They tried to get rid of me
But from ocean to ocean
They gon' have to deal with me

I been overlooked, slept on, stepped on, left for dead
Always against all odds like Pac said
I'm the living Great Gatsby
But these boys are watchin' quick and disappear like Banksy
From ocean to ocean, sea to sea
I'm something that you gotta see

Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothin' that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

I practice what I preach, but I ain't gon' lie
Still got love for these streets, 305 'til I die
Still got love for these beats, that's why I spit this fire
You can catch me on the beach, 'specially on the islands
Took over my city, now it's time for the world
I live it, they rap it, there's a difference, girl
Gettin' paid more than athletes, man, life is sweet
GM on the status, papo, watch me, (woo)

Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothin' that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had (woo)

I got the world on my shoulder, still quick on my feet
Nas say sleep is the cousin of death so I don't sleep
These boys act like they hard but we know that they sweet
They wouldn't bust a grape at a food fight, papo, please
Went from rappin' with them boys with a mouth full of gold
To hanging with Slim Jr. down in Mexico
Take it with a grain of salt, and a, pound of gold
The game is to be sold, and not told, let's go

Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothin' that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had
Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothin' that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa (I bless the rains)
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

Copyright: BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., ROUGH TRADE PUBLISHING, Spirit Music Group, Universal Music Publishing Group
Writer(s): Armando Christian Perez, Bianca Stephanie Oechsle, David F. Paich, Gabriel Dunn, George Bechara, James George Saaib, Jeffrey T. Porcaro