Umbrellas (God Forgive Me)
Written by: Michael Turner & Christopher Portugal
[Spoken sample:] They're tryin' to get an education, they're smokin' pots, they're drinkin'... you know, all the same that... you know, we smokin' pots, but we're drinkin'... but these kids, you know, they're tryin' to learn something. Yeah, they don't even go to school, and the people stick up for 'em... and the people stick up for 'em while they're tryin' to get an education.
[Double K:]
My best days, my stressed days
Lord forgive me, I'm 'bout to get blazed
My best days, uh, my stressed days
Lord forgive me, I'm 'bout to get blazed
[Thes One & Double K:]
Uh, my best days, uh, my stressed days
Lord forgive me, I'm 'bout to get blazed
Uh, my best days, uh, my stressed days
Lord forgive me, I'm 'bout to get blazed
Uh, my best days, uh, my stressed days
Lord forgive me, I'm 'bout to get blazed
My best days, uh, my stressed days
Lord forgive me, I'm 'bout to get blazed
[Rap sample:] Los Angeles be smokin'
Los Angeles be smokin'
[Spoken sample:] If you ain't down, you better not hang around
[Double K:]
My best days, uh, my stressed days
God forgive me, I'm 'bout to get blazed
Call up the homies, tell 'em it's on
Call in sick or something, we 'bout to get it jumpin'
Mixin' cocktails, it's only one p.m.
Roll an eighth in a Zig-Zag, the opposite of slim
Now there's smoke in the air and everybody's irie
Roll another and another, smoke it down entirely
'Cause this is what we doin' while we checkin' the grip
JazMak's in the house, y'all, so don't even trip
Another day in L.A., I couldn't ask for more
Sit back, enjoy the weather, my family together
There's liquor everywhere as the sun creeps away
It's like a getaway, fillin' up the ashtray
If this was my last day, I threw up the peace sign (peace!)
Give my brothers a hug, pour my lady some wine
Sit back and recline, blow the smoke out my nose
Collectin' my thoughts for the toast that I propose
May the Most High protect and preserve
When we get down, we get up. Peace, that's my word!
[Rap sample:] Peace!... Peace, see ya later!
[Thes One:]
Sometimes, life is too much to handle and comprehend
At both ends, burnin' your candle, and
I phone a friend and use a lifeline, a red line
Or sometimes, I let the sunshine burn and unwind
Just sippin' IPAs until the sun rays stop
Double'll roll a pot that looks like Cascade House
And smells similar, his signature like Smoke on the Water
So roll it, Kemosabe, and slide me the firewater
It's hotter than wasabi, my hobby: dealin' with life
So sometimes we party just to get through the night, though
They said that you're too old, maybe you're too young
Or maybe they forgot the point of life is to have fun
So tonight, I'm Tupac in the moonlight, a few shots
Of moonshine and Sprite, hangin' like a stalactite
The People Under The Stairs like rats in the maze
Enjoy your journey and have fun, I paraphrase, it goes:
[Thes One:] Uh, my best days, uh, a-stressed days
[Double K:] Lord forgive me, I'm 'bout to get blazed
[Thes One:] Uh, my best days, uh, a-stressed days
[Double K:] Lord forgive me, I'm 'bout to get blazed
[Thes One:] Uh, my best days, uh, a-stressed days
My best days, uh, a-stressed days
[Double K:] Lord forgive me, I'm 'bout to get blazed
[Thes One:]
Throw your hands up in the air
And say "Fuck it!", a-y-ya just don't care
It goes one beer, two beers, three beers, cheers
Have no fears, aw yea-yah!
([Double K:] Hey, you trip, man. Hold up. Yeah, aite. Do it!)
Just throw your hands up in the air
And say "Fuck it!" because you just don't care
It goes one beer, two beers, three beers, cheers
Have no fears, aw yea-yah!
Uh, just one beer, two beers, three beers, cheers
Have no fears, aw yea-yah! [repeats]
([Double K:] Just throw your hands up in the air
And wave like ya just don't care [repeats ad-libbed])
Uh, just...
Trivia:
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This track appears on the following releases:
- 12 Step Program (2014) (LP, Cassette & CD) - PUTS Records (PL7015)
