Down The Road
Saigon Lyrics

I’ve been down this road before
I have experienced this situation previously

I’m still, I’m still who you’re looking for
I am the person you are searching for and have not changed

Oh, I’ve been looking for a place to hide
I have been searching for a location to escape from negative attention

I feel, I feel your eyes
I sense your scrutiny and am aware of your judgment

See right through my life
You are able to easily perceive and comprehend my experiences and lifestyle

These young artist are striving
These up and coming creators are exerting significant effort

They say it’s hard surviving
They express that life is challenging and difficult to navigate

They only authorizing
They only support the endorsement of hip hop music

That rap is disharmonizing
They believe that rap music is creating a lack of unity

Tell them not to worry
Assure them that there is no need for concerned apprehension

Music, it’s just modernizing
Music is progressing and becoming more contemporary

I beg to differ, cause if you look upon the horizon
I disagree, as if you view the future progress, you will see otherwise

You see a star is rising they go by the handle flying
This makes a noted individual or entity continuously gain popularity, identified by the name 'flying'

He like a man of iron compared to these dandelions
He is incredibly strong compared to those who are weak and fragile

And what come back? The underground? I been run that.
Is a return to underground music as the only option? I have already tried that

It just suck, I'm so stuck, to the street like a run flat
This experience is unpleasant and I am trapped in it, like a tire with no air

Though it only it take one track
Even though only one song is needed

To get you back, on my nutsack
To regain your interest and dedication to my work

I'm feeling like where the fuck is the love at
I am wondering why support and appreciation is absent

I might as well make it rain, sleet, snow, hail, in this dry spell.
I may as well give everything I have since it is a difficult time period

I might as well come out of my shell, hell
I should reveal my true self and express vulnerability

Cause hip hop ain't been the same since I left it
The quality and essence of hip hop has declined since my departure

Trying to be positive I guess was the wrong method.
I attempted to remain optimistic, but it was not effective

Cause you can bring the dick to the pussy
It is possible to bring together two things that compliment each other

But you cant make them F it.
However, it is not possible to make them join together, despite being favorable

And now look what I'm left with – this
And now I am stuck with this undesirable situation

We got a black prez
We have an African American president

Still a lot of crackheads
Many individuals are still addicted to crack cocaine

My grandmother still can't afford her back meds
My grandmother struggles to purchase her necessary back medication

KRS already taught us about them black feds
KRS-One previously educated us about black federal officers

They don't wanna see us live, should we act dead?
Black federal officers do not support African Americans, should we pretend to be deceased?

Then they wondering why niggas rocking that red
Then they question why individuals are identifying with the color red

It's the only sensible lifestyle, day after day
This is the only practical lifestyle, persistently

Trying to put it in his head the more blood
Attempting to convince him to comprehend that the more bloodshed, the more problematic it becomes

Just wanna block the more blood gonna shed
Trying to prevent this ongoing violence will only lead to more bloodshed

Check check what he said
Make certain you understand what was previously stated

He said out here dodging the mortuary is not out of the ordinary
He stated that regularly avoiding death is not uncommon in this environment

My people are so calm it is scary
My community remains passive despite the severity of the situation

And when we in the war why we ain't worried
During times of conflict, why are we not expressing concern

Like a young G in the street
Like a youthful gangster in the urban environment

It's how I want to be buried
This is how I would like to be remembered after I die

Look shorty you put it wrong
Hey young person, you have misunderstood

Here go a thinking cap, now put it on
Here is something that will help you contemplate the situation, put it on

With that mentality you're as good as gone
If you maintain that attitude, your future is bleak

Lying there with the bystanders looking on
Passively watching from the sidelines as you are in a position of helplessness

I ain't trying to clip your cone
I am not attempting to deceive, cheat, or harm you

I'm trying to put you on
I am trying to educate you and make you aware of the truth