Slow Down Ft. The Root’s Black Thought & elDe..

Verse 1: Chiddy Bang

Hey, I'm the man, right?
So I think I'm goin' live it
Since my mother birthed me I have only been exquisite
And I was on the grind while you was gettin' the digits
Got this down to a science, you would swear I'm livin' physics
But my life, is different
What good is the success if the happiness is missin'? 3:30 I am dismissin'.
Any competition, cause I gotta eat
You show me a rapper, that's someone I gotta beat.
And most people redshirt, because they cannot compete.
Think and my wing span says anything is in my reach.
When Atlanta was poppin' BMF with Big Meech
I was stuck in the school, I was more that they could teach
But slow and steady wins the race
Thought I was hare but I'm movin at a tortoise pace
And that's what I prefer, so get a cup and mix it up
and let it go down, I know now,
that life feels better when you slow down.

Chorus: elDee The Don
Slow down
Man I gotta slow down
There's way to many friends that gossip will go round
Wish I woulda knew then what I know now
But for now, life feels better when it's slowed down
Man I gotta slow down
There's way to many friends that gossip will go round
Wish I woulda knew then what I know now
But for now, life feels better when it's slowed down.

Verse 2: Black Thought

Uh, I know it now I wish I knew it then
Diminished returns, I burned through a few of them
Remember when I was in a position you were in
Shit would be different if I had it all to do again
Oh to be new again,
Young upstart from the rough part
Tryna make his dreams come true again
I watched gold disappear while pursuin' it
Seen cats capture the flag then let it ruin them
A grasshopper tryna learn kung-fu again
It's deja-vu living shit I been through again
A little word from the wise, remain true within
This is from a boss, look at where the Root's crew has been
Yeah it's true I got the soul of an old town
And real talk, that what come around go around
Before the drama get to large to hold down
It's in your best interest to try and slow it down

[Chorus: elDee The Don]

Verse 3: Chiddy Bang

Hey I'm sorry I took long, you probably could saw me sooner
And let me to take the time out to dispel the rumors,
Chiddy Bang still here, keep it rollin' like a victim in a wheel chair
I'm tired of everybody that be gossiping,
they want to know if we be making what we be profitin'
Snoop Dogg, nowadays I sip a lot of gin,
and at this altitude I'm kinda low on oxygen.
Maybe I need to breath,
it's all or nothing when you're nothing at all.
That's the reason I'm so excessive when I'm up in the mall,
Why's it takin' so long I got cribs to get,
and don't I lay my plot down like arithmetic.
Uh, I said I done it here and south mon is here.
I was born to do this you don't need to check my Punnett square
So get a blunt of what you want and let it go round
and I know that life feels better when it's slowed down.

[Chorus: elDee The Don]

Verse 4: Chiddy Bang

And I'ma make it to the stars with the bars,
Yellow brick road my life the Wizard of the Oz
I know gettin' that job is always gonna be hard
But for now, we goin' plot to take over the world
And I'ma make it to the stars with the bars,
Yellow brick road my life the Wizard of the Oz
I know gettin' that job is always gonna be hard
But for now,

(elDee The Don:) life feels better when it slows down