The Distance from Still Classic by Funky DL

Verse One

If it wasn’t for music I’d probably lose it,
it ain’t enough to just rhyme it, gotta produce it,
so you can feel what I’m saying, every component,
all these emotions I’m feeling in every moment,
see I remember the days when I got started,
going from label to label, getting disheartened,
I joined a couple of crews, but then I broke out,
I didn’t like how they moved, I couldn’t hold out
and so I had to go solo, but that was okay,
to contemplate giving up was just a no way,
I didn’t have any money, so had to spend time
to try to learn everything so I could get mine,
not everybody would show appreciation
and there were times when I felt the trepidation,
but I could not be convinced of something different,
the only thing left to do is go the distance, the distance.



Chorus (repeat & fade into whisper)

The distance.




Verse Two

If it weren’t for the fans I wouldn’t do this,
cos’ everybody’s a Rapper, but some are clueless,
they saturating the game with just a demo
and trying to talk too much tech like Donatello,
but yo’ I guess everyone should get they fifteen,
eventually they’ll awaken from they quick dream
and in some cases that dream can be a nightmare,
just like SWV, it can be right here
and just like MJB, you search for real love,
but if your heart ain’t in it, how can you feel loved?
Yo’ it’s a matter of fact’ you cannot change it,
but still you wondering why they disengaging,
maybe you gotta re-up and come again yo’,
cos y’all don’t wanna get played like a Nintendo,
I gotta give em’ they props for they persistence,
but I don’t think it’s enough to go the distance, the distance.


Chorus

• Hip-Hop
• Hip-Hop/Rap
• Rap
• instrumental
• jazz
• jazz-hop
• London