Guess I Could

Yeah I'ma let these other dudes talk about how they're the best I'm just gonna get right into it and prove it Phazes, you ready? Then let's go I'd say I'm back but I never left And I could say I'm right but I never guessed I could talk shit for days but I never would But I could if I wanted, yeah I guess I could I'd say I'm back but I never left And I could say I'm right but I never guessed I could talk shit for days but I never would But I could if I wanted, yeah I guess I could It's Illy Illy, yeah back again, backing it up Sophomore slum not happening, chum Still ride through the Frankston line in my VX System cranked to all fuck, black cap with the hoodie up I got 'em tripping like I stuck my foot out Turnaround so quick 'cause it reads so sick That my rhyme book is hard to put down But it's always a safe bet that anything I put out's how hip-hop should sound They used to tell me my vocal chords didn't warrant a snowballs chance Ain't got a snowball no more man I got an avalanche Look at what I created with my two bare hands, when given half a chance I'm representing the future So I don't need no guest verses to prove shit, just talented producers Phizzle we still killing em before he hit the tarmac to split Left me some classic boombap as a parting gift Thanks for that, took it, ran with it and I never looked back I put my patch smack bang on a map Burn city where you at? I'd say I'm back but I never left And I could say I'm right but I never guessed I could talk shit for days but I never would But I could if I wanted, yeah I guess I could I'd say I'm back but I never left And I could say I'm right but I never guessed I could talk shit for days but I never would But I could if I wanted, yeah I guess I could Raised middle finger to your raised nose, home sweet home on a beat I make 'em move like the rates rose I know whats up, whats nothing and what matters most I ain't acting what I'm not knowing that I don't, never that I take none of this for granted, the privilege ain't lost on me It's common knowledge any minute it could stop (shit) So even when humility is tossed with the brags Still always thanks given for the props In this chase that I'm on, the road's steep I could tell you 'bout the peaks, the lows, little bit about the nosebleeds A little bit about weekends on no sleep Or jumping deep ends with both feet But it's worth it for my folks' smiles when I tell them bout my nights Or the front row reciting back every single line Or the people thanking me for the lyrics that I write Y'all pretty much validate the last decade of my life Humble thank you, for round two I've been run ragged but I must add Don't call it a comeback, 'cause um, yeah, about that I'd say I'm back but I never left And I could say I'm right but I never guessed I could talk shit for days but I never would But I could if I wanted, yeah I guess I could I'd say I'm back but I never left And I could say I'm right but I never guessed I could talk shit for days but I never would But I could if I wanted, yeah I guess I could I took my hobby, made a job of it and honest See the plane in the sky, or tune into the J's, man I'm probably on it But still broke mate, my quotables Have earnt me self-satisfaction and a few beers at my local Slice of humble pie, shit I lick the plate dry, but hey Not being big headed ain't easy with a size eight The time took to refresh the page We stood on our yesterdays triumphs leapt fences in the way, now Danny's international, Phazes' international J-Skub's a genius, Phrase is an animal Flag goes the business, me? I'm kicking goals from a distance Crooked Eye on that bullshit big shit I'm like a proud brother watching all my peers doin' it Still get a kick when kids say my music influenced 'em I promise I won't stop until it ain't just The fellas who be getting my lyrics tattoo'd on 'em, huh I celebrate the past but can't wait for the future to start Raise a glass for my graduating class like I'd say I'm back but I never left And I could say I'm right but I never guessed I could talk shit for days but I never would But I could if I wanted, yeah I guess I could I'd say I'm back but I never left And I could say I'm right but I never guessed I could talk shit for days but I never would But I could if I wanted, yeah I guess I could Man, I ain't even give you time to miss me man Straight back into it, shit I ain't even left the booth since Long Story Short, man We do this shit like no one else does it Crooked Eye, man --- Guess I Could - Illy