Clouds to the Ground

[Intro: K-Rino]
Yesterday's somebody, it can happen to you
Can be today's nobody
Never forget the process of success

[Verse 1: K-Rino]
I remember when he first started writing in his class
He was raw and unpolished 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, "Girl, he 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 the 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 tryna meet
Man this happening so fast, it don't even seem real
Went from hanging on a corner to a million dollar deal

[Chorus x2: K-Rino]
Well its a long way down, from the clouds to the ground
From arrogant, to humble, from shallow, to profound
From the stars to the planet, your first or your last date
For fools, the top of the mountain is only half way

[Verse 2: K-Rino]
With no hesitation, he signed it the money had him blinded
So non-business minded he never noticed the fine print
Couldn't wait for his new master to cut the check out
First thing he did was iced his whole neck out
Couldn't wait to make it back to the hood and show out
85 thousand dollar chain on, no house
Starting to see a new life style he didn't know bout'
Women, drugs, VIP every time he go out
Hooked on that Hollywood, thoughts rearranging
His homies are his entourage, they noticing him changing
And many of them drop 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
Yeah the check was real big, not for him but the label

[Chorus x2: K-Rino]
Well its a long way down, from the clouds to the ground
From arrogant, to humble, from shallow, to profound
From the stars to the planet, your first or your last date
For fools, the top of the mountain is only half way

[K-Rino]
Now the games 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 em'
Sold into slavery, struggling for cash flow
Tryna find out why his royalty check was that low
The CEO said, "We financed 22 things
From cars to videos, 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 that was 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 quits ringing, the shows stop
And his next projects flop, they dropped him in a sec
Now the welfare cheque is only one he collects

[Chorus x2: K-Rino]
Well its a long way down, from the clouds to the ground
From arrogant, to humble, from shallow, to profound
From the stars to the planet, your first or your last date
For fools, the top of the mountain is only half way