Dam Pam

[Verse 1]
Yeah, this is a message for Boots Riley
It's T-K.A.S.H. callin' back about
That hypeman spot you offered, I could smash it out
See you at Slim's Friday and thank you for this opportunity
Tell Pam, "Thank you" for linkin' you and me together
Before I go, please call me back
And tell me what I need to know as far as learnin' certain tracks
"Kill My Landlord," "Genocide And Juice"
I could listen and rehearse the words while I'm slidin' through
What time is cool? When the soundcheck?
Pardon if I sound a little silly, my career hasn't left the ground yet
Hasn't found yet, hasn't grounded and set and expounded yet
The Coup is givin' me a chance, so I'm down with that
That's how the phone call went
I was never at a loss for sharin' with her what the phone call meant

[Refrain]
I'm strugglin' with the death of a friend
That I miss and may never see again
Damn, Pam

[Verse 2]
I couldn't be a hypeman forever, as if I can't get my plan together
I can't endeavor I can get better
As if my chance to develop decline with time
And I had to settle? Look
After the ghetto manifesto and the pork and beef
Things got super bad, I couldn't afford to eat
Employed defeat, ignored the freeze from The Coup tours that ceased
But Pam still continued to speak
She reinvented picadilly and cornered the catering game
Pam still continued to eat
The crowd used to yell, "Get Down!" thrice
And on the tables, Pam was nice
Pam was like to every woman on the one's and two's
Prince recognized talent, not gender qualified her as the one to choose

[Refrain]
I'm strugglin' with the death of a friend
That I miss and may never see again
Damn, Pam

[Verse 3]
I remember signin' with Paris
And you bein' overecstatic and excited to share it
I was embarrassed and scared without you in the beginnin'
But over time, I discovered what was always there inside me
You knew it from the jump, and I realized now
How much of that motivation used to guide me
"Turf War Syndrome" dropped, but even after that
When all of the income stopped, I respect our friendship
Because it does not exist contingent of porin' on rap record
And if it is hot, because if it's not
You run the risk of some who switch and come
To exist with you in proportion of the hits you got
Over time, we both left The Coup
But I'm grateful 'cause you stayed down with me, and I stayed down with you

[Refrain]
I'm strugglin' with the death of a friend
That I miss and may never see again
Damn, Pam