Clouds to the Ground - K Rino

Yesterday’s somebody, it can happen to you, can be today’s nobody.

Never forget heheh, the process of success

I remember when he first started writing in his class,

He was raw and un-polished, but figured it out fast

Spitting flows for his partners, had em' all tripping

Freestyling to instrumentals in the ride flipping

Having dreams of putting his hood on the map,

Females was even saying «dirty good he can rap»

Made a low budget mixtape, did it for the love,

Started hitting shows up, and wrecking mics at the club

A young drug dealer saw him getting down at the spot,

Said «let me drop some money behind him and make it pop»

Put him in a real studio, paid for some beats

In 5 months 20, 000 units sold in the streets

Now he known in the city, life getting kind of sweet

People paying him to rap, and record labels try’na meet,

And it’s happening so fast it don’t even seem real

Went from hanging on the corner to a million dollar deal

But it’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.

From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound

From the stars to planet, your first to your last day

For fools the top of the mountain is only half way

It’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.

From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound

From the stars to planet, your first to your last day

For fools the top of the mountain is only half way

With no hesitation he signed it,

The money had him blinded.

So none business minded, he never noticed the fine print

Couldn’t wait for his new master to cut the check out.

The first thing he did was ice his whole neck out

Couldn’t wait to make it back to the hood and show out

85, 000 dollar chain on no house

Started seeing a new life he didn’t know 'bout

Women, drugs, V.I.P.

every time he go out

ed on that Hollywood, thoughts rearranging

His homies lost entourage, they noticed him changing

And many of em' dropped off, friends he was losing.

The few that stayed around only did so to use him

The shows he would pack em', The album went platinum

Expected the first check from that one to be a fat one

No publishing was happening, deals under the table

He had to check the real bid, not for him, but the label.

But it’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.

From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound

From the stars to planet, your first to your last day

For fools the top of the mountain is only half way

It’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.

From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound

From the stars to planet, your first to your last day

For fools the top of the mountain is only half way

Now the game is different from the first day they signed him up

Plaque on his wall, but the money wasn’t lining up

What happened to that cat who financed his first album?

The label paid him 300 grand to let them have him

Sold into slavery, struggling for cash flow

Trying to find out why he’s royalty check was that low

The CEO said «We financed 22 things, from cars to video,

Do you know what recoup means?»

Had to fall back, show money?

He smoked and blew all that

Tried to contact old friends, none of them called back

These was the people down when you was starving,

Now he can’t come around his head is a target

Never gave nothing back when you was on top

Kind of sad when the phone stops ringing and shows stop

And his next project flopped, they dropped him in a sec

Now welfare check is the only one he collects

But it’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.

From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound

From the stars to planet, your first to your last day

For fools the top of the mountain is only half way

It’s a long way down from the clouds to the ground.

From arrogant, to humble from shallow to profound

From the stars to planet, your first to your last day

For fools the top of the mountain is only half way