[Intro: Phonte]
All systems go
Thank y'all so much, thank y'all for listenin'
It's Phontiga
And I do this all for hip-hop
I'm lyin' like sh*t, I do this sh*t for my goddamn mortgage n*gga
And my bills, who the f*ck am I foolin'
New Tigallo, new Tigallo, new Tigallo
[Verse 1: Phonte]
Stand clear
You are not a man if you cannot stand here
Phontigallo make the song cry grown man tears
With the Bull City flow off the corner of Alston and Angier
Sex symbol rap, you n*ggas is Pam Grier
We throw bows like Bill Laimbeer
Plant fear the first time around, no do-overs
Where the f*ck is my glass of sangria
Get a sip, then get another sip
Then go back to the mothership and tell them I'm on that
Separate excrement, yeah that other sh*t
Run and tell mother it's clearly not your time yet
Cause you to me is Dr. Seuss to a Steinbeck
A pro with the prose, what a concept
Haha, and I cut this sh*t in half cause I ain't feel like waitin'
[Verse 2: Phonte]
They say everybody got a story, so here's mine
It ain't heartbreakin', because I've taken
The sour Grapes of Wrath and made Cheerwine
That NC sh*t, n*gga I feel fine
You know that I'm real, ten years still here
No worse for the wear, n*gga I'm ill
And I'm still top notch
You n*ggas is better off playin' hopscotch in a minefield
Better off warring in the jungle with no camouflaging
Suicide mission, straight sabotagin'
Flow so addicting it's like habit formin'
Flow hair-raising it's like rabbit farmin'
Peter Cottontail hopping over beats or rocking
Acappells since the days of Akinyele n*gga
I'm back in the kitchen with a silk apron
Let that boy saute
[Verse 3: Phonte]
I said let me know the troubles on your mind youngblood
And Lord willing me and you will solve them
He said Tay I worry about you in the rap game
I said motherf*cker go and get a real problem
Please beg pardon but I'm not starvin'
This rap sh*t is not the life I live
It's a tool that I use, that's it
No great fortune to show for it but fortunate
That no one can say his life ain't his
Some might even say underachiever cause they are not believers
That I don't want the world, but I done seen the world
And if you ever saw it, hell, you wouldn't want it either
I don't need a kingdom, just want a home
You can take a seat or you can take the throne
As long as it is known ain't a damn thing changed
Still the underground king, n*gga dance in the reign
Holla
[Outro: Sy Smith]
I feel so glad that I made it, I couldn't ask for more
This world is yours for the taking, what are you waiting for