Fly Away from 16s by Clem De La Creme

FLY AWAY

When I look around I find I'm surrounded by a system
ready to take me down like laundry
don't wanna lift me up,
ready to toss me out just like that garbage

foreign cousins and I, we're dime a dozen laowai,
they pay for the face, we all, we're just products,
the harder I work, it wont raise any eyes,
I make the same as those that show up drunk

what the funk, am I just wasting my time?
I enjoy what I do, but I find that I grind,
for the visa, for the paycheck,
for the free time, for the safe bet

let's face it, it's time to take risks,
it's my life I got to take it, take it right away,
forget the sunshine, forget the rainy day,
it's all the same in the end we all just fly away.

Fly away, we fly away, we fly away, we fly away,
we fly away, we fly away, we fly away, we fly away

Fly away, we fly away, we fly away, we fly away,
we fly away, we fly away, we fly away, we fly away

I see these people call me up to the stage, and I can see that they're ______,
and their egos in the way, and I can feel that shit's lame,
but can I blame when that dude used to be me?
I mean I used to be him? This definition I claim?

So to complain, I'm in no position,
fuck a whining bitch, I'll make rocking the mic my mission,
and as I center the stage and as I gather attention,
other voices try and drown me with their noise pokin' my patience,

So my breath I'm savin', by turning off the mic,
and I step to the side so that my guy can get light,
because I know deep inside that my own is shining bright,
and all the real homies know, I need your glow to find mine,

so I don't stress, because I know I have fans.
You know “the proof is in the pudding,” said the Cosby Jello man,
so hello pen, and good night to the crowd,
everyone keep on dreaming while I keep on putting out,

-Clem De La Creme

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• Hip-Hop/Rap
• Inspirational
• freestyle rap
• instrumental
• motivation music
• underground hip hop
• California