Standard from DUMB by Josey

l could have been a teacher,
but l like following crowds
and all my idols grip mics like jazz singers,
pretend like Don Cheadle, do coke like Rick James,
Say dang like Mike Eagle, and a bunch of other follies
l don't want to go into
"oof" is what l say when my chest hurts
cause this smoke just burns my lungs, and l wear striped shirts.
Which slims my already slim figure,
and in the vain of what l was saying at the start of the verse:
l am didactic like Victor Wooten,
l've been keeping true to form
when l rap, l rattle off a booklist
l'm a small, queer redneck with a red neck
from getting necked by a gay chick, oof

l could be your little sidekick, but only if you want to,
my invitation's just that.
Gee, l hope that all my favorite rappers write back to my fan mail
l hate being a male, man. Please don't call me man, mail
me a resume if you would like to be my fan.
Fuck all the profanity l'm dumb as Sean Hannity
from sipping on these IPA's l got from my local brewery
Hear my speech impediment? l went to class for speech and shit
in elementary school and now l'm spitting and l'm killing it
excuse me teacher can l kick it?
yes you can
Thanks for the tip, Q-tip,
but can l really understand your message"
l'm frankly skeptical if l even can
because my lineage hasn't kicked it since before the dawn of man

let's go ahead and set the standard
let's go ahead and acall it a religion if we couldn't be the best
then we could be the brightest stars that you ever saw
sawing through these barriers like butter in the summer in a parked car
and l announce my presence with a small scar
tucked under some capris or some pantiehoes and so far
no one notice
no one know where l are ?

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• Hyperpop
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