Inshallah
Goodie Mob Lyrics

How can I promise you forever
It's impossible for me to guarantee forever.

When I can't even promise the rest of the day
Since I don't know how much time we have,

All I know is we started this journey together
I do know that we began this life path united,

And hopefully we can make it the rest of the way
So let's hope we can travel the rest of the path together.

Inshallah
God willing.

Yeah
An affirmation or agreement.

Dialect kinda slurred
The way I talk may be hard to understand.

Did you catch that word blurred
Did you hear what I said clearly?

Talk slow, walk slow
I prefer to converse and move at a comfortable, leisurely pace.

And years passed
Time went by.

Make that cash
Earn that money.

Never took a second look
Never considered an alternative.

Follow the rules in the book
Abide by the established regulations.

Watch 'em chill and cook
Observe them relax and prepare food.

Somethin' new for your ears, bro
Listen to this new and different sound, my friend.

Sang-along
Participate in singing along with me.

Same sing-song
The melody remains the same.

Wantin' to bail out the front door
Feeling a strong desire to depart quickly.

Which you lookin' at me for
Why are you staring at me?

I can show you shit that you never seen before
I can demonstrate experiences you have yet to encounter.

Crushed ice for cold drinks
Ice that has been crushed is ideal for cold beverages.

Surely
Certainly.

Makin' music for the worldly
Creating music for all people.

And the people in it
And for the individuals living in this world.

If you gotta spin it
If you must narrate a story to change perception.

Life is only five minutes
Life is very brief.

We got contrabanded
We managed to obtain smuggled goods.

I recite poems about bein' free
I share my craft of poetry about being liberated.

Only to a certain extent
However, it is only feasible up to a particular limit.

In a country run by a president
In a nation ruled by a leader.

That doesn't know a single resident
Who doesn't know any citizens personally.

In my 'hood
In my area or neighborhood.

It is good
Things are great.

Or that is fucked-up
Or situations are terrible.

I let 'em speak for me
I allow other people to speak on my behalf.

Break bread and peace treaty
Let's share a meal and make an agreement to end the conflict.

Across seas
Across the ocean of distance.

Till the feds get it
Until the law enforcement seizes it.

And split it
And divide it between themselves.

With other federals
With other government agents.

And agents and senators and representatives that live off us
And with politicians that subsist on our labors.

And feed off us
And depend on us for survival.

For new ides
To acquire novel concepts or plans.

For years
For an extended period of time.

Niggas been raped
Black people have been in perilous situations.

Let's escape
Let's run away to secure our freedom.

This dope
This drug addiction.

But how?
But how do we do that?

When it's locked into our chemistry for
When it's ingrained into our body chemistry for an extensive duration,

Cause nigga that's all we know
Because that's all we have experienced.

That's how we grow
Thus, it becomes part of our development.

Remember me, I explain
Recall that I, the artist, had previously stated that

Our relationship
Our interaction or association.

Runs against the grain?
Operates in opposition to established norms or expectations?

And I refuse to settle
I decline to accept a less desirable circumstance.

Well except the simple and plain
Only if it is basic and straightforward.

I'd much rather excite
I prefer to stimulate or arouse.

Delight and entertain
And please and amuse others.

Passionately persistent
With great intensity and perseverance.

When I preach this positivity
In my exhortations of positive thinking.

For stand up God, write hard things I like to say
I offer my thoughts and beliefs, even when they're difficult to communciate.

And our words don't take a chance
And our statements don't pose any risk.

See if I can make y'all dance
Let's see if I can get all of you to move rhythmically.

But I really ain't got that much time to play
However, I truly don't have much time to dally.

Just row
Just continue paddling along.

Your little boat down the stream
Your small, personal vessel down the river.

Go slow
Travel at a leisurely pace.

Cause life is only a dream
Because, at the end of the day, life is just an illusion or fantasy.

And if I should die before I awake
In the event of my demise prior to my awakening,

I leave to all my beloved this message to take
I impart to all my cherished ones this statement to remember.

Ah
An exclamation expressing emotion.

I will never see
I will never encounter or know.

The merciful
The compassionate or forgiving.

Lord of worlds
The divine ruler of all existence.

Master of the days of judgement
The supreme authority of the day of reckoning.

Guide me on a path
Direct me on a course of action.

Upon those whom you bestowed your favors
Toward those whom you have shown your blessings.

Not upon those whom your wrath is brought down
But not among those whom you have punished.

Nor upon those that go astray, after hearing your teachings
Not among those who have received lessons and then diverged from the correct way.

Confidence shot
My assurance is depleted.

Self-esteem low extremely
My respect for myself is severely lacking.

Contagious flavor
The captivating essence of a person.

Distributed major
Shared in a considerable manner.

Tomatoes reduce
Tomatoes diminish the probability of

The chances of prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is less probable.

Disease is fictitious
Illness is imagined or nonexistent.

Never abandon your Emmanuel
Never forsake your faith or higher power.

For want of religion
Lacking the presence of a religion.

Kept peasants 180
Oppressed the lower class tremendously.

Just got back
Just returned from somewhere.

From where
From where I was previously located.

It ain't nothin' but gamblin'
There is nothing but gambling or risk-taking.

In the pockets scramblin'
Frantically searching in one's pockets.

To avoid the sack
In an effort to elude capture or trouble.

I'm seldom seen
I'm rarely observed or noticed.

Cause I'm on the label
Because I'm part of the record company.

Know dis
Understand this.

Boneless fingers go from
Limbs that are not stiff, which transform from

For the one
White pharmaceutical drugs.

In a matter of tone
Depending on how it is spoken or pronounced.

A target of
An objective of attack or condemnation.

Since sense has made me enemies
My coherent articulation has resulted in adversaries.

Enhanced performance in demand
Improved outputs are requisite.

Violence, a tradition in the Western Hemisphere
Physical harm inflicted on others is customary in the Western region of the world.

Claim jumpers and land jackers
Individuals who unlawfully seize ownership of land.