Tell Me A Story by JXJs Lyrics

[Hook]
Tell me a story you was locked in with nowhere to go
Tell me a story how you went from the streets to the show
Tell me a story when you'd believe anything
Tell me a story when you tried to give her everything
Tell me a story you was dreaming of the finer things
Tell me a story when you got your first diamond chain
Tell me a story I don't wanna make the same mistakes
Tell me a story I could listen all day


[Verse 1]
I’ll tell you a story about flying overseas
All the way from Handsworth, his feet and his hands hurt
Pockets short of p's, but a heart full of hope
Escape a life of unease, to one that he can cope
People dying nonstop, bare riots and gunshots
Succumb to the norm and lose his life with one shot
Or rise above the ashes and as time passes
See his life change drastic now he ‘bout to wreak havoc
New people, new land, he sticks to the same plan
Make a diamond out of sand, with sweat and his bare hands
Cold winters, must fight it - his fire, ignited
Money, can't find it - his hustle, supplied it
Doubters, never quiet - but his confidence keep ‘em silenced
And constantly reminded that where you from don't mean
You can't be what you dreamed he reached for the stars and reamed
A path through the seams so tell me!
[Hook]
Tell me a story you was locked in with nowhere to go
Tell me a story how you went from the streets to the show
Tell me a story when you'd believe anything
Tell me a story when you tried to give her everything
Tell me a story you was dreaming of the finer things
Tell me a story when you got your first diamond chain
Tell me a story I don't wanna make the same mistakes
Tell me a story I could listen all day

[Verse 2]
How about when I was rocking fake Yeezys
The shit they taught at middle school was too easy
The old days when me didn’t believe in me
Then I got my head on right and took flight
Then I got the style all right with sick Nikes
Cleaned up polo buttoned up all tight
I registered my goals in life, and started coming at ‘em
Took my seat on that flight and went to come and grab ‘em
Accomplished real shit that I could never ever fathom
Next stop South Beach whipping in a Phantom
No matter how high you get there’s always coming down
No matter how best you friends they always turn around
No matter that mess you made you can save
Just praise the one God and reclaim the stage
And refresh the page, okay..

[Verse 3]
Tell me ‘lil bro what you been dreaming ‘bout
Riding slow round town with them Beamers out
Not cars I'm talking ‘bout some real goals
Like doing some raps making me a ‘lil dough?
How ‘bout school, be a big time CEO?
I'm young so who knows?
Man that's true though
No one can tell you what you can or cannot do bro
Tell me a story
Hmm, how ‘bout when I got my first diamond chain
{laughter}