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1998 Lyrics by Johnny Go Deep

Canvas

2017

[Intro: Bob Ross]
I wanna get you to try
Being creative on Canvas, just...
To take your time and...
And sit down have nothing in mind when you start
Just have good feeling, be happy and...
And love of life and the world, and
Sit down and begin playing
And if you feel good about yourself and the world
It'll show in your painting
And all these little things will happen

[Verse 1: Johnny Go Deep]
My first project
Pray that this don’t flop
Got people blowin' up my phone
"When is it gon drop?"
They want them new tracks
That boom bap
For months I had 'em waitin'
I guess I fell victim to that word procrastination
I’ve been sittin' back
Contemplatin' on creatin'
Developed my delivery
It took some concentration
I’m not a true rapper
I just rhyme with precision
Generate
New ideas with these things I envision
I put these words in a verse to portray
The way I spit
It make my competition lay down in they grave
Cuz I got the recipe to make 'em rest in peace
There’s no one that can step to me
If they do
I cut 'em off like a vasectomy
I’m on deck
I’m up next
I’m steppin' up to the plate
I’m bout to eat
Go deep
I got this food on my plate
I rep the mitten
East side
I hold it down for my state
Take a listen to this shit and let it all resonate

[Chorus: Johnny Go Deep & Sage of Six]
Young mind, old soul in control
With the soles on my feet
Spittin' right on the beat like
1998 I was born to be great
1998 I was born to be great

Young mind, old soul in control
With the soles on my feet
Spittin' right on the beat like
1998 I was born to be great
1998 I was born to be great

[Verse 2: Johnny Go Deep]
My debut
I’m tryna leave a good impression man
I’m feelin' like Picasso
When he paints every section on the Canvas
With this masterpiece I’m doin' damage
Take you through some times where I couldn’t even manage
The pain
The stress
I'm tryna get it off my chest
Like a bench press bar
I’m countin' every single rep
I’m perfectin' every line
Masterin' every rhyme
To the top I’m gonna climb
Swear I’m ahead of my time
And I’m far from my prime
And I ain’t talkin' Optimus
Transformin' every instrumental straight into a hit
Oh shit
I'm spittin' so much man it's like I got a lisp
Spittin' just like Tajiri with the fuckin' green mist
As I persist to exist with the pencil in my fist
On the track it’s magic
I’m David Blaine with the wrist
Spill my life on these tracks
But I’m down to take the risk
For the sake of this art
This is my Canvas

[Bridge: Bob Ross, Krucif Vandross & Sage of Six]
Take, take, take time
Take, take, take time on Canvas
Canvas, on Canvas, Canvas

Take your time
Take your time
Take your time

On Canvas, Canvas, on Canvas
Take, take, take, take time on Canvas

[Chorus: Johnny Go Deep & Sage of Six]
Young mind, old soul in control
With the soles on my feet
Spittin' right on the beat like
1998 I was born to be great
1998 I was born to be great

Young mind, old soul in control
With the soles on my feet
Spittin' right on the beat like
1998 I was born to be great
1998 I was born to be great

[TV Interlude]

[Outro: Bob Ross]
Hello I'm Bob Ross
And I'd like to welcome you
To the 29th Joy of Painting Series
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About “1998” by Johnny Go Deep

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"1998" is credited to Johnny Go Deep. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"1998" appears on "Canvas" in 2017.

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