The Rain/Welcome Back/Party Hard
17. Tech N9ne Lyrics

I now pronounce me and music together from now until the end of time
I am committed to music for my entire life.

Always on the road, Doing hella shows
I am constantly traveling and performing.

Day to day high and lows, but that's just how it goes
I experience both good and bad days, but that's part of the job.

When you grinding, homie ain't no rewinding
When you're hustling, you can't go back in time.

Time but the family behind in this business that I'm in
I prioritize my career over my family in this industry.

I don't feel anything and it's hard remembering
I am emotionally distant and struggle to remember everything.

Places and faces they think I'm what December brings
People associate my performances with the holiday season.

The day is just like moments turned to hours
One day feels like it passes in the blink of an eye.

All the graphs, sound check, radio spots and quick showers
I have a busy schedule filled with sound checks, radio appearances, and quick showers.

Hit the stage and get so much love from the fans
I receive a lot of love and positive energy from my fans during my performances.

Keep it rough with the fellas, but I make the ladies want to dance
I have a tough exterior around my male colleagues, but I know how to appeal to female fans with my music.

And still I don't think you understand what's real
You don't truly understand my reality.

While I'm with you with my wife another chance is killed
Every moment I spend away from my wife is another missed opportunity for connection.

And my kids all three of 'em suffer in the worst ways
My children are negatively impacted by my absence.

Cause last year I missed all three of they birthdays
I missed all three of my children's birthdays last year.

So when you see me with me eyes full of pain
When you see me looking upset, it's because of the pain of being away from my family.

Give me love cause these are three of the reason why I call the road 'the rain'
My family motivates me to keep going despite the difficulties of life on the road.

Daddy (What's up), me and Reign really miss you
My daughter and step-son miss me a lot.

Not to mention momma always need a tissue
My wife is emotional and needs support when I'm not around.

I saw your picture in the paper and I kissed you
I kissed your photo in the newspaper.

I heard you won't be home for Halloween, is this true?
Is it true that you won't be home for Halloween?

(Right after Halloween baby)
I'll be home shortly after Halloween.

Yea I'm used to it
I've become accustomed to this lifestyle.

Why don't you teach me and Reign how to produce music
Can you teach me and my step-son how to create music with you?

So we can travel everywhere that you're traveling
So we can join you on the road wherever you go.

And be in the family, me and sissy fighting and tattling
We can be more involved in our family's life and stop fighting and arguing.

I know you miss that, I know you dig that
I know you miss being around and involved in our lives.

Do your fans every wonder about where your kids at?
Do your fans ever wonder about your children?

Is Donny really coming to move with us in L.A.?
Will Donny really move in with us in Los Angeles?

Will mommy still love you and be with you everyday?
Will mom still love you and be with you despite the distance?

I gotta go now, I love you daddy but slow down
I have to go now, slow down and take care dad.

There's not enough Tecca Ninas to go around
You can't be everywhere at once.

Rainbow's crying she wants to talk to you badly
Rainbow is crying and wants to talk to you.

(What's up Rainbow, Baby)
Hello Rainbow, what's going on?

I love my fans
I appreciate and love my fans.

Cause they make it possible for me to provide for the Fam
My fans enable me to support my family.

The fact that my life is in shambles, they could give a damn
My fans don't care about my personal struggles or difficulties.

When it shakes then they chose it, fakes who hate lose it
When things get tough, my true fans stick around while the fake ones disappear.

They love my pain because it makes for great music
My fans enjoy my music that comes from my difficult experiences.

But in the interim this family matter is a tend to one of mine
In the meantime, I need to focus on my family matters.

Leave in January and come back when the winter come like
I leave in January and return in the winter.

Calling my wife when I'm in the rain and then end up getting into a dumb fight
When I call my wife while traveling, we often argue over trivial things.

Cause she lonely, you try to console her but you ain't come right
My wife is lonely and needs support, but I may not always provide it in the right way.

So it's about what and what?
What are we even arguing about?

You give them everything they need,
I provide my family with everything they need.

But what they need is your presence indeed,
What they really need is for me to be present in their lives.

Life yes has been a strainer
Life has been difficult and draining.

It's like if been a stranger
I feel like a stranger to my family at times.

To my kids and wife
My wife and children feel distant from me at times.

That's the life of an entertainer
This is the reality of being an entertainer.

More money to gain,
I have the potential to earn more money.

More people to change
I have the influence and ability to impact more people.

Swords deep in the game,
I am deeply invested in the industry and my career.

The world's peeping my pain
The public is observing my personal struggles.

Out on the road cussing for sure, reaching for fame
I am traveling and swearing while chasing fame.

Healthy relationship you can't have them when you're living life in 'the rain'
It's difficult to have healthy relationships when you're always on the road and living a hectic life.