K-Rino - On The Way Down lyrics

Well, looks like we got another one
They seem to never learn until
They crash and burn
Lot of these guys sat on the mountaintop
Got full of they self then
Took that long long drop tell me ‘bout it

I’m about to give some game up
I saw a lot of folks before they flamed up
Then watched them change up
After they came up
Accumulated fame but see I knew
That they had changed
‘cause they head became swolе like they
Had fluid on they brain
Whеn they was hungry
Whatever they had would be plenty
Hell, it used to be a time when
You’d be glad to see a twenty
Then they gradually ascended to the
First one in the line
And the people you used to run with
Now ain’t worthy of your time
We was loyal through your brokeness and the
Flaws you used to show us
Now you hardly seem to notice those
Who saw you at your lowest
You got higher status
Old school homies you canceled fastest
Made some new friends to match
With your current financial bracket
So now that you are rubbing elbows with
The rich and powerful and turned
Your back to people who knew you
Was still proud of you
But guess what? Success just tests us
And when you lose everything
You was blessed with
That’s when you know you messed up

(on the way down)
You see everybody that you ever clowned as
You fall back to the ground, catch ‘em
(on the way down)
Nobody that gassing you up is some of the
Ones you shunned now passing you up, see ‘em
(on the way down)
It’s a long painful drop at the bottom
When you once sat at the top, catch ‘em
(on the way down)
That’s the time you gotta pay up and face the
Ones you stepped on on the way up

I won’t stop ya you went from Burger King
To steak and lobster
But, I knew you when you didn’t
Have a pot to piss in
Now watch ya dissing ones who gave
Props to everything you dropped
But now you on top, knocking your own roster
You say you relatable, but that was debatable
The reason why others tolerated you
‘cause you paid ‘em to
You don’t have none of your real
Patnas from the past wit’cha
All you keep around you now
Are yes-men and ass-kissers
Fools who cater to your craziness
Like they were waiters
No matter what you say
It gets favored by your enablers
But when the day that you start
To fade comes to a head
I hope and pray that you was able
To save some of your bread
‘cause the status that you once had
Is now leaving you fast
It’s only so long you can last
When you treat people like trash
The more you try to fake the part
The more you make it harder
Went from selling out packed arenas to
"can I take your order?" saw ya

(on the way down)
You see everybody that you ever clowned as
You fall back to the ground, catch ‘em
(on the way down)
Nobody that gassing you up is some of the
Ones you shunned now passing you up, see ‘em
(on the way down)
It’s a long painful drop at the bottom
When you once sat at the top, catch ‘em
(on the way down)
That’s the time you gotta pay up and face the
Ones you stepped on on the way up

On your way down, you saw that friend who
Believed in your dream
But, you never felt like he was good
Enough to be on your team
Your first love who stuck with
Ya when everybody fled
But, you broke up with her soon
As you started making some bread
When you didn’t have a car
The homie that came fast
Who drove you around town and
Never asked for any gas
The neighbor that used to feed
Ya but you betrayed that
And the cat that loaned you that
Money you never paid back
Remember your homeboy who took the
Rap for your drugs?
And the Gs in the hood who
Protected you from the thugs?
The person who bought you some clothes
‘cause you couldn’t afford ‘em
The fan who wanted an autograph from
You but you ignored him
The patna you started with who
You been knowing for years
Down since day one, but when you left
You stole his ideas
The young up-and-coming fella that met you
Last summer who wanted to learn
From you but you gave him
The wrong number saw ya

(on the way down)
You see everybody that you ever clowned as
You fall back to the ground, catch ‘em
(on the way down)
Nobody that gassing you up is some of the
Ones you shunned now passing you up, see ‘em
(on the way down)
It’s a long painful drop at the bottom
When you once sat at the top, catch ‘em
(on the way down)
That’s the time you gotta pay up and face the
Ones you stepped on on the way up