, I back here to shine a different light now Ya'll stay clear cause this one's bright now, it's my year, I can hear that hype now I never did understand it, why another hater when we so demanded Thinking I don't see 'em but I catch 'em candid Thinking they rough but they just got sanded Ya'll kept on pushing, and pulling me now I'm fed up Not one for groupies but this competitions got her leg up And now it's my time to shine, I'm passing my rhymes while you passing time I don't really care that I'm last in line, 'cause the last shall be first and I'm first to be live I might be small but I'll crawl and pull my weight You can see me how you see me until your pupils dilate There ain't no faking it, 10 years 'till I started making it Say money don't grow on trees but if it did I'd be there shaking it Chorus 10 whole years Finally breaking through Nobody gets a handout You've gotta pay your dues 10 whole years Finally breaking through Nobody gets a handout You've gotta pay your dues 10 whole years Finally breaking through Nobody gets a handout You've gotta pay your dues 10 whole years Finally breaking through Nobody gets a handout You've gotta pay your dues Verse 2 It took me a minute but I Came back on the track, they love my Quick style, but I can't sleep now, ticking even quicker To the max, no shut eye Now it's time to spread like butter You can say you hate it, but there ain't no other Who's laughing now that I shut it all down I was born to do it you can blame my mother Now can't you see, they hate but it's jealousy I was writing raps just like them, when I was 16 16 ya'll... no need for me to prove it 'cause it's in the pudding Bringing back the music to the way it should be You can stand against it but you've got no footing So if they constantly hate it better go and warn 'em I've got so many bars other rappers think that I'm a warden Off in the corner with their fingers pointing, Thinking I don't see 'em but just wait 'till morning Dawn of the day I'ma spring up from the underground Left the whole industry, tired of the run around Bet you hear my name when I come around Bet you feel my reign when the thunder sounds I can hang with you or the next, it's true then I guess I'm the best that you never found Not one to listen to hatred, but man I feel it I'm not violent but I'll write another verse just to kill it Chorus 10 whole years Finally breaking through Nobody gets a handout You've gotta pay your dues 10 whole years Finally breaking through Nobody gets a handout You've gotta pay your dues 10 whole years Finally breaking through Nobody gets a handout You've gotta pay your dues 10 whole years Finally breaking through Nobody gets a handout You've gotta pay your dues It's been a long while, but I just getting started!
[00:00.000] 作词 : Steven D Cooper [00:00.512] 作曲 : Steven D Cooper [00:01.25]Yeah! [00:03.20]It took a long time [00:06.23]To get to it [00:07.97]To a good spot [00:10.72]But I weren't where I need to be [00:12.03]Chorus [00:12.76]10 whole years [00:14.76]Finally breaking through [00:16.41]Nobody gets a handout [00:18.05]You've gotta pay your dues [00:19.74]10 whole years [00:21.44]Finally breaking through [00:22.88]Nobody gets a handout [00:24.39]You've gotta pay your dues [00:26.13]10 whole years [00:27.68]Finally breaking through [00:29.47]Nobody gets a handout [00:30.83]You've gotta pay your dues [00:32.57]10 whole years [00:34.26]Finally breaking through [00:35.71]Nobody gets a handout [00:37.26]You've gotta pay your dues [00:38.45]Verse 1 [00:38.99]Ever since I wrote it, trying to get up on it, can't touch this with a ten foot pole [00:41.98]To all my opponents, people have voted, next one up this elections closed [00:45.25]I'm so bold, this I know, I don't need jewelry to prove that I'm cold [00:48.49]Ya'll just go wherever the wind blows [00:50.14]Talking 'bout each other so we never leave the door [00:51.93]That's okay, it's alright now, I back here to shine a different light now [00:54.87]Ya'll stay clear cause this one's bright now, it's my year, I can hear that hype now [00:58.36]I never did understand it, why another hater when we so demanded [01:02.04]Thinking I don't see 'em but I catch 'em candid [01:03.59]Thinking they rough but they just got sanded [01:05.54]Ya'll kept on pushing, and pulling me now I'm fed up [01:08.27]Not one for groupies but this competitions got her leg up [01:11.86]And now it's my time to shine, I'm passing my rhymes while you passing time [01:14.81]I don't really care that I'm last in line, 'cause the last shall be first and I'm first to be live [01:18.35]I might be small but I'll crawl and pull my weight [01:20.99]You can see me how you see me until your pupils dilate [01:24.27]There ain't no faking it, 10 years 'till I started making it [01:27.66]Say money don't grow on trees but if it did I'd be there shaking it [01:30.56]Chorus [01:31.01]10 whole years [01:32.40]Finally breaking through [01:34.05]Nobody gets a handout [01:35.66]You've gotta pay your dues [01:37.52]10 whole years [01:39.11]Finally breaking through [01:40.70]Nobody gets a handout [01:42.35]You've gotta pay your dues [01:43.90]10 whole years [01:45.50]Finally breaking through [01:47.09]Nobody gets a handout [01:48.53]You've gotta pay your dues [01:50.34]10 whole years [01:51.88]Finally breaking through [01:53.48]Nobody gets a handout [01:55.07]You've gotta pay your dues [01:56.03]Verse 2 [01:57.38]It took me a minute but I [01:58.78]Came back on the track, they love my [02:00.52]Quick style, but I can't sleep now, ticking even quicker [02:02.46]To the max, no shut eye [02:04.00]Now it's time to spread like butter [02:05.45]You can say you hate it, but there ain't no other [02:06.85]Who's laughing now that I shut it all down [02:08.40]I was born to do it you can blame my mother [02:10.04]Now can't you see, they hate but it's jealousy [02:12.73]I was writing raps just like them, when I was 16 [02:16.47]16 ya'll... no need for me to prove it 'cause it's in the pudding [02:19.38]Bringing back the music to the way it should be [02:21.37]You can stand against it but you've got no footing [02:23.22]So if they constantly hate it better go and warn 'em [02:26.06]I've got so many bars other rappers think that I'm a warden [02:29.41]Off in the corner with their fingers pointing, [02:31.15]Thinking I don't see 'em but just wait 'till morning [02:32.70]Dawn of the day I'ma spring up from the underground [02:34.15]Left the whole industry, tired of the run around [02:35.84]Bet you hear my name when I come around [02:37.64]Bet you feel my reign when the thunder sounds [02:39.12]I can hang with you or the next, it's true then I guess [02:41.78]I'm the best that you never found [02:42.77]Not one to listen to hatred, but man I feel it [02:45.27]I'm not violent but I'll write another verse just to kill it [02:48.40]Chorus [02:48.60]10 whole years [02:50.45]Finally breaking through [02:51.95]Nobody gets a handout [02:53.59]You've gotta pay your dues [02:55.14]10 whole years [02:56.84]Finally breaking through [02:58.34]Nobody gets a handout [03:00.03]You've gotta pay your dues [03:01.57]10 whole years [03:03.36]Finally breaking through [03:04.95]Nobody gets a handout [03:06.56]You've gotta pay your dues [03:08.25]10 whole years [03:09.90]Finally breaking through [03:11.33]Nobody gets a handout [03:12.89]You've gotta pay your dues [03:15.76]It's been a long while, but I just getting started!
