Do It Alone is the second single off of D. Knight’s project “Hidden Gem”. This song finds D. Knight in a moody, reflective space as he looks back on his journey to see how far he’s come while realizing how much longer he has to go.
Verse 1:
Trying not to get stuck in my ways, can't live life on a treadmill just running in place
In desperate need for a change, Because everyday feel like one of them days
Still I keep my head up on straight, 'cause it's mind over matter that's how I maintain
With everything that's on my brain, it's the music that keeps me from going insane
Tryna cope with losses, I just lost my Auntie back in August
I been through a lot I'm still walkin', I done grew a lot I'm still evolving
Though I'm steady getting through college, certain times I've thought about droppin'
Workin the same old job got me exhausted, I think my spirit needs some recharging
Had a lot of rainy days no raincoat, I been out and about but I stay low
Hard not to lose sight of the main goal, when everybody try to tell you where you can't go
Been a lonely path, ever since my OG Moe Beats passed
So many tears I was holding back, Thought it'd be a downhill slope from that
But every single day been an uphill battle, dodgin' all the snakes in the fields where they rattle
Calculated steps when my shoes on gravel, I just hit the booth, let the truth unravel
And everything coming from the heart, I make light of all my thoughts coming from the dark
Brighter days ahead know they comin' from afar, and I know the world a stage I'm just here to play my part
Hook:
God on my side I can't do it alone, it's way too hard to get through it alone
Just let me be 'cause I'm too in the zone, just let me be I'm too in the zone
No passenger I'm just cruising alone, me and this road I'm just cruising alone
Still on a journey just moving alone, still on a journey just moving alone
God on my side I can't do it alone, it's way too hard to get through it alone
Just let me be 'cause I'm too in the zone, just let me be I'm too in the zone
No passenger I'm just cruising alone, me and this road I'm just cruising alone
Still on a journey just moving alone, still on a journey just moving alone
Verse 2:
I know my family got faith in me, I know my family pray for me
I stay on the go no breaks for me, 'cause ain't nobody gonna wait for me
These blessings they coming from somewhere, as soon as I feel like no ones there
My city ain't got too much love there, better off keeping my distance from there
Tell me how can I fly? With the weight of the world on my wings
Every year it gets harder to rise, but I'm still getting closer it seems
I'm hoping it's not an illusion, cuz shit feel like it ain't been movin'
I'm not hear to make no excuses, patience my only solution
Everything been goin kinda slow, opportunities ain't been knockin' tho
I kick down the door if they lock it tho, I gotta keep runnin' no stop and go
So I set my target then lock and load, 'cause I gotta have it like Watch the Throne
And my main objective is hurdle the obstacles and overcome the impossible
See I been on a mission but it's bigger now, got dreams that are in need of living out
Focused on the bigger picture now, made some minor changes things is different now
I'm only in my 20s but I wish I had it all figured out
Need to stay calm and stop trippin' out, nothing's been the same it's just different now
Hook:
God on my side I can't do it alone, it's way too hard to get through it alone
Just let me be 'cause I'm too in the zone, just let me be I'm too in the zone
No passenger I'm just cruising alone, me and this road I'm just cruising alone
Still on a journey just moving alone, still on a journey just moving alone
God on my side I can't do it alone, it's way too hard to get through it alone
Just let me be 'cause I'm too in the zone, just let me be I'm too in the zone
No passenger I'm just cruising alone, me and this road I'm just cruising alone
Still on a journey just moving alone, still on a journey just moving alone
Do It Alone was written by Ty Rose & DeShawn Knight.
Do It Alone was produced by Ty Rose.
D. Knight released Do It Alone on Wed May 16 2018.