Neighbourhood Hit

(album: Live At The Spiegeltent - 2013)

[Solo:]
You should have seen him when he saw this piano, man. He was like, all his Christmases came at once. Give it up y'all! He nearly missed the plane this morning and when he turned up he was like, "Uh, I was just practicing a little bit." Now I can see why. What the fuck was that, man?! Crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy. Very blessed to have these dudes on stage with us this evening. Alright, let's do this.

When I step up in the place with the swagger of a genuine pride
It's the return of the kids bombing mainline
Spitting rhymes written from the same drive
That had us out till daybreak hitting the train line
Laces strapped, tins tucked in your backpack
Chasing dreams that we traced out of graff mags
We studied lessons from a culture of kings
Who coulda known what tomorrow would bring?
See there are walls in the streets 'round my neighbourhood that read like photo albums
Moments in time, frozen for those who know about 'em
Snapshots of kids growing up, staking their claim
Now the very same kids are tryna blow it up
And there's been some stormy weather, but whatever
Believe me and my brothers, we weather it together
Till I'm old and grey and my words fade away
Like plum purple in the sun's rays, I'ma rep the One Day

[Joyride & Solo:]
One day is what we chase, but now
We out for much more than fame, I guess some things change
We used to try to keep the neighbourhood hit
Now the same dudes are tryna write the neighbourhood hit
We went from back lanes to backstage, and now
We spray words without paint, time waits
For no man, so we got no time to waste
Joyride, what you gotta tell 'em, man? (Yo, yo)

[Joyride:]
I said, "We ain't that sick, but we need ambulances"
Got Tony Danza stanzas, who's the boss of the manner?
I'm a boss with some manners, I mind my p's and q's
You're excused if you think that you could fill my shoes
Hate being rude, but if it's about to go down
Feel free to count me in like James Brown
One, two, three, fo', and get on up
And if you looking for a sure thing, bet on us
'Cause we pay about a dollar-oh-four
Every time we step offstage they holler for more
[?] 'cause every track that One Day's on
Is as big as [?] and the house always wins
Go on and pop a headspin for your fellas
Got the kind of ladies making all the hooties get jealous
Mm-hmm, they cut like Cialis
'Cause she's staring into my balls like fortune tellers, ha

[Joyride & Solo:]
One day is what we chase, but now
We out for much more than fame, I guess some things change
Try and keep the neighbourhood hit
Same dudes is tryna get the neighbourhood hit
We went from back lanes to backstage, and now
We spray words without paint, time waits
For no man Y'all didn't know he could rhyme too did you, huh?
Yo

[Solo:]
If I never sell a record I can still feel I've made it
'Cause I've shared stages with some of my heroes
I'm not talking 'bout the headline act, the rap superstars
Nah, I'm talking 'bout the boys that I grew up with
The same kids when I look back in 10 years time
I hope I'm able to say I blew up with
I grew up quick, no time to waste time
Time waits for no man, I'll design my fate
The same kids putting up out for the fame, but
The medium's changed from streets and paint
To beats and words, and we got a new canvas
Forget the neighbourhood, we taking the whole earth
See I believe in my One Day fam
The One Day heads will chant the words across the land
Until that time I stay on the grind
With some faith even a sinner can turn water into wine

[Joyride & Solo:]
The one day is what we chasing now
We out for much more than fame, I guess some things change
We used to try to keep the neighbourhood hit
Now the same dudes are tryna write the neighbourhood hit
We went from back lanes to backstage, and now
We spray words without paint, time waits
For no man, so we got no time to waste
It's just me and my brothers chilling with none other

[Solo & The Audience:]
Now when we say, "One Day," you say "All day"
"One Day," "All day," "One Day," "All day"
When we say, "One Day," you say "All day"
"One Day," "All day," "One Day," "All day"
When we say, "One Day," you say "All day"
"One Day," "All day," "One Day," "All day"

[Solo & Joyride:]
One last time ladies and gentleman, would you please make some noise for Jono Graham on the guitar. Up the back, Daniel Neurath on the keys. On vocals, Joyride, give it up, y'all. On percussion, my man, Dane Connor, give it up. On the bass, A Diddy.
Ayo, Brissie make some noise for the Kid Solo one time!
Thank you so much. Forreal, you guys have been amazing. We've had a fucking ball play for you. Enjoy the rest of your night. We'll see you out the front. Take care Brisbane. Thank you so much, and hopefully we'll see you again very soon. Peace y'all! And we out. Thank you!