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lyrics
this is for all the people with 9 to 5's and 6 to 12's. check for the music video
lyrics
Chorus
This is for my people out here hustling trynna make it
ain’t nobody give us nothing so we gotta take it
gotta keep our spirits up the devils trynna break it
this is for my people out here hustling on that late shift
Cooking on that late shift
Cleaning on that late shift
This is for my people out here grinding on that late shift
Pushing on that late shift
Leaning on that late shift
This is for my people out here grinding on that late shift
Verse 1
Gotta nine to five, got a six to twelve
trynna put that gas in the ride, trynna put that food on the shelves
Got old bills, with the same news
got new green, with the same blues
New Balances are tight ‘cause we’re in the same shoes
so we need to stop making the same moves
Two car garage
felt it smelt it, it ain’t a mirage
gotta get this money and get out of dodge
but these Beastie Boys wanna Sabotage
I work all day and I work all night man
got more work to do that the average white band
For these BG’s trynna stay alive
us OG’s got more than a nine to five
Chorus
Verse 2
For calloused hands, and tired eyes
for future plans and valiant tries
For people out here on a mission
high on coffee and ambition
striving for higher positions
For easy answers, to hard decisions
looking ten years from now, more than 20/20 vision
Look, this is for all the people who called into work tonight, to come to the show, let’s go!
Chorus
Bridge
I know it gets hard sometimes/
out here on your grind
Out here chasing for that silver and gold/
the highway up to heavens got a crook on the toll/
don't everybody like the smell of gasoline/
my hands are dirty, bill collectors after me/
tired hands and callouses can't fake this/
this is for all my people working on that late late shift/
That late shift (8x)
credits
from The Watermelon Man,
released August 1, 2020
released September 24, 2013
Written by Bomani Armah
Produced by Bomani Armah
Vocal Arrangements by Bomani Armah and Cordell "Drama" Carter
Vocals Bomani Armah, Mark Hatcher, Wanda "Ms. Lola" McDonald
Engineered by Bomani Armah
Mixed and Mastered by William Vaughan IV
Bass David White
Guitar Mark D. Hatcher
All other instruments Bomani Armah
