Long Winding Road-欧阳靖

[ti:Long Winding Road] [ar:欧阳靖] [al:100 Grand Jin] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Long Winding Road - 欧阳靖 (MC Jin) [00:16.81]I seen it before uh yeah [00:19.99] [00:20.68]Hundred grand jin uh [00:22.50] [00:23.22]Check it check it check it out [00:24.97] [00:26.71]I'mma take yall back on this journey real quick uh [00:30.28]Take ya'll back in time [00:31.97]It's a oldie but a goodie [00:33.38] [00:34.12]Check me out yall uh [00:35.98] [00:38.58]Ayo the streets is quick to talk [00:40.33]Like jin things ain't been the same [00:41.96]Since you left 106 and park [00:43.73]Remember when them cats hit you with them chinese jokes [00:46.24]You came back hard and held it down for chinese folks word [00:49.47]But what else was I suppose to do [00:51.42]You either win or go home it's non negotiable [00:53.96]This was 4 years ago but when shorties pass my way [00:56.86]They look at me sideways like it was last friday [00:59.48]Damn ain't that a testament of skill [01:01.87]I took 7 weeks and finessed it into to a deal [01:04.18]Had the hood in a frenzy no question I was ill [01:07.05]Pulled out the all chain and my destiny was sealed [01:09.65]Mo money mo problems ain't that a b**ch [01:11.93]So much drama in my life you would think I was rich [01:14.58]Recall my first advance prepared for whats next [01:17.18]Sitting on the train just starin at the check [01:19.76]Copped the used sc 17 cash [01:22.22]Threw the chrome 20s on and put the rest in the stash [01:24.75]Told my fam pack up no more chasing a home [01:27.14]Or staying at relatives well get a place of our own [01:30.01]And even though the feeling was good [01:31.91]Don't get it twisted naw money we still in the hood [01:34.93]Now a year's gone by with no sign of release [01:37.41]What happened to jin the buzz starting to die on the streets [01:40.12]As far as rhymes go I ain't never running out but [01:42.85]Without distribution I ain't never coming out [01:45.28]Trying to find my way out of the dumps [01:47.12]Then learn chinese dropped and got me out of my slump [01:50.33]Fell out my chair when the sh*t hit the bassment [01:52.77]Look this ain't just a song it's a statement [01:55.20]My intent was never to exploit my descent [01:57.99]When it went national it was a major event [02:00.42]It seems like for everyone one step forward I take [02:03.01]It's three steps back I'm sure you could sorta relate [02:05.62]And the streets know I'm d**e on the mic [02:07.69]They the same ones telling me yo they ain't promoting you right [02:10.72]Ayo jin how you expect to make a killing [02:13.22]When damita jo struggling to do a million [02:15.89]Yet I'm feeling no regrets on the moves I make [02:18.35]Cause I been the underdog since I came [02:20.45]Out the gate mothawhhut [02:21.85] [02:25.38]Ayo static I owe you for this one man [02:27.80]Uh huh you know how we do man [02:30.64]It's a new day a new beginning [02:33.08]Oh no no no the story don't stop there [02:35.33]I'm just getting started [02:36.81]Lemme see lemme keep going yall [02:38.19]Check it out [02:38.90]Uh uh uh uh [02:41.21]Where do I start gota find me a spot [02:43.46]04 that's when the rest is history finally dropped [02:46.63]Did a joint with a kanye in one single night [02:49.26]Just to find out the roc wouldnt clear the single rights [02:52.05]Back to the drawing board we go [02:53.95]Got two labels fighting for creative control [02:56.91]Virgins like jin we need a crossover track [02:59.49]Either that or well just keep pushing ya sh*t back [03:02.04]Went against my better judgement shot a video for [03:04.98]Senorita a couple of chicks loved it [03:07.67]And that's cause they like to shake in the club [03:09.64]But that song ain't truly show what I'm capable of [03:12.41]Did 20k the first week of release [03:14.86]Didn't cry I just kept working the streets [03:17.62]When the smoke clear say what you want I [03:19.99]Scanned over 100 thou in less than 12 months [03:22.68]Now you figure that's minus heavy rotation [03:25.22]On every television and radio station [03:27.69]Some say I flopped I say f**k what they think [03:30.31]Over a 100 thousand heads f**ked with the chink [03:32.75]And that only grows at a phenomenal rate [03:35.27]Out of 50 I done ran thru 39 of these states [03:37.85]The love that I receive I'm earning it [03:40.00]From the smack dvd sh*t to the 50k tournaments [03:43.11]You hear the punch lines and think yeah that's quite ill [03:45.52]When I'm battling I think about the gas and light bill [03:48.50]And that's barely enough to survive [03:50.64]To the point I might have to get a 9 to 5 [03:53.21]Maybe this rap thing just wasn't meant to be [03:55.75]Didn't know it was a 100% me [03:58.49]Upon instinct I decided to quit [04:00.83]Not for publicity but the fire was lit [04:03.38]To burn down what they saw as a decoy [04:06.17]In order to rebuild you gota destroy [04:08.99]So me and kamel got it popping [04:11.13]And there you have the birth of the crafty doctrine [04:13.76]Properganda hit stores I refuse to wait [04:16.24]Sales were mediocre but the reviews were great [04:18.90]I walked down a long winding road just to get here [04:21.59]Follow my footprints they'll never disappear [04:24.13]Yeah