Way before platinum there was a place we to go and for hours at a time on a country road is troubling, you can let it go I get out of the car and through it, visit the river and talk to it Simply saying, "Mr. water, what is it you running from?" the bird in the tree, "What is it that you humming for?" Now knowing (Why the Caged Sings) is wishing to be free Reminded myself of life and hold on me Touring, the children, women, resistance Religion so much to me, the church don't see enough of me This way, that way, bending corners to get away you have to see a storm to appreciate a pretty day BACK in the car now, for the liquor store God, what a vivid scene, digging what I just Rolled up another one, in a daze though Gassed up at the Mini-Mart, my on the country roads
I want to go On the roads and get blowed On the country roads roll on the country roads again
Yo, we off in these backwoods Caddy-hogging, Nappy dog, no joke We glad robbing, rap imposter's, for they problem no hope It's cutthroat, we hungry starving, charging for the do' You want mo'? We smoke and sparking, like the blunt go Been shoving folk for plenty miles, yes I'm the to grin and bear it The second chance and out the box, I'm back with 'dro and spirits Look at me now, I found a spot, I'm here by that rolling river Grab a rose and me to a place, au revoir, I'm rolling scriptures
Man these country roads making me out through all the bullshit that poppa would scold 'bout But as my hustle got good I showed out to jump I-24, come back with plenty mo' By '97 I was perfect o The chains and the Willie Esco was the dress We lost our littlest Gwin, a skid row Tony Renfrow rest in your kinfolks, I miss y'all
(Dude the hell are we doing?) Back deep on these country blowing, getting in touch with my mind No worries just striped lines and signs When all the throughout the day, good or bad, somehow rewind While I recline, in my Cadillac Hit the and press repeat And let the melody of these windy roads my soul upbeat No destination proposed, just riding these roads... Listen, killer's that's willing to catch a court case Split wig apart quicker than the divorce rate Niggaz show out, go wild in the corpse Blow out in the news and I don't mean the sports Get drowned in North Lake, could get found in cave Fool, get down, the crazy! Lil' with ambition, itching to fill my position me, but by the Lord's grace still existing Should be in depression La trill is missing, in prison Little Ricky was snitching, now he's a born-again Christian Always had my suspicions, our teens bad addictions Family members overseas on a mission, we miss 'em See you can travel straight through two different State to state, navigate this beautiful In search of a plate of food for the soul I could it when the smoke hit my nose On a place country roads