Raising The Skate

[Verse 1]Heaven, have mercy on the hypnic jerk you blame for your speechWalk around the block againWait 'til I feel cool and straightWith a diaristic bent on undertaking[Pre-Chorus]Careful, steadyAre we steady?Cruel and ready[Chorus]I'm not bossy, I'm the bossShooter, not the shotOn the tip and fit to executeI'm chief, not the overthrownCaptain, not a cronySo if you wanna row, you better have an awfully big boat[Verse 2]Holding a package from a total stranger who claims to know meNaw, you never knew me, man, not even a fractionYou just glimpsed your own reflection in a gold sheen[Chorus]I'm not bossy, I'm the bossShooter, not the shotWell-composed with keys to raise the skateI'm chief, not the overthrownCaptain, not a cronySo if you wanna throw, you better have an awfully big stone[Bridge]We could hang out for the summer while you wait for your girlDip a toe 'til it's soaked and freezingBut just because I let you kill time dangling me from the quarryDoesn't mean that I won't land on my feet[Chorus]That's cause I'm the bossCaller of the shotsSutanejo, never spit to meChief, play my own right handNot haggish, but the hagHow naive to trampleShe who's running from the stampedeI'm raising the skateLook, I'm raising the skate