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Goodnight (feat. Eric Thomas a.k.a. ET the Hip Hop Preacher) Lyrics by Ataah King

2023

[Intro: ET the Hip Hop Preacher]
There was a young man who
You know, he wanted to make a lot of money
And so he went to this guru, right?
And he told the guru, "You know, I want to be on the same level you're on"
And so the guru said "If you want to be on the same level I'm on
I'll meet you tomorrow
At the beach
At 4 AM"
[Verse 1: Ataah King]
Uh
Yeah
I'm nothing like they wanted me to be
Not even in between
They look me in my eyes, I see they want to intervene
Thinking I'mma switch up
Fit into their picturе
Sip up out their pitcher, sit and talk about some figurеs
I'm not the dude, down the block, with the Glock
I'm not the dude slinging rock, getting props
I'm just a youngin', tryna become something
And maybe down the line take some shots with Barack
They're looking at me
Smirking, gossiping, yapping
He think he bold, think he fly, just cause he be rapping
He think he something, thinking that he gon' run it
He's 16, spitting fire, no way he wouldn't
Uh
He's 16, spitting fire, no way he wouldn't
He made it through the wire, while the rest of them brother's couldn't
So you can feel the shine all night
You can shimmer
Unless you've got talent, just watch that lil sucker simmer, alright
[Interlude: ET the Hip Hop Preacher]
So the old man said "I thought you wanted to be successful"
He said "I do"
He said "Walk a little further"
He came, dropped his head in
Held him down
Hold him down
My man, didn't scratch him
Hold him down
I got you
I know you're—bursted out, but I got you
He had him held down
I need you for an illustration
He had him held down
Just before my man was about to pass out
He raised him up
[Verse 2: Ataah King]
Wind to the wings
Light to the path
Heart full of dreams
Just a few of what I have
Started off with nothing
Wouldn't even give me half
Now I'm half past half
Can you keep up with the math
I hit 'em with the cure
They said they wanted more
That was just a teaser
Just a sample, nothing more
This isn't a pleaser
This an anthem, this is pure
This isn't Aretha, but respect is what I'm for
I understand I can't please everybody
And though I'd want to, I know just to I'd need heaven by me
I'd need a pope, with a heart full of hope
And and book full of flows
And a mind full of quotes
Uh
And all these critics pray I'm not acquitted
And they pray I never make it
They say "just forget it"
All these people chilling on the sidelines
Wanna give me insight, I just tell all them suckers good night
All right
Uh
[Bridge 1: Ataah King]
Now alright
And goodnight
Wind to the wings
Light to the path
Heart full of dreams
Just a few of what I have
Started out with nothing, wouldn't even give me half
Now I'm half past half
Can you keep up with the math
[Interlude 2: ET the Hip Hop Preacher]
You don't want it badder than you wanna party
You don't want it as much as you want to be cool
Yo—Most of you don't want success as much as you wanna sleep
Some of you love sleep more than you love success
And I'm here to tell you today
"If you're going to be successful, you've got to willing to give up sleep"
You've got to be willing to work off of 3 hours of sleep—2 hours
If you really want to be successful, somedays you gon' have to stay up 3 days in a row
Because if you go to sleep you might miss the opportunity to be successful
That's how bad you've got to want it
You've got to go days without—listen to me
"You've got to wanna be successful so bad, that you forget to eat"
Beyoncé said once she was on the set doing her thing
3 days had gone by
She forgot she didn't eat
[Bridge 2: Ataah King]
Now alright
And goodnight
Wind to the wings
Heart full of dreams
Started out with nothing, wouldn't even give me half
Now I'm half past half
Can you keep up with the math?
[Outro: ET the Hip Hop Preacher]
I don't sleep
Because I've got an opportunity to make a dream become a reality
Credits
Ataah King

Ataah King

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