Flashbacks - Russ

Rree-bah-bah

Zee-bumba, dook-dook

Rita-ze, yeah

And I’ve been turnt up (Yeah)

For several days now

Home of the brave, I’m just chilling in the A-town

Tryna find my way out to a better place

I know if I stayed down the come-up will be great

But it’s getting hard to breathe

I’m suffocating from the chase

As I’m looking at reflections

Tryna recognize my face

Running after dreams, telling God set the pace

Sometimes he puts up hurdles just to test me on my faith

I’m ready to be great, I do this for my sister

You’re growing up to fast

Take it slow before I miss ya

Middle name: Hope, first name: God’s grace

You’re here for a reason, don’t let anybody trick ya

If only you knew, knew (Knew)

What mom went through, through (Through)

Just to hear you cry the first time

To let her know that you’re alive

You realized why I do what I do, do (Do)

Tell me that «It's all gonna be alright»

Even if you’re wrong it’ll feel so right

'Cause I know, I know that I need it now

So tell me «It'll be alright»

Tell me that «It's all gonna be alright»

Even if you’re wrong it’ll feel so right

'Cause I know, I know that I need it now

So tell me «It'll be alright»

Yeah, and I was ten years old

Shady was my right hand, 50 was my left

Dr. Dre was my hype man

The living room was the venue

Mantle piece for a stage, that’s what I was into

With my hat back, tryna be like MJ

Ten year flashbacks are feeling like ten days

I would let the pen graze the paper, that was routine

Decked out in Jordan writing 'bout some bluejeans

That I didn’t have but damn it they was sagging

I said I was from Queens just to believe that I was rapping

Wonder if my parents thought «How'd the hell this happen?»

«How's my white kid got a black mans passion?»

But round of applause for the King and Queen

Yeah, they’d never mind when I would sing and scream

Always let me pick my dream not matter how unlikely

So when I start to doubt these flashbacks remind me

Yeah

Tell me that «It's all gonna be alright»

Even if you’re wrong it’ll feel so right

'Cause I know, I know that I need it now

So tell me «It'll be alright»

Tell me that «It's all gonna be alright»

Even if you’re wrong it’ll feel so right

'Cause I know, I know that I need it now

So tell me «It'll be alright»

Yeah, everything is intentional

No accidents, everything on purpose

Yeah, yeah, yeah, bitch