Road by Ettrick Shepherd Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Just wait til you’re seeing me live
A beast on the mic
I don’t care if you don’t like the music - believe what you like
But you ain’t a fiend for the limelight
I’ve seen first hand what effort does
Locally known and I’ve now got a buzz
Sticking with it and not giving up
Is a must and I trust that I’ll be huge
That’s gonna be me soon
Smoking baccy in the greenroom
With a (1) growing cash flow, they (3) know I’m back
On the straight and narrow and I’ll keep true
That’s what this is all gonna lead to
When I’m touring I’m taking the team too
Bring energy to everything we do
If you come to a show then you’ll see proof
[Chorus]
Where do I take it? Where do I go?
I was not born to lay low
I've got too much talent to show
So just wait 'til I hit that road
Not slowing down until I explode
So just wait 'til I hit that road, road, road
[Verse 2]
I’m on the hard road and I’m sick of drinking from the sun
The work ethic is bit different cos my whole life got restrung
I’m still only young
Got more to learn and more to get done
I see no point in biting my tongue
Cos I do this for more than just fun
It’s a drug and celebration of life
To hit the stage that’s why I’m chasing the high
Not living great but not faking a life
Fuck a twist of fate - I’ma just take it in strides
Take me to the open mic so that I can rip it up
To make these other rappers wanna go and cry
I’m on my rise - it’s never overnight
For far too fucking long I’ve been a poltergeist
[Chorus]
Where do I take it? Where do I go?
I was not born to lay low
I've got too much talent to show
So just wait 'til I hit that road
Not slowing down until I explode
So just wait 'til I hit that road, road, road
[Verse 3]
This is a performing art
So let the performance start
That feeling of a mic in my hand got me
High then I found myself falling hard
I can’t get a gig and for that I feel torn apart
I crave for the spotlight but I’m all in dark
I need a live crowd watching me talking fast
Instead of rapping to crickets and stalks of grass
It’s a rush that run after
Even though I feel rundown from yelling my
Lungs out, I need to reach other towns
By any means, I don’t give a fuck how
I’ll acknowledge I require a plot
More than just writing a lot
Maybe I need to change the approach
That’s why I have gotta take to the roads
[Chorus]
Where do I take it? Where do I go?
I was not born to lay low
I've got too much talent to show
So just wait 'til I hit that road
Not slowing down until I explode
So just wait 'til I hit that road, road, road
Just wait til you’re seeing me live
A beast on the mic
I don’t care if you don’t like the music - believe what you like
But you ain’t a fiend for the limelight
I’ve seen first hand what effort does
Locally known and I’ve now got a buzz
Sticking with it and not giving up
Is a must and I trust that I’ll be huge
That’s gonna be me soon
Smoking baccy in the greenroom
With a (1) growing cash flow, they (3) know I’m back
On the straight and narrow and I’ll keep true
That’s what this is all gonna lead to
When I’m touring I’m taking the team too
Bring energy to everything we do
If you come to a show then you’ll see proof
[Chorus]
Where do I take it? Where do I go?
I was not born to lay low
I've got too much talent to show
So just wait 'til I hit that road
Not slowing down until I explode
So just wait 'til I hit that road, road, road
[Verse 2]
I’m on the hard road and I’m sick of drinking from the sun
The work ethic is bit different cos my whole life got restrung
I’m still only young
Got more to learn and more to get done
I see no point in biting my tongue
Cos I do this for more than just fun
It’s a drug and celebration of life
To hit the stage that’s why I’m chasing the high
Not living great but not faking a life
Fuck a twist of fate - I’ma just take it in strides
Take me to the open mic so that I can rip it up
To make these other rappers wanna go and cry
I’m on my rise - it’s never overnight
For far too fucking long I’ve been a poltergeist
[Chorus]
Where do I take it? Where do I go?
I was not born to lay low
I've got too much talent to show
So just wait 'til I hit that road
Not slowing down until I explode
So just wait 'til I hit that road, road, road
[Verse 3]
This is a performing art
So let the performance start
That feeling of a mic in my hand got me
High then I found myself falling hard
I can’t get a gig and for that I feel torn apart
I crave for the spotlight but I’m all in dark
I need a live crowd watching me talking fast
Instead of rapping to crickets and stalks of grass
It’s a rush that run after
Even though I feel rundown from yelling my
Lungs out, I need to reach other towns
By any means, I don’t give a fuck how
I’ll acknowledge I require a plot
More than just writing a lot
Maybe I need to change the approach
That’s why I have gotta take to the roads
[Chorus]
Where do I take it? Where do I go?
I was not born to lay low
I've got too much talent to show
So just wait 'til I hit that road
Not slowing down until I explode
So just wait 'til I hit that road, road, road