i remember that one time
Hev called on my way from port authority to atlantic city
and he was like 'jess you been writing?'
'just remember don't ever be anyone other than yourself'
theres a lot a heavy traffic jammed up in the city
lot a tɾains ɾunnin late ɾight now
i ɾiot of perfumes fills the air i breathe
stɾeet poets tellin tales ɾight now
pigeons gather ɾound crumbs on [C7]the pavement
junkies stumbling through hell ɾight now
kinky ɾeggae cutting through all [Em]the madness
mama i just wanna wail
you're high then you're low
ya hot then ya cold
you're young then you're old
ya junk then ya gold
but you [A7gotta stay
cool like [F]my [A]mama made
cool like [F]the box when the bills stay paid
cooler than some ice on [C7]a hot summer day
in my [A]liquor
cool cause its all [Em]we got
cool my [A]expression [C7]when the block gets hot
even though we know we go through a lot
we just gotta stay
cool
you [A7know we gotta stay
cool
daddy got [Fm7]his green card but he lost his woman
brother out there doing deals ɾight now
walking to [C7]the pop, pop, pop, of a .45
sneakers cracking crack vials ɾight now
write my [A]name in graffiti on [C7]a wall [Em]so if i die
i can live just a little bit longer
im coughing up a lung
cigarillos and [Bm]a blunt
mixing good spirits with some cheap vodka
cool like [F]my [A]mama made
cool like [F]the box when the bills stay paid
cooler than some ice on [C7]a hot summer day
in my [A]liquor
cool cause its all [Em]we got
cool my [A]expression [C7]when the block gets hot
even though we know we go through a lot
we just gotta stay
cool
you [A7know we gotta stay
you're high then you're low
ya hot then ya cold
you're young then you're old
ya junk then ya gold
the world is cold
but you [A7can't lose your soul
you [A7just gotta stay
everybody stay
you [A7know we gotta stay
namaste
cool
