Verse 1:
Examinin' my upbringing, how it brought me
To what I've become, meaning

All my tribulations and triumphs
Have turned me to a lion, a King
I'm holdin' the throne of Louis XVI

That's where my city got it's name from
Came from The Ville
The same slum that turned Clay to Ali

So I'm arriving at the realization
They can't stop me Louisville, Kentucky is what's inside me
It took me long though, to find the Rondo

Deep in me, but recently I'm bringin' heat
Get even with this odd slope
This opportunity has risen from the concrete

A vision when my mind thinks
You listen to my heart when I speak
Won't miss a beat, I'll hit my peak eventually

With patience I can make it I will never
Break a Cardinal sin to take a dive
Or counter the option of sweepin'

The competion I draw
Now how's that for a Strong mission


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Verse 2:

What if Cassius Clay never had his bike stolen
Darrell Griffith never brought a title home
And Brian never defeated Goliath in the Orange Bowl

Pervis was nervous and everything
I ever wrote was a torso
My heroes taught me to believe in myself

Now every time I write a rhyme
I think of people I've dealt with
The evils I let filth my mind, it's time

To put aside these demons from hell quick
See what my L's meant
A Slugger when I'm up to Bat

A Colonel bout to pop
I'm Cruisin' to the top, and I'm on Fire
Every time I jot

The Greatest, flowin' like a butterfly
So what am I, I'm stingin' like a bee
And beating beats till they believe in me

Cause you can never be the flyest if you never try
I'm on a mission, Recognition
Now I'll sever ties with the thought of fear

I'm here to make all you cheer
I won't slow down, this whole sound
Was written, FOR MY HOMETOWN


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