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I. August 8 Lyrics by ​ninefive’

22 vol. 1

2017

(Hook)
It's my life in my shoes
Let me show you what I do, (what it do)
Moving mountains with do's
Not my don'ts, move along, with the bounce
Crossing borders, Moving silent, like we moving pounds

(Verse 1)
Watch me pounce
On the motherfucken record
These older gens
Only wanna lecture
Thank you, but Jay, I'm good
I need no advice from the devil himself
That's only for those who don't have faith in themselves
They choose to follow
While y'all decide how you go'n move units
I move side to side with my angels as uh unit
They've shown me the roads that my ancestors took, to reach higher, than a THC cook

I found myself, buried
It took a bomb going off
Thank you ..., for setting it off
It was spring of last year
Right before summer
I even dropped out of school for the summer
Just to get myself together

(break)
I was uh mess, the casualties were fatal
I was left with two choices, fight, or fade away, no
I couldn't quit, my life has been an investment, Of love and time
So I couldn't give up over love it wasn't time for

So I put on uh suit, uh cheap no Tom Ford
And I went selling coupons Door to Door
They painted pictures, of hanging Picasso's, on the wall of a mansion, you could own, if you sold your soul

(Verse 2)
I couldn't do it
I hadn't been to church in a while
But the blessing of god was in every room and isle, he gave me strength and I got myself out
I remember the day, like it was yesterday
August 8th, Santa Ana
I was dropped off, and found a chair and umbrella, and sat back knowing I wasn't suppose to be here, as if I was in Havana, during the Cold War, but still, I found a sense of peace, as my boss texted me asking me if I sold a piece, his text I ignored, until he called me, and I had to say no, he asked why and I lied and said I didn't know

To keep a long story short
I quit that day
I went to the office
And looked em in his face
I did it for me
I took a leap of faith
Trusting in the man above to show me the way

(Break)
The pressure that we put on ourselves
Is way more
Than the pressure that society puts on us
(do you hear the whispers?)
We just don't understand that
(those are the whispers that)
When we let go
(are constantly playing in my head)
And we do what wanna do
(do you hear them?)
We reach true happiness
Stop worrying so much about
What he or she thinks about you
And your life
Just live it, enjoy it, LOVE

(Chorus)
It's my life in my shoes
Let me show you what I do, (what it do)
Moving mountains with do's
Not my don'ts, move along, with the bounce
Crossing borders, Moving silent, like we moving pounds

It's my life in my shoes
Let me show you what I do, (what it do)
Moving mountains with do's
Not my don'ts, move along, with the bounce
Crossing borders, Moving silent, like we moving pounds

It's my life in my shoes
Let me show you what I do, (what it do)
Moving mountains with do's
Not my don'ts, move along, with the bounce
Crossing borders, Moving silent, like we moving pounds

It's my life in my shoes
Let me show you what I do, (what it do)
Moving mountains with do's
Not my don'ts, move along, with the bounce
Crossing borders, Moving silent, like we moving pounds

(Outro)
Sometimes life seems unfair
The things we go through don't make sense
We don't see the bigger picture
We live in the moment
And don't think about the benefits of the future
Credits
​ninefive’

​ninefive’

About “I. August 8” by ​ninefive’

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"I. August 8" appears on "22 vol. 1" in 2017.

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