Lyrics
Left France I was just knee-high
Coming from a place that's gritty that they call Grigny aka gny Gri
Rolling through the city driving thinking what it could of been like
If my Dad never chose to move to the Uk Croydon Heath side
Allow me to reintroduce myself
I'm from Congolese origin origin
First name Jonathan Jonathan
Surname definition similar to sovereign
No pain no glory
Imma embrace the bad with the hood
It's time that I told my story way before I was Beaman in my hood
Way before the streets and the litness
Lord be my witness when I admit this
I remember it so vivid French kid couldn't speak a word of English
They used to think I was timid
But really I was just observing learning when everything felt alien
To know where you're going fam you better know where you're from
I know it's a journey on this road that I'm on
Worthy able and know that I'm strong
Gotta stay sturdy even when you feel that it's long
The measure of man don't come from comfort and convenience but from trial and Tribulation
Trust the process practice patience
Your gonna see progress might get failure failure but it's all part of the greatness
Only way from the bottom is way up
Can only pray that a man just stay up
Already know that the family there
I know I'm protected by my Mums prayers
Open up more gotta remove the layers
In this to win it so I be amongst players
Distance myself from any betrayers
Some say carry on incorporating the french in your rap it's different
Been persistent at it consistent but I feel a slight resistance
Can't stop gotta keep going yeah even if they can't see the vision
Gotta keep flowing yeah and going hard on the riddims
Way before the streets and the litness
Lord be my witness when I admit this
I remember it so vivid French kid couldn't speak a word of English
They used to think I was timid
But really I was just observing learning when everything felt alien
To know where you're going fam you better know where you're from
I know it's a journey on this road that I'm on
Worthy able and know that I'm strong
Gotta stay sturdy even when you feel that it's long
The measure of man don't come from comfort and convenience but from trial and Tribulation
Trust the process practice patience
Your gonna see progress might get failure failure but it's all part of the greatness
Way before the streets and the litness
Lord be a witness when I admit this
I remember it so vivid
They used to think I was timid
But really I was just observing learning when everything felt alien
To know where you're going fam you better know where you're from
I know it's a journey on this road that I'm on
Worthy able and know that I'm strong
Gotta stay sturdy even when you feel that it's long
The measure of man don't come from comfort and convenience but from trial and Tribulation
Trust the process practice patience
Your gonna see progress might get failure failure but it's all part of the greatness
Jonathan M'Foumou-Titi
O/B/O DistroKid