​The Water Rises Up
[Intro]
Alright, let's run it
Yeah, yeah
Uh

[Verse 1]
Told myself, "Fuck a job, I’ll build a mob" (Mob)
Runnin' with them sinister niggas, niggas who robbed (Robbed)
Picked up a pen, said, "Fuck it, I’ll write a log" (Log)
Writin' down hardships, smokin' on car trips
Wavy by the bar, sit dolo, thinkin' back on how I got here
Playing Illmatic, always knew I would be top tier
Back at the open mics when we barely even got cheers
Now promoters runnin' up, askin' if I’m good
I ain’t never needed much if it’s already understood
More merch gettin' shipped, threw that shit in the duffle
Every time I hit New York it brings back my hustle
'Cause the world won’t wait and the money don’t sleep
We applying all the hurt, that’s more money off a verse
Still on my first shoe box, all crazy how I do pot
Shit, it's like the water rise up but it do stop
[Chorus]
I said, "The rain won’t stop if the sun don’t shine"
(The water rise up but it do stop)
Patience a virtue, I'ma take my time
(The water rise up but it do stop)
Even told you back then I'ma make you mine
(The water rise up but it do stop)
We been in it too long, they can't take my shine
(The water rise up but it do stop)
Woah, woah, woah, woah

[Verse 2]
Lukewarm when that shit makes it way down
You might not see it leave 'cause he still grip they trey-pound
Left block chasin' snow bunnies like a greyhound
Not a fan of son 'cause you're still coming with the same sound
Leave me alone, I can’t cope, too many people wanna link up
And that’s another show but I ain’t even gonna drink up
Weed like oxygen, the room always stink up
Few extra syllables, it really make a nigga think up
It's like the water rise up but it do stop

[Chorus]
I said, "The rain won’t stop if the sun don’t shine"
(It's like the water rise up but it do stop)
Patience a virtue, I'ma take my time
(It's like the water rise up but it do stop)
Even told you back then I'ma make you mine
(It's like the water rise up but it do stop)
We been in it too long, they can't take my shine
(The water rise up but it do stop)
Woah, woah, woah, woah
[Outro]
Yeah, yeah
Woah, woah, woah, woah
Yeah, yeah
Woah, woah, woah, woah
Yeah, yeah
Woah, woah, woah, woah
Yeah, yeah
Woah, woah, woah, woah
Yeah, yeah
Woah, woah, woah, woah
Rise up, rise up, rise up