This ain’t no ordinary record/
This ain’t no ordinary record/
I guess it’s just the type that you be playing every second/
Securing my place, I’m just praying to be mentioned, Lord!/
I gotta do this for my parents/
65 soon, pray their pension is protected/
My girl looking at me like I better get a mention/
She’s wanting those McCartney’s, so I have to make a Lennon/
And not some Ordinary Record/
Said that I was crazy for this work and all this effort/
I’m told the ones who make it really is a small percentage/
As for negative opinions, never took into perspective/
Beat this game boy, found a lane in all the Tetris/
It’s a celebration, look who made it through the wreckage, yeah/
This ain’t no ordinary record/
If I’m talking for the record, I’m a force to be wreckoned, what’s up?/
Chorus Part 1:
Tell the truth to me, please don’t ever lie/
‘Cos I’m feeling all this pressure, still I got to take my time, what sup?
I said victory is mine/
How I handle all this pressure, confidence my only crime/
Verse 2:
This ain’t no ordinary record/
This ain’t no ordinary record!/
This is for the people and the fans who represent it/
I appreciate your time, I’ll make the most of your attention/
It’s a celebration - know we out here living reckless/
Making memories of nights, that will never be remembered/
Having conversations, that I never recollected/
People lying to my face, but somehow I’m not affected/
Still a couple names, that will question my direction/
Soon as shit be popping off - they hit me up like ‘yo lets get it’/
And that’s for up and comers to the ones with all the credit/
And unless you’re in my circle, I make no effort to check it/
Hamley tell ‘em:
They don’t make 'ordinary records’, nah/
We don’t make ordinary records/
Nothing ordinary about it, if we did you wouldn’t check it/
Why the fuck you listening? You contradict yourself in seconds/
Yeah, they got ordinary records/
You got about your business, we’re just doing something different/
You can jump on board, or best be swimming with the fishes/
I ain’t never had a choice - it’s either this or washing dishes/
Quit reaching for my sneaker soles/
I thought I told you get some decent clothes/
A different rapper, ain’t no ordinary message/
And I guess it took a while, now they finally start to get it, whats up?/
Chorus Part 2:
Been waiting all this time/
I feel we’re almost there/
Been waiting all this time/
I feel we’re almost there/
Verse 3:
This ain’t no ordinary record/
This ain’t no ordinary record/
I ain’t servicing this song, I’m only going back for seconds/
This is a quick reflection, this is not for music directors/
This is not for the label, or dudes putting out the record/
I purely mean that for real, I don’t mean it as disrespectful/
I’m Ali - only winner without a medal/
That’ll change soon - me and Hamley are going mental/
Like Britney in her breakdown, my ‘Breakdown’ was a hit single/
Still feel like it kinda missed you - somebody just ducked a missile/
These people think it’s a joke, like we ain’t really involved/
Like I ain’t working a job to support the shit that I wrote/
Like I ain’t booking promoters and paying them through the nose/
Like I ain’t hit up artists I love to open for them at shows/
And honestly, I’m fucking stoked/
Addicted to this momentum, did I mention I’m fucking close?/
This ain’t no ordinary record/
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