K-Rino - Clouds to the Ground lyrics

Yesterday's somebody, it can happen to you
Can be today's nobody
Never forget the process of success

I remember when he first started
Writing in his class
He was raw and unpolished 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, "Girl, he 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 the real studio
Paid for some beats in 5 months 20
000 unit's sold in the streets
Now he known in the city life
Getting kind of sweet
People paying him to rap and
Record labels tryna meet
Man this happening so fast
It don't even seem real
Went from hanging on a corner
To a million dollar deal

Well it's a long way down
From the clouds to the ground
From arrogant, to humble, from shallow
To profound from the stars to the planet
Your first or your last date for fools
The top of the mountain is only half way

With no hesitation
He signed it the money had him blinded
So non-business minded he never
Noticed the fine print
Couldn't wait for his new master
To cut the check out
First thing he did was iced
His whole neck out
Couldn't wait to make it back to
The hood and show out
85 thousand dollar chain on, no house
Starting to see a new life
Style he didn't know bout'
Women, drugs, VIP every time he go out
Hooked on that Hollywood
Thoughts rearranging
His homies are his entourage
They noticing him changing
And many of them drop 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
Yeah the check was real big
Not for him but the label

Well it's a long way down
From the clouds to the ground
From arrogant, to humble, from shallow
To profound from the stars to the planet
Your first or your last date for fools
The top of the mountain is only half way

Now the games 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 em'
Sold into slavery, struggling for cash flow
Tryna find out why his royalty
Check was that low
The CEO said, "We financed 22 things
From cars to videos
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 that was
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 quit's ringing
The shows stop and his next projects flop
They dropped him in a sec
Now the welfare cheque is
Only one he collects

Well it's a long way down
From the clouds to the ground
From arrogant, to humble, from shallow
To profound from the stars to the planet
Your first or your last date for fools
The top of the mountain is only half way