Mega Ran, Alfred Banks - Hometown Prophet lyrics

Ben Franklin said absence sharpens love
Must of been my town that cat was talkin' of
I used to tell my girl she
Was too far to visit
She said if you wanted to do it
You would of did it
And she was brilliant, that there sealed it
Problem was she too much to deal wit
The only place I see you is my dreams
So when they sleep on me I
Know just what it means
This is a sad overview
How a dude tour the world and
Come back as a local dude

Hard to be humble and take the
Scraps they throw to you
That's why I don't speak up
Unless I'm spoken to
Put the work in first and
Pray they notice you
Save your breath for the takes
In the vocal booth
They might not call Ran the coldest dude
But after I hit the stage they all
Know the truth man you know I love my town
So it kills me when I'm not around
But, I got to keep movin'
Cause my goal is improving

To be in this rap game, lyrics was chosen
Doing the damn thing, I swear I'm focused
I'm from New Orleans
My people I hope they all know it
But now I gotta see the
World like the Atlantic Ocean
Or the Pacific both coasts I gotta visit
I live my city no doubt
But dog I'm on a mission
Gotta vision of being the hottest rapper out
Nothing but quotables coming outta'
This rappers mouth
Packed crowds every town every venue
For everyone to know my name
No matter what you into
To do that, I gotta dip like queso
But no matter the place on the map I may go
I hold my city down, I'll make my city proud
Got 'em on my back, make 'em smile
Never frown with all respect new

Man you know I love my town
So it kills me when I'm not around
But, I got to keep movin'
Cause my goal is improving

Rep my town though I'm hardly home
Tryna run my city like I'm Smarty Jones
And I play my part, display my art
Wayne and Garth, we gone party on
My short term goal, tear it up
Be a local legend, don't care enough
And my long term goal looks
Hopeless, when I approach it
I just move the carrot up
Faced with the task of
Holding down two cities
So different neither one knows what
To do wit' me so I'm just in the wind
Like the sheet of paper
In American Beauty, until I meet my maker
I'm Kevin spacey
Flirting wit a younger chick
Who don't know my government
I'm gluttonous for punishment
She put a price on my head
I told em' double it
Been through it all in my city I'm
Still I'm love wit it

Man you know I love my town
So it kills me when I'm not around
But, I got to keep movin'
Cause my goal is improving