Victory Lap

And they say Don't forget where you come from Don't die holding on to your words Cause you know you got a whole world to change But understand who you got to change first And I was like Fuck that humility bust back I remember the days with nothing but a bus pass I was just a little shorty hoping that I could find a bum to buy a 40 for me And have enough for a bud sack Yeah and I dance on that instrumental Unorthodox like Basquiat with the pencil Give me a microphone and a beat box I could vent to Music the only medium that I could find myself through Recluse sipping on some lean I would let loose Looking in the mirror watching myself lose Cleaned up in '08 got a job making barely minimum wage To get into that page Hit the road with RL performing in front of 8 people And that shit will check your ego About around that time I'm watching that EP go From nothing to getting us booked around the country I know no limits life can change in an instant 8 People turn into sold out shows in a minute And I'm watching my pops in the back row grinning With his glass up to my mom toasting this Guinness And we on we on Good music it lies in the ambiance When we leave here Will these words live on Till then we keep on making the songs So put 'em up up up up up so high So put 'em up up up up up so high So put 'em up up up up up so high put 'em up up up up up so high So put 'em up up up up up so high So put 'em up up up up up so high I remember that Freshman edition Last year thinking to myself like Yah nah I won't win it yet Probably won't get it but I'm gonna give it everything Play my position The next 11 months I gave it all everything I had left in me Left blood sweat tears in every god damn city No label no deal no publicist indie Just music that connected and fans that rode with me Throw me a gold mine and a co sign While you're riding a couple dope rides 2 women both dimes Not gonna lie that shit sounds so nice But I got creative control and my souls mine I wouldn't trade it maybe I'm crazy I put on for my city Seattle that raised me Rule 4080 it's really not changing Now a days make good music the people are your label So put 'em up up up up up so high So put 'em up up up up up so high So put 'em up up up up up so high put 'em up up up up up so high So put 'em up up up up up so high So put 'em up up up up up so high Oh my god feels like a victory lap Can I have that moment Can I talk my shit And they say Don't forget where you come from Don't die holding on to your words Cause you know you got a whole world to change But understand who you got to change first Put 'em up up up up Up up up up Put 'em up up up up Macklemore Ryan Lewis Seattle Put 'em up up up up Up up up up Put 'em up up up up so high