I'm goin' back to the south I'm goin' back, back, back, back When my roots ain't watered down Growin', growin' like a baobab tree Of life on photograph Ancestor put me on game On time, on gold chains With my old shun in the jail Drip all on me I'm good, I just should keep it Hold up, don't I smell like Satchel? Nah, drop a incense Yo, pure ice, ice, ice, ice Bust down on my bloody, bloody, bloody On my wrist, ow Ooh, goin' up, goin' up Muddle and, muddle and drip on me Ooh, melanin, melanin My drip is in deep, like Ooh, muddle and, muddle and, muddle and, muddle and Drip on me I can't forget my history It's her story, yeah Stayin' black Maybe that's the reason why they always mad Yeah, they always mad, yeah Gettin' past them I know that's the reason why they all big mad And they always happy Honey, come around my way, around my life Whenever mama says so Mama say Here I come on my throne city, yeah Follow my parade, oh My parade Talkin' slick to my fo' Nip that lip like lipo You hear them swarmin' right Bees is known to bite Now here we come on our throne city, yeah Follow my parade, oh My parade On force, all black, all chrome Black on, black tits, mad black Far my window down, let em see who in it Crack a big smile Go figure me and Jigga 50 Let em cheer and they like check out I charge my crystals in a full moon You can send them missiles, I'ma send my goons Baby sister rappin', hear me out Trust me, they gon' need an army Rubber bullets bouncin' off me Met a picket, sign up your picket fence Take it as a warning Beats from your Uber For honey, Philly, Mesa Musa Straw line to the barbecue Put a city down where we gon' make it look cute Pandemic fly on the runway and my hair's mad Children runnin' through the house in my art, all black Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat Ancestors on the wall, let the ghosts chit-chat Hold my hands, we gon' pray together Lay it down, face down in the gravel Me wearin' all-tire white to the funeral Black love, we gon' stay together Curtain made, finger on the speaker Lil' Malcolm, I'm mixed with Mama Tina Let me call Tamika, ooh Need peace and reparation for my people, ooh Forget these laid edges, I'ma let it drip on love Forget this pain and ways, I'ma let it drip on love Forget this pain and ways, I'ma let it drip on love Put your fist up in the air, show back love Put your fist up in the air, show back love Bottle and drip on me Bottle and, bottle and drip on me Honey, come around my way, around my Whenever Mama says so Mama says so Mama says so Here I come, all my dawgs say that I Follow my parade, oh My parade Talkin' slick to Michael Michael Lip to lip like Lico Hey, I'm stormin' right Peace is known to bite Now here we come, all my dawgs say that I Follow my parade, oh My parade We got rhythm We got rhythm We got pride We birth kings We birth tribes Holy river Holy tongue Speak the glory Feel the love Bottle and, bottle and drip on me Hey, hey, hey Bottle and, bottle and drip on me Hey, hey, hey I can't forget my history It's her story Bottle and drip on me Bottle and drip on me Honey, come around my way, around my Whenever Mama says so Mama says so Mama says so Here I come, all my dawgs say that I Follow my parade, oh My parade Talkin' slick to Michael Michael Lip to lip like Lico Hey, I'm stormin' right Peace is known to bite Now here we come, all my dawgs say that I Follow my parade, oh Black parade