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Hope (with David Napier)

from Learn On The Fly by R.E.A.L Tha Poet

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Producer: Jake "J-Ideas" Drescher
Vocals: David Napier and Russell Allen
Acoustic guitar: Brandon Jones

lyrics

(David Napier) Verse One
When you’re feeling low
Nowhere to go
You’re the odd man out
With no one to run to
But just before you wreck this change of perspective
You’ve given to much power to the powers that be
Next time you make a move for your life
Think about the choice between wrong and right
Know what you want and what you’ll accept
And put yourself first before there’s nothing left

Hook
Only smoke when I drink
Only drink when I smoke
You got me down on the ground
Think I need a little hope (2x)

Verse Two
I ain't seen it all but I seen a lot
Watched alphabet boys come and clean up the block
Repped 148 now they coming back home
Respect to all y’all muthafuckas my brothers just stay strong
Seen my cousin bag in up by the pound
Hit his cell like it’d time to cool down
News travel quick in this small town
Get it off, cuz I need to have you round
Yeah I dabbled in it
Dark past like a stout of Guinness
Daddy did Fed time when they caught him pitching
It was in my bloodstream I just caught the itching
Ziplocks strayed round the kitchen
Got it from a brother that was out in Michigan
Now he trying to bubble in the KY
His fam said he telling so I had to cut ties
Far cry from them times shooting hoops at the Y
I was lost trying to find my way home
Fill the hole that was left in my soul
Went wrong at the fork in the road
Now I got to double back
Double down in the grind so I bounce right back
Been taking lumps since it was ‘08
When they pay me got to add the pro rate
Get my family super straight
Late nights pen game super crazy
I need this for my babies
Teleport me where I want to be
Back to the future watching Rocko, he's a wallaby
Before the time big brother started following
Wallowing in pain far from the form of harmony
A pen and a pad my venomous self
Down to my last dime bet some pennies will help
All my rage is displayed lay fangs to the page
Need a sage or a stage think I'm losing myself


Verse Three
No effort with the effervescent
Turn up like we never stressing
Better yet turn up cause we need release
Before the peace you know you got to go to war
There is no exceptions

Never learn my lesson
I'm hard headed bull
No life jacket jumping into the oceans
Fuck a pool
Fight against the current but the water so deep
And the waves so high you can't win against the pull
Starting to feel like drowning
Seeing the dark close around me
Trying to recall the simple
Got to dig deeper something like a dimple
Come to surface whitehead to pimple
Bout to fade out ,I think I'm burnt up
It's feeling played out, I don't think I've lost much
damn sure ain't lost touch
Think I got my second wind through my wife and daughters eyes (2x)
No choices but to lock it in claw towards the surface side
Head above water take a breath then I'm resuming life

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from Learn On The Fly, released August 24, 2016

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Urban Creek Media Lexington, Kentucky

Urban Creek Media was founded in 2013 by recording artists Brandon Jones, R.E.A.L. tha Poet and producer J-Ideas. The crew set a goal to provide alternative themes and sounds within the realm of music without having to be shoved into a box of what's fresh, what's new, what's on the radio or what's "different". At Urban Creek, the motivation is the love of music and the creation behind it. ... more

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