A Long Road by Tunnel Rats Lyrics
[Intro: Macho]
So uh... where have you guys been?
We haven't heard from you in a while
We've been here in the studio
In the house in a back room
Perfectin' the rap skills, Dert perfectin' the breaks
I'm sayin' we just been learnin' the business
Along the way we lost some things but we gained some things too
We started this, we gon' finish it
Believe that!
[Verse: Macho]
Yo it's been a long road, it's been a long slow process
Of us rats dealin' with cats' nonsense
Been gone since you heard us last
Like Moses at the back of the mountain learnin' to fast
Analyzin' the past, preparing for tomorrow
Prayin' for present times, this population of sorrow
This millennium bug had thugs on some ol'
"High-tech internet information collect"
Knowledge without wisdom'll be a fatal regret
Hackin' into your system and posin' more than a threat
Let it never be said that the standard ain't set
By these TR emcees and yeah, tunnel vision's still 20/20
Older now savin' every penny
Coulda been wildin' out and sippin' plenty Henny
Instead I chose to chill, just ill when I hold the steel
Rethinking all the feelings I was told to feel
Hit the stage, now I bring it with soul for real
Know I'm young, but I'm feeling like a soldier feels
Wise to the politics of what's fake and what's real
Wise to the games that are bein' played
Forget the shade, I'm ready to work
Throw me back into the game where the fame and the dirt
Go together, last forever
'Cause I choose to be better than the generation that screwed me
Thank God for all the wise fathers that schooled me
Still much to learn, props to earn
Many heads to turn, numerous mics to burn
On the way to the future that been foretold
Picture me settlin', yo I don't want the gold
Want the platinum, not only for the loot and the plaque
Want the type of influence to put the Rats on the map
When I speak, y'all hear, when I teach, it's clear
But for now we doin' our thing, making people aware
That these Tunnel Rats got no inhibitions or fear
Already hear that gossip from strangers and peers
Whisper in ear, tell the people that this is our year
So uh... where have you guys been?
We haven't heard from you in a while
We've been here in the studio
In the house in a back room
Perfectin' the rap skills, Dert perfectin' the breaks
I'm sayin' we just been learnin' the business
Along the way we lost some things but we gained some things too
We started this, we gon' finish it
Believe that!
[Verse: Macho]
Yo it's been a long road, it's been a long slow process
Of us rats dealin' with cats' nonsense
Been gone since you heard us last
Like Moses at the back of the mountain learnin' to fast
Analyzin' the past, preparing for tomorrow
Prayin' for present times, this population of sorrow
This millennium bug had thugs on some ol'
"High-tech internet information collect"
Knowledge without wisdom'll be a fatal regret
Hackin' into your system and posin' more than a threat
Let it never be said that the standard ain't set
By these TR emcees and yeah, tunnel vision's still 20/20
Older now savin' every penny
Coulda been wildin' out and sippin' plenty Henny
Instead I chose to chill, just ill when I hold the steel
Rethinking all the feelings I was told to feel
Hit the stage, now I bring it with soul for real
Know I'm young, but I'm feeling like a soldier feels
Wise to the politics of what's fake and what's real
Wise to the games that are bein' played
Forget the shade, I'm ready to work
Throw me back into the game where the fame and the dirt
Go together, last forever
'Cause I choose to be better than the generation that screwed me
Thank God for all the wise fathers that schooled me
Still much to learn, props to earn
Many heads to turn, numerous mics to burn
On the way to the future that been foretold
Picture me settlin', yo I don't want the gold
Want the platinum, not only for the loot and the plaque
Want the type of influence to put the Rats on the map
When I speak, y'all hear, when I teach, it's clear
But for now we doin' our thing, making people aware
That these Tunnel Rats got no inhibitions or fear
Already hear that gossip from strangers and peers
Whisper in ear, tell the people that this is our year