Verse
Gm
'98 when I made my first beat tape
Cm
I was trippin', I was thinking I could be great
A#
Four track Tascam in my brief case
D
Back when I would cop my Jordan's straight up outta Eastbay
Gm
I was just 15 with some big dreams
Cm
Big shoes, big heart, no big screen
A#
Big talls, big balls, no fig leaves
D
Double-X-L well before I spit at 16
Gm
I was trippin': I was waiting for the right time
Cm
I was trippin': I was looking for the right place
A#
I was trippin': I was searching for the right words
D
Took a wrong turn, now my head is in the right space
Gm
I was trippin': I was taking all the wrong pills
Cm
I was trippin': I was righting all the wrong wrongs
A#
I was trippin': I was writing all the right songs
D
Looking for a miracle? You're fucking with the right one
[Chorus]
Gm Cm
I've seen some souls be friendly, I've seen some feet get loose
A# D
I've had some people in my life who know just what it do
Gm Cm A# D
I try to look for goodness even when I see bad
[Verse 2]
Gm
I guess it started with a big bang, like a gun shot
Cm
When the fall came, and we all stop
A#
Never school for the fools when the sun drops
D
We were having mad fun running from the young cops
Gm
I was on that low brow, thinking too much
Cm
Cynicism hit me early like the cold crush
A#
Did the knowledge until college then I froze up
D
Realize I ain't even working on my post up
Gm
Had a good shot though, with a big chip
Cm
But my shoulders were beholden to that dope shit
A#
I was thinking 'bout rhymes, I was dreaming 'bout beats
D
I was biding my time, I was sowing these seeds
Gm
I was - too cold to know that I ain't old enough
Cm
Too grown to know that I ain't growing up
A#
Two Tones was home so just throw it up
D
Black Paisley is back so just pour it up
[Chorus]
Gm Cm
I've seen some souls be friendly, I've seen some feet get loose
A# D
I've had some people in my life who know just what it do
Gm Cm A# D
I try to look for goodness even when I see bad
[Verse 3]
Gm
I am that Two Tone Rebel, Paisley stain
Cm
I got some skin so thick I was made for pain
A#
Never change my name, just check my veins
D
All the Wallace brave hearts, I'm the next to reign
Gm
I'm E-Dubble, powers combine when we troubled
Cm
I still lose grip and shit I still fumble
A#
Always get it back even when I'm off track
D
Cause I'm never off beat and I'm never on whack
Gm
God damn, how the fuck they let me get in
Cm
I just showed up with a couple records looking to spin and
A#
Lookin' to win, my cup been filled with a gin
D
I got the juice now too, still sick with a pen
Gm
And sick with the keys, and sick with my PC
Cm
My beats be off the meat rack fo' sheezy
A#
You see he - love the early arts, you can't see me
D
Two Tone Rebel entrusts you still need me
[Chorus]
Gm Cm
I've seen some souls be friendly, I've seen some feet get loose
A# D
I've had some people in my life who know just what it do
Gm Cm A# D
I try to look for goodness even when I see bad
Gm Cm
I've seen some souls be friendly, I've seen some feet get loose
A# D
I've had some people in my life who know just what it do
Gm Cm A# D
I try to look for goodness even when I see bad