Lyrics Clouds to the Ground - K Rino

Clouds to the Ground

Yesterday’s somebody, it can happen to you, can be today’s nobody.
Never forget heheh, the process of success
I remember when he first started writing in his class,
He was raw and un-polished, but figured it out fast
Spitting flows for his partners, had em' all tripping
Freestyling to instrumentals in the ride flipping
Having dreams of putting his hood on the map,
Females was even saying «dirty good he can rap»
Made a low budget mixtape, did it for the love,
Started hitting shows up, and wrecking mics at the club
A young drug dealer saw him getting down at the spot,
Said «let me drop some money behind him and make it pop»
Put him in a real studio, paid for some beats
In 5 months 20, 000 units sold in the streets
Now he known in the city, life getting kind of sweet
People paying him to rap, and record labels try’na meet,
And it’s happening so fast it don’t even seem real
Went from hanging on the corner to a million dollar deal
But it’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.
From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound
From the stars to planet, your first to your last day
For fools the top of the mountain is only half way
It’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.
From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound
From the stars to planet, your first to your last day
For fools the top of the mountain is only half way
With no hesitation he signed it,
The money had him blinded.
So none business minded, he never noticed the fine print
Couldn’t wait for his new master to cut the check out.
The first thing he did was ice his whole neck out
Couldn’t wait to make it back to the hood and show out
85, 000 dollar chain on no house
Started seeing a new life he didn’t know 'bout
Women, drugs, V.I.P.
every time he go out
ed on that Hollywood, thoughts rearranging
His homies lost entourage, they noticed him changing
And many of em' dropped off, friends he was losing.
The few that stayed around only did so to use him
The shows he would pack em', The album went platinum
Expected the first check from that one to be a fat one
No publishing was happening, deals under the table
He had to check the real bid, not for him, but the label.
But it’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.
From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound
From the stars to planet, your first to your last day
For fools the top of the mountain is only half way
It’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.
From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound
From the stars to planet, your first to your last day
For fools the top of the mountain is only half way
Now the game is different from the first day they signed him up
Plaque on his wall, but the money wasn’t lining up
What happened to that cat who financed his first album?
The label paid him 300 grand to let them have him
Sold into slavery, struggling for cash flow
Trying to find out why he’s royalty check was that low
The CEO said «We financed 22 things, from cars to video,
Do you know what recoup means?»
Had to fall back, show money?
He smoked and blew all that
Tried to contact old friends, none of them called back
These was the people down when you was starving,
Now he can’t come around his head is a target
Never gave nothing back when you was on top
Kind of sad when the phone stops ringing and shows stop
And his next project flopped, they dropped him in a sec
Now welfare check is the only one he collects
But it’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.
From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound
From the stars to planet, your first to your last day
For fools the top of the mountain is only half way
It’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.
From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound
From the stars to planet, your first to your last day
For fools the top of the mountain is only half way