Madlib
Ups and Downs
Verse 1:
I got a lady who’s proud of me
So I’m boosted everyday
But some days
I feel like just another rooster on the hay
If a man screams in a booth
And nobody hears it
Does it make a sound?
A griot so bound?
It’s going so fast
Am I at where I’m supposed to be?
Numbers have dwindled for the people that are close to me
My homegirl told me I’m the type
To dive in and hold on for dear life
Couldn’t have been more right
These days
My skin been feeling thicker than ever
I don’t fit in these circles
I figure different is better
In an industry that don’t care
If you’re quick or you’re clever
So at time I feel the rain
But I’m fit for this weather
Praises go up
And blessings come back
My mind blown
The love is so viscous
Like a discus I’m thrown
So when them downs come
I envisage a high throne
With a water logged flow speak life to the dry bones
Stranger in this land
But this music be my home
On this microphone spill what I’ve learned in this life zone
Hook:
Whatever goes around
Comes around (feel that)
Every lifetime is a lesson
This is what I’ve found
No matter who you are (feel that)
Gonna have your ups and downs
Whatever goes around

Verse 2:
Struggle is indiscriminate
But so is God’s presence
You don’t need a membership
To benefit from blessings
In the strangest places
Encounter divine activity
Rules be golden
Covering like a fitted sheet
I learn from those who came before me
Get intimate with stories
That’s why to me history isn’t boring
There’s nothing new under the sun
What’s done has already been done
What you want?
One
Outro:
No matter who you are
You’re gonna have your ups and down
Whatever goes around, comes