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lyrics

Chorus:
You'd rather plant seeds than grow trees,
buy fast food than groceries,
A slower life's what we both need
So please stop chasing your trophies
and hopefully we'll both have piece
x2

I'm from the burbs where the drug scene's worse
Where people who smoke weed take adderall first.
I know plenty coke fiends who don't know what broke means
cuz they pay for those things with cash that daddy offers
and most are close to bleeding from the Have-it-all curse
Now I suppose that you believed you had it off worse
in the struggle I'm burstin your bubble
My generation's thirstin for trouble and for our ADD
I blame Sesame Street.
For stereotypes and anger I blame the Power Rangers
the danger in these times, is the family decline
If it comes up, she can count on me being a man for mine
cuz it's a lot of Baby-daddies who don't wanna bother with being a father
and they come from both blue and white collar
backgrounds but when dad's around
physically and emotionally where he's supposed to be,
supposedly a stronger kid's brought up
but you say you don't wanna get caught up in the game
but your kid needs more from you than a momma and a name

Chorus:
You'd rather plant seeds than grow trees,
buy fast food than groceries,
A slower life's what we both need
So please stop chasing your trophies
and hopefully we'll both have piece
x2

Maggie:
He feels like winning the race
But where are you headin towards?
He moves so swiftly
Trying to get more
But don't you know the man
Who walks so slow
Sees every bird, mother, munch and smile

Chorus:
You'd rather plant seeds than grow trees,
buy fast food than groceries,
A slower life's what we both need
So please stop chasing your trophies
and hopefully we'll both have piece
x2

credits

from HipHop: Art Music of the Future, released September 12, 2010
Credits:

Composed by
Rico Sisney
Maggie Vagle

Emcee
Rico Sisney

Vocals
Maggie Vagle


Sax
Chris Beckstrom

Keys/Piano/Vibes
Charlie Coffeen

Drums
Rob Dicke

Bass
Garrett McGinn

Percusssion
Chris Paquette


Executive Producers
Rico Sisney
Aunnoy Badruzzaman

Sound
Ben Gordon
Elliot Little
Dana Minetti
Brandon Vogel
Tom VanDerBeek

Mixed by
Elliott Little

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Rico Sisney Chicago, Illinois

I am the emcee for Chicago bands Sidewalk Chalk and Treehouse and the founder of Chicago Artist collective The Gala. Artistically, those are my main pursuits so please follow and support them.
I rarely release anything solo and even when I do I enlist an "Army of Geniuses*" to help make it happen. I make music that I love. If you dig it, let's get down.
*Quote from Lawrence Binkey Tolefre
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