The Grindstone

[Verse 1]
Just like anybody I’ve been knocked around
I started on a mic wrapped in paper towel
I just wish my grandma could see now
I'm getting played around the world, makin’ you proud
I used to care what these other rappers thought of me
Things they used to say to me really used to bother me
I always felt that I was an anomaly
My audience has grown like my province’s economy
I was like damn, these kids that I speak too
Lonely and broken hoping for a breakthrough
They need a role model that they can relate too
I want you to stay true even if they hate you
Even if they tell you that you’ll never make it
They said it to me, now I’m getting famous
Just because they talk doesn’t mean you gotta listen
Block 'em all out and focus on the mission
Let’s go!

[Hook]
Focus on the road that you’re travelin’ now
You can fall but you know, you could never back down
If you stay focused and go and maintain control
And you know that you got this!
Keep your nose to the grindstone
Sky is the limit, if you believe in a limit, homie I don’t
I stay focused and go and maintain control
And I know that I got this!

[Verse 2]
2002, that was the first time, Unkle Adams freestyled a punch line
I didn’t have a name yet, but I ran with it
I started practicin’ and became passionate
After a bit I became decent
I was always rappin’ at parties on the weekend
You see the people would gather in a circle
And yell words from my freestyle word flow
I kept flowing until I would turn purple
It wasn’t perfect but I was being heard though
I started recording and thought it was killer
My computer mic was wrapped in a pop filter
Made out of paper towel along with some scotch tape
Doesn’t matter how you start, as long as you’ve got faith
I’ve always had a sense that I was meant to do this
Whatever you love, the advice I give you is

[Hook]
Focus on the road that you’re travelin’ now
You can fall but you know, you could never back down
If you stay focused and go and maintain control
And you know that you got this!
Keep your nose to the grindstone
Sky is the limit, if you believe in a limit, homie I don’t
I stay focused and go and maintain control
And I know that I got this!

[Verse 3]
I built this brand as an independent man
With priceless advice and support from my dad
My family and friends, what more could I ask?
Furthermore, I think I was born for the task!
I used to make tracks in my mom’s apartment
Lived through a rough patch, made it through the darkness
Now I’m played overseas, look what I've accomplished!
The tougher the struggle the sweeter the conquest
I’m on this! Every little bit of it
It’s about time that I started seeing benefits
Ever since I was 14 I’ve been doin’ this
I’m new to some of you, but I am not new to this
I have calculated and reevaluated
I kept working, I never sat around and waited
I put my shovel in the dirt now the ground is breakin’
If you refuse to quit, then you’re bound to make it

[Hook]
Focus on the road that you’re travelin’ now
You can fall but you know, you could never back down
If you stay focused and go and maintain control
And you know that you got this!
Keep your nose to the grindstone
Sky is the limit, if you believe in a limit, homie I don’t
I stay focused and go and maintain control
And I know that I got this!