Evidence - The Liner Notes (feat. Aloe Blacc)

[Intro] Why do you have an umbrella? Because the weather man said that you have to have one at all times Because it's going to rain cats and dogs [Verse 1] Uh, welcome back, yeah One liner flow See it in my liner notes The kind of ideas make it seem like the thoughts took 365 nights I picture the high life Poolside, made my own terms from lonely nights ? They say old soul with kids energy Steals off of my torso with enemies By any means, I've seen what it's worth A curse, snakes and centipedes is venomous Seems the only safe place is Venice Beach Try to wrong my rights, try to right my wrongs Try to write my songs Shine lights but the night is gone Daybreak becomes the encore Can't tell the day to stay because I'm on tour A young kid pumpin' De La Soul Spit live, you could say loco 16 not a day, no flow I grew up with nervous skaters Some headed for greatness Others served as waiters Some nameless, others were stars and straps Ain't famous Steel that ain't stainless Hi haters, peace signs, see ya later Lyin' for no reason Quit tryin', it's greasy Easy target, walked up in Florida gators Origin lost angels, support Lakers Four finger discount, ? my fortress Fortress of my get down, live from Belgium stages LA made him, LA grazed him, then LA saved him It's back to the beach bitch where Miss Taylor raised him My momma opposite of Sarah Palin With no gat, from Russia lookin' back like, quit playin' Ev is here, stayin' [Outro] I do believe the idiom "raining cats and dogs" Stems from the Norse mythology Cats were believed to represent the wind Snd dogs represented rain Different animals represented different weather And natural phenomenon