Grateful
Latrell James Lyrics

People wake up and complain like it’s not a whole blessing to wake up in general
Some individuals wake up and express dissatisfaction as if waking up itself is not a complete blessing

Those type of people are criminals
Such individuals can be considered morally wrong and misguided

I should save this for an interview
I should remember these thoughts for a future interview

Now they’re like what’s gotten into you
Now they are curious about the change they see in me

If I make out with the minimum
If I only manage to achieve the bare minimum

I’ll be a millionaire just by the Minimal but money don’t guarantee safety
I could become immensely wealthy by settling for the bare minimum, but wealth alone does not ensure security

People are crazy, what if you make it
People can be irrational, what if you achieve success

They’re just gonna take it, load up their gauges
They will simply seize it and confront you with firearms

Break in your living room, aim at your femoral
They will unlawfully enter your living space and target your femoral artery

You can be Shawn Carter, Sean Taylor
You can be successful like Shawn Carter (Jay-Z) or Sean Taylor (late NFL player)

You can be a drug dealer or ball player
You can choose to engage in illegal drug trade or pursue a career in sports

Long as the money is good and all there
As long as the money is substantial and available

They’ll be no issues, you turn your back
There will be no problems, but if you turn your back

You hurt yourself
You harm yourself

You’re Yoshimitsu
You become like Yoshimitsu (a fictional character known for self-inflicting pain)

I’m in the middle, scholars and killers
I find myself in a position between intellectuals and murderers

Mirror my dogs, that’s some gods in the mirror
I reflect my friends, who are like divine beings when we face ourselves

Things may seem closer than they may appear
Objects or opportunities might seem closer than they actually are

Can’t spend your whole life looking out the rear
One should not spend their entire life focusing on the past

Yeah your heard about it but you wasn’t there
You may have heard about it, but you did not witness it firsthand

It’s apples and oranges with all my peers
There's a vast difference among my peers, like comparing apples and oranges

Head above water man I’m in the clear
I'm in a stable and secure position, keeping my head above water

All I can say, what a beautiful year, oh and I’m grateful
I can only express how wonderful this year has been, and I am filled with gratitude

5’o clock on the dot
Precisely at 5 o'clock

Call the homies hit the block
Contact my friends and go to the neighborhood

You know smoke and drink a lot
Engage in excessive smoking and drinking

We look calm on the surface but we really stressing out
We might appear composed externally, but internally we are dealing with significant stress

We don’t really know our purpose but we tryna make it out
We are uncertain about our life's purpose, but we are striving to overcome our current circumstances

Here’s where it’s finna get pivotal look
This is the moment where it is about to become crucial, pay attention

You and me, we’re not identical
You and I are not the same

Oh so you deal with the bull, so you Thibbedeaux
Oh, you handle difficult situations, so you are resilient

Oh so you knew I would win cuz I’m piccolo
Oh, you anticipated my victory because I possess great power (referring to the character Piccolo from Dragon Ball)

Fuck it I never expect you to get though
Forget it, I never anticipated you to understand

I been this way since they cut the umbilical
I have possessed this mindset since my umbilical cord was severed at birth

Detach from the world sooner
Separate yourself from the world at an earlier stage

Blame it all on the baby boomers
Attribute all the responsibility to the generation known as the baby boomers

I heard that their favorite word is millennial
I heard that their most commonly used term is millennial

We was just back yard with the finger roll
We were simply shooting basketball in the backyard using a finger roll technique

We was just getting jiggy with Willenimun
We were enjoying ourselves and dancing energetically with a sense of freedom

They ain’t know crack cocaine was killing them
They were unaware that crack cocaine was causing their demise

They didn’t know what was what?
They were oblivious to the true nature of things

Enough is enough, Man I see Cosby in coughs
The situation has become unbearable, and I perceive similarities to Bill Cosby's legal troubles

Heard he got slapped with a chicken patty man I hope someone’s making this up
I heard he received an absurd punishment, and I sincerely hope someone fabricated this story

Actually not, you make your bed, you better rest
Contrary to that, if you create trouble for yourself, you must face the consequences

You took the risk, you do your bid you treating women
You accepted the gamble, so now you must serve your sentence while also mistreating women

Like you didn’t come from 1 yourself you bitch
As if you did not originate from a woman yourself, you derogatory person

You make your bed, you better rest, you took the risk
If you create trouble for yourself, you must face the consequences, as you willingly took the risk

You do your bid you treating women
While you serve your sentence, you are disrespecting women

Like you didn’t come from 1 yourself you bitch better be grateful
As if you did not originate from a woman yourself, you derogatory person, you should express gratitude

5’o clock on the dot
Precisely at 5 o'clock

Call the homies hit the block
Contact my friends and go to the neighborhood

You know smoke and drink a lot
Engage in excessive smoking and drinking

We look calm on the surface but we really stressing out
We might appear composed externally, but internally we are dealing with significant stress

We don’t really know our purpose but we tryna make it out
We are uncertain about our life's purpose, but we are striving to overcome our current circumstances

Yeah I’m grateful
Yes, I am filled with gratitude

Yeah I’m grateful
Yes, I am filled with gratitude

Yeah I’m grateful
Yes, I am filled with gratitude

Yeah I’m grateful
Yes, I am filled with gratitude

People wake up and complain like it’s not a whole blessing to wake up in general
Some individuals wake up and express dissatisfaction as if waking up itself is not a complete blessing

Those type of people are criminals
Such individuals can be considered morally wrong and misguided

I should save this for an interview
I should remember these thoughts for a future interview