Dilated Peoples - Good As Gone

[Intro] Dilated Peoples DJ Premier on the beat DJ Babu on the cut (You know the saga, cool lava) (Sacrifice my light but I won’t give in) (That’s why I’m driven, blessed with the God given) (See with your eyes dilated for the for the sake of the G’s) [Verse 1: Rakaa] I was getting buried alive Heard the dirt hit the coffin top, I barely survived But I broke through my grave ripped the pine box seal apart Head first yelling “maggot break, funkadelic art” Fear is a dark side fair-weather friends fly, Hitchcock Same birds scatter when the end stop Couple let their guards down, figure they was there for certain Talking about “time to pull the plug and close the curtain” Eyes wide, bug like, [?] and Lazarus I thought that y’all were...nevermind, material still hazardous Hazmat, clutching their chests like asthmatics For mathematics, a natural dash of black magic Salute to new voices flexing power advancing The ballot’s a modern branding, classic sound clashing Took heavy fire, survived the crash landing Smiled to walk away from the wreckage, the last standing They thought that it was gone for good They figured it was good as gone [Hook: Rakaa] They thought that it was gone for good They figured it was good as gone (You know the saga, cool lava) (Sacrifice my light but I won’t give in) They thought that it was gone for good (See with your eyes dilated for the for the sake of the G’s) [Verse 2: Evidence] Devise a plan and I execute it ‘til I’m undisputed If the record never stated, I’ve been showing most improvement At a time where my peers declined, I used it as a booster Used the dedication as a plus, I ain’t used to losers Lock the randoms from the safe, then I change the combination Then I set the pace and settle down, then I lay the conversation Juvenile blind, made me think, is this a new beginning? Kept an older frame of mind when I’ve been spraying all these feelings So God bless us, cut from different cloths and different textures Different walks of life, some act, some are directors Some are extras, and those aren’t easy to find And I ain’t easily defined, what’s fame? A thin line I been thinking walking over the edge but keep blinking Taking two steps back to my zone for no reason Call it comfort, that is not the best for my heart Not the best way to end and not the best way to start Good as gone [Hook: Rakaa] [Verse 3: Evidence & Rakaa] I was out of mind and sight Dark clouds all around me, trying to find the light I took flight with the dot dot legs dangling Cliff-hanging never docking my spot I stand by what I say, ‘cause I’m easy to find Dates posted every day of the year in bold lines The more that I roam the more that I’m free The more I’m in Rome the more that I’m me The more I’m at home, the more that it’s stress The moral is, we be touring it best I’m not the same old run of the mill Who keeps running until, the feet tell him “put the runners to rest” I’ve seen the last come first I’ve seen the first, last I double majored in life Some of the worse passed Back to school learning secrets that the Earth had Sat in coach and studied business before my first class [Hook]