As track one of Sink or Swim: A Shawn Smith Story, “S.W.P.” takes its initials from Shawn Smith’s home of Southwest Philadelphia. The album revolves around Smith’s experiences in Philadelphia.
Every lyric and word of “S.W.P.” alliterates with one of the initials of “Southwest Philly,” hence the son...
[Intro]
Yeah
Yeah
Sink or Swim
(Yeah)
Shawn Smith
Yeah
[Verse]
Look;
Sadly witness pandemonium sully what's pure
Slowly watchin' people starve, wanderin' poor
Scary witness posers stackin' profits; sell what's potent
Speakin' wonders, people sensitively worship poets
Simple warnin', people separate wannabe players
Schemin' women playin' secretary watching' paper
Snitches wanted pigs, secretly without persuasion
Show what's poppin', say who' pitchin'? Set without probation
Seek witness protection, settle whatever profession
Stay within place still wary, petrified, shot it with pressure
Still watching' police slaughter whoever, please self without prosecution, uh
Snappin' without purpose, snatchin' women purses
Shoot whatever person, standin', watching', pre-observin'
Screw whoever plans, stay with paper so we prosper
Shotty, weakenin' plenty suckers with problems
Sinners without prayer serving weak people
Sellin' weed, percs, seein' wealth pile, so whats' peaceful?
Shooters who purposefully social' with people stylin'
Wearin' presidential slick ways plottin' some wicked penal
Subpoenas, warriors, paralegal, so we prison
Subconsciously war-mongerin' prodigies
Snakes wantin' payback, solemnly wishin' punishment
Satan workin' perished, souls wrongfully plunderin'
Soakin' wisdom, proverbs, stated what's possible
Sharin' words, parables, showin' who's powerful
Sanitize, wreck property, show wealth properly
Stop wild poverty, say welcomin' prayers
So women prevail, solicitation wasn't playful
Sacrificin' what's precious showed her what's painful
She was prostitutin', savin' wages, parkin' squatters
Winning' profits, stackin' where there were prices, she wanted Prada
Social websites patronizin' self-worth
Petty standards—which people sportin' whatever purse
Stand with prayer—Savage what's poppin'? Super wavy
Plus smart with patience
Southwest Philly
[Outro: Shawn Smith + sample]
Southwest Philly
Southwest Philly ("—vouch for days")
Southwest Philly ("—vouch for days")
("Southwest—vouch for days")
("Southwest—vouch for days")
("Southwest—vouch for days")
S.W.P was written by iamBNJMIIN & Shawn Smith.
S.W.P was produced by iamBNJMIIN.