Another One..? Yeah, Another One. #SoGoneChallenge

I Am a Writer. I Am Not A Rapper. 


"And for the right price, I can even make your shit tighter."


But seriously I couldn't resist. I truly felt inspired by all of the videos that I have watched on the web responding to Chance the Rapper's, So Gone Challenge.

I may record this and upload the video so that you can get a better sense of the rhyme scheme. I'll see... But here are the lyrics and some clarification on some lines you may not have gotten. Yeah I rapped genius'd myself. 

So Gone..
Kinda caught me off guard/
Cupids arrow shot a brother straight through the heart/
Sweet, fine.. you loyal and you smart/
I got to show you off just like a trophy car/
We rolling.. Cruising down life's turnpike/
All them other hoes are now in my hindsight/
Now.. it's only you in the limelight/
You're my stars and my moon, so you shine bright/
Then you add our son.. that's my sky line/
Do what needs to be done.. so it's grind time/
Gotta get you that ring.. that blinds eyes/
So I can bend my knee.. when the time's right/
I'm a writer.. so you know I got wordplay/
Call the hate chirping.. that's what birds say/
You know I love what your work, work, work pay/
Too good.. Double feature.. Rihanna Drake/

Oh and I love to love you baby..
Oh and I love to love you baby..
Oh and I love to love you baby...
OoOoooOooooOoo
Lol

RAP GENIUS: Lines that may have went over your head are explained here.

I got to show you off just like a trophy car/
We rolling.. Cruising down life's turnpike/
So I took the analogy of my lady being a dope car and kept it going in the next line. Now we're driving (rolling/cruising) down the highway.

You're my stars and my moon, so you shine bright/
Then you add our son (sun).. that's my sky line/
She is my light at night, my stars and moon. The next line adds our son to mix. With a play on the words son/sun. Sun lights up the day. They complete my sky line. Night and Day.

You know I love what your work, work, work pay/
Too good.. Double feature.. Rihanna Drake/
When you work you get paid and her work pays well- too good. Work is a song by Rihanna featuring Drake. Too Good is a song by Drake featuring Rihanna. I incorporated both song titles into the bar. Double feature- two songs, two features both by Drake and Rihanna.

*Update: I recorded the verse. Only took six takes. Lol. Check it out here: 
So Gone Challenge - Summer 2016


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