Copy written 2014 : Folkes Know Music

Written, Recorded, And Produced by:
Steven "S. Knowles" Knowles

Performed by:
Steven "S. Knowles" Knowles
Adam Folkes

Mastering Engineer:
http://www.SeaCoastMastering.com

LYRICS:
Verse 1 (POV: As A Child) :

Imagine life with no choice, no dreams to be seen
No food for 2 weeks, you only dream to just eat
See people smile as they walk by, can't even notice that
You 13 with no home, (but) would they care if you told them that
Think not, so its back to the block that you were raised in
Same block you saw your own mother get raped in
Same block your pops got shot for not payin’
You prayin’ for hope, but all you get is the waitin’
It’s greener on the other side, you feel theres no way in
So you look to the money maker, seein’ as you stayin’
Takes you in, tells you that he's got you like his own son
Gives you product, even gave you your own gun
Was never given so much, you make yourself a promise
You gone be best at this, and never quit, shit, regardless
Went from being homeless, to the man on the street
And that’s just the same link that makes the cycle repeat


Adam Folkes - Chorus:

What do I do?
Where do I go?
Guess I’ll do the same thing
This is all I know
What do I do?
Where do I go?
Guess I’ll do the same thing
This is all I know


Verse 2 (POV: As A Young Adult) :

You just turned 21, look around, it’s just you
They all dead or in jail, you feel you gotta fill the shoes
And you made it this far off what you knew
So it makes sense not to try anything new
Got yourself a nice car, nice house, a nice girl
But good things never last, ‘cause you ain't livin’ in a nice world
You try to make it work with your girl, but now she pregnant
Gotta be a man and make a plan for your decedent
Time to make a last call to step away from your dependence
And after that, your name was never to be mentioned
Ended the call with one last "hurry lets sale"
One last risk, after that, no worries of jail
Little did you know, that call got told
To the people you owed, to the people that showed
Sittin’ in back of the lac', with a strap, laid flat
’Til game time, you surprised... You should’ve already known

(Chorus)

Verse 3 (POV; As The Girlfriend) :
You lost the father to your son, but you make yourself a promise
You gone be the best at this, and never quit, shit, regardless
Fuck abortion, ‘cause this baby deserves a chance
Even though you know he don't come with a service plan
Newborn son, year one, you back in the projects
Still payin off debt with rent, cause you don’t got checks
You unemployed, but hustle ass after dark
Struttin’, talkin’ nasty when you pass every car
Came back short one night, you went to pay what you got
But you remembered what he said ‘bout that, so you stopped
Come right back home, and you cry to your son
"Sorry baby gotta go, but mommys gotta run"
Two weeks later he got pains in his tummy
So he runs downtown in search for a little money
Went from having a home to bein’ alone no the street
And thats just the same link that makes the cycle repeat (ya see)

(Chorus)

Outro Chorus:

Where do you go from here?
When all you see is confusion.
Plus, it’s been so many years.
Still it all seems to be an illusion.
You don’t want to waste you time,
If it’s not right.
I’ll be your light.
Come follow me,
Just follow me.


The Cycle

Copy written 2014 : Folkes Know Music

Written by:
Steven "S. Knowles" Knowles
Adam Folkes

Recorded, And Produced by:
Steven "S. Knowles" Knowles

Performed by:
Steven "S. Knowles" Knowles
Adam "Croon" Folkes

Mastering Engineer:
http://www.SeaCoastMastering.com

Adam Folkes - Verse 1:

Seein these women trippin 
all out here in the club
everything hangin out 
Girl thats not what I…..want
guess ill jus get to sippin 
and try to have some fun
sippin turned into drinkin
Damn I think I’m getting buzzed
I usually dont do this
but I cant help myself
get on the dance floor 
Dancin like there is nobody else
And then I see ya 
And you see me like its only us
I gotta trust
This feelin might be love



Hook:

Girl I can’t help it, know Im staring
But you caught my eye
You look so different from these women
Up in Here tonight
These girls be trippin, halfway strippin
I just pass em’ by
You know I gotta try
Just walk up and be like…
Look at you (x4)



S. Knowles - Verse 1:

See I rarely go out anymore
Really, I don’t know what that’s about anymore
To get drunk, get wasted, get high, get low
Shit, it’s all a show to find that one to go home with
Forget all that, I be on that grown shit
That’s what I keep saying, until I picked up my phone (shit)
I just got that text…
“We pre-game at the crib, then the club comes next”
Ah… I know what I should do (mhm)
But knowing what I could do (mhm)
And what I would do (mhm)
Got me throwing on my good shoes (mhm)
But just like I thought,
It was the same old crowd at the brand new spot
Then I saw you from across the room
Tried to quit looking, but I couldn’t stop


(HOOK)


S. Knowles / Adam Folkes - Verse 3:

S.Knowles:

So what do I do?
Cuz I feel something else when Im looking at you
Something new, Something different
I fight it, I admit it
But I really can’t deny in all ways you kinda wit it

S. Knowles:

And I just cant believe
Amazed from what I see
Imagine this could be
Us

S. Knowles:

Got me lost in my own head
Stuck in aw Cuz I saw but we aint met
Yet, Still I feel you looking back too
Pass through Grab ya hand let and me ask you

Adam Folkes:

Can I have a minute 
Of your time
Im tryna see really whats on your mind


(HOOK)





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