More Than Music II

(album: More Than Music - 2017)

[Ollie & His Friend:]
Yo, Denton, you coming?
Yeah, bro, I'm coming
You-uh, you coming to Brian's tonight?
A-Ah, I don't know, man, we'll see
You're going to the studio again, aren't you?
Yeah, I might record a couple songs
Alright, you're missing out
There's always another one, man, I'll come next time
You realize you say that every single time?
Aha, yeah, I'll see you Monday

[Ollie:]
Used to drive past my highschool on my way home from work
Had a factory job where no one ever factored in my worth
Didn't feel I had a purpose, I was only going through the motions
Growing up, thought that I'd be more; everyday fought with these emotions
Just some college dropout, I ain't got nothing to lose
Every weekend I'd be lost inside the booze
Every weekend there was never nothing new
Same time every Monday hitting snooze, no
You don't wanna be that guy
Letting life pass you by, I'd sit in my room and just cry
People just laughed at my music
Used to tell me I was stupid
Playing my songs at the party
Only as a joke for the amusement
I stayed focused, keeping my music first
Lost a lotta friends-honestly, it hurt
Now this year I'm the one laughing
'Cause I'm tripled all their fucking net-worths
Never let that change who I am
Got a long way to go, always staying humble
Not like half these rap songs where they mumble
Every song a piece of me, I never crumble
Every song is real, coming from the heart
Never changed, same kid from the start
Been through so much past few years
With my fanbase, only right we chart
Team finally rising; reach multiplying
I spent every last dollar on the music
Tryna make a change in a world of pain
Please, don't you ever confuse it
Messages from fans say they wanna die
I spend all night writing back replies
Tryna be a human, most these rappers don't
All they see is fucking money in they eyes
Don't care what anybody think of me
They know nothing more than my name
Share my whole life inside every song
I put everything I had on a plate
I put everything I have into this
This is more than just some rap song
This the only way that, lately, I cope
This the only way that I get along
Pure passion, I turn my thoughts into action
I'm gonna make something lasting
I will never fall for the lies they masking
Or the criticism they casting
After my struggle, never thought I'd be here
I've done shed so many of my tears
Now I work in a studio
While all my friends out drinking on beer
I'd give everything to make it, I ain't play around
Sinking every single moment in the sound
That's called dedication, I don't tweet and fake it
If you want it, you gon' have to come and take it
Started off, I could barely buy a meal
These days I'm getting offered record deals
That's a story that nobody else can steal
That's a story that nobody else can steal, no

I finally know who I am
Took some dark times to find the place where I stand, yeah
For all the times I was losing, I guess it helped me make something much more than... music
More than... music