On My Own

[Intro]
“What up, this Jahi, you missed me
Leave me the details”
“Hey, whats up
How you doin’, I’ve been trying to call
Call me, man, it’s your dad calling, call me whenever”

[Hook: Dwele]
I can’t be reached, not today
Got to get out on my way
And spend some time alone

[Verse 1: Jahi]
Hey yo, I’m turning off the cell phone
Not taking messages
Centering myself
Take it back to the genesis
Feed the revelations
My patience running out
Trying to hold out, waiting for my album to be out
Typhoon
Stay focused on a positive outcome
Going through a life change like Minister Malcolm
I take the H train, get off at Central station
Staring out the window [?] contemplating

Record on the charts
Things are slowly starting
Western union my daughter’s tuition
For kindergarten
I plant seeds in my musical garden
Things are crucial now
I focus on the harvesting
I chill low key in a corner at a café
Headphones on as the mellow beats play
I text my lady
Let her know I’m alright
I just need a little quiet time in my life
So ah

[Hook]
I can’t be reached, not today
Got to get out on my way
And spend some time
So much going on
I need a day to get away
Feel it on the block the music play
Spend some time, so much going on

[Verse 2: Jahi]
I take a walk and I breath in the night sky
34 and 1/3 years have gone by
I’m getting older
Carrying the weight a world on my shoulders
Thinking of a classic
This my Illmatic
I walk past every day people when they walk the street
Thankful for my life
For missing the summer heat
I got a lot going but I’m still not complete
But I’m standing on my own two feet
This is what I see

I reach the masses with rhymes
Remember to rejuvenate ‘em
Back on the train
And I’m feeling great
I get to my pad, get my pen and pad
And write about my thoughts and the day that I had
I spark some vegetables
And I get comfortable
My calendar of business I got about ? full
I exercise for an hour, take a hot shower
Then I sit back and dream like Dr King
But ah

[Hook]

[Verse 3: Jahi]
3 am the middle of the night
More to write
Hot tea a left over meal made me feel right
Took a day to myself
Just what I needed
Everybody need to do it, meditative
We all run around work these jobs, getting wealth
The best part health is really loving yourself
Catch a glimpse of the sunrise
New day beginning
Gotta keep moving
But I still remember when I…

[Hook]