Arik Peace - Hi Lyrics

Hi, my name is Arik
It's nice to meet
I'm shooting for the stars man
Like every week
Not worried about my car nah
I'm tryin to eat
I've been running so hard
I nearly got 3 feet
But
Now my chucks are worn out and busted
But this is how you go from rags to rugged
Had to cut off some folks that I trusted
When it comes to this shit
They say I'm maladjusted
Well
I'll be okay
I mean wait ,I'll be great
Even got a flight to LA
They pay me for words
I got plenty to say
They say one trip to Cali
Keeps the doctor away
But safe
They say trying change is real hard
But baby I'm a star, And I know I'm going far
But fake shit and shade has got your boy real scarred
They'll max out your love
The way they max out your card
Let's go

They say
We've been kicking rocks
Down a street of broken dreams
Thinking everyone but we
Has all these shiny things
A wise word of caution
It's not all what it seems
It's not that long ago
We were all just teens
But seen
That's just where I've been
Working for the family
Turn all of us all into King and Queens
Moms used to hit up Zellers
To cop my jeans
We didn't have much
But we were rich
You know what I mean
See, I'm just trying to get something started
And I never wanna do things half-hearted
The best thing about life is it's uncharted
I'll take this chance to say thanks to the departed
Bless
Thank you for the words that you gave me
Life's real crazy, cousins got 3 babies
I love em to death, I wanna give em the world B
With a little hard work and a side dish of wavy
Yeah

I think about these things
When I've got the top down
With my music so loud
I can't even hear a sound
Buildings go by
Now they reach to the sky
I remember when we
Were just a small time town
And now
Look at what we've done
Where we've come from
Back then, Main goal
Was Having fun, going dumb
Just maxing while we chill in the Sun
Not really stressed about who Arik will become
See I'm lucky
And now I am the one
At the end of the day, when it's all said and done
I wanna make the short term
Into the long run
Rearrange the funds
Spread a million from one
See
Its not always about bringing the heat
I just wanna give you 4 minutes of free
I'm always working harder,
I'd consider it an honor
If I left the game
With you all chanting peace