[Verse 1]
The way I handle the jam, it’s like a battering ram
I’ll come in straight through the gates, I’ll make way for the man behind the curtain
Still working, executing the plan
To keep this underground alive, I’ma do what I can
True that I am, no one here want to flash in the pan
I’ve been doing this for years and now it’s time to expand to everybody
Naysayers, try to make them my fans, using the rapping apparatus that I have in my hands
Have to advance no matter what, no buts circumstances
The homie [?] laid out the track and now my words enhance this musical madness
Helping stay wholly driven
Working out so later we can stay focused on good living

[Chorus]
This is good living
Good to be back in my hood spitting
No longer suppressed to the stress
Say good riddance
Understood it’s been a long road
I could give in
But I won’t ‘cause I know you get back what you put in it

This is good living
Good to be back in my hood spitting
No longer suppressed to the stress
Say good riddance
Understood it’s been a long road
I could give in
But I won’t ‘cause I know you get back what you put in it
[Verse 2]
Who’s the one to keep the dream alive?
Assertive when I bust rhymes
Penetrating through the dark and harnessing the sunshine
Let ‘em know we quick deposit if even in tough times
Thoughts of quitting didn’t ever enter into one’s mind
All of the rhymes and now I use them to my own advantage
Don’t mess around
It’s like a business that I have to manage
My office is the studio and as I’m walking in, I’m clocking in and working overtime to bring the profits in
To reap the benefits, of this we shall not be deprived
I feel alive as I drive down the I-5, rolling by the coast
The most beautiful sight I’ve witnessed in my lifetime
This is why I write rhymes
To all the artists out there working hard to get respect
To those of us who can appreciate the intellect
Put this in your CD player, never press eject
‘cause anyone who says the underground is dead just hasn’t met me yet
I resurrect the style of positivity in rap
While others out there looking lost as if they need a map
I know exactly where I’m at
I’m in my hood, spitting
Working out so later we can stay focused on good living

[Chorus]
This is good living
Good to be back in my hood spitting
No longer suppressed to the stress
Say good riddance
Understood it’s been a long road
I could give in
But I won’t ‘cause I know you get back what you put in it
This is good living
Good to be back in my hood spitting
No longer suppressed to the stress
Say good riddance
Understood it’s been a long road
I could give in
But I won’t ‘cause I know you get back what you put in it

[Verse 3]
From the perfect melody is floating on top of the rhythm that they wanna hear intensity
And that’s what I’ma give ‘em
Living every day like it’s the last
I’ve never been afraid of passing over
Though I know I have to take advantage of the chance
I’ll make a difference in the world they built upon appearances
Now take a look at the commercial, see how insincere it is
I’m like the opposite of that
A purist and I’m serious
That curious to know how I flow so mysterious
Well here it is, the answer to your question
I don’t really talk until I get a mic and then it’s like I might just never stop
I’m never soft and when I get a grip, I gotta grab it tight
You’re gonna need the jaws of life you wanna pry me off the mic
I rock it tight and let the music flow right through my beating heart
Into the mind, into the mic, into the form of CDR
Treat this more like it was sacred
Knowing in my heart they fake it
Putting time and effort into records, still I make it