Artist: Oddisee Album: People Hear What They See Song: Let it Go Typed by: jostmatt at bluewin dot ch (w/ help from bandcamp.com) [ VERSE 1: Oddisee ] I was never one to let things go easy, believe me, I wish I could let it all fly I know it's not classy but when life pass me, I stare and I whistle as the gal walk by My mother taught me better, she learned it from the hood Don't bother chasin gold, be complacent with the wood But I was like whatever, I'm never one to listen I ventured into woods other people wouldn't dare Entitled like I'm rich, so I always thought I could In the world not a care when you're full of ambition Followin the trails to the cities made of myths Legendary tales took me there to make a hit I got up to the door when I wasn't on the list Opportunity with scrutiny, I'm soon to be dismissed But I was on a mission so I was like Yeah, I'm kind of a big deal, let me in, I got a gift [ CHORUS ] You've got to let it go Sometimes you got these problems on your mind And you should always know That people'll tell you, you'll solve them, you'll be fine But I don't believe that, you see that's the way of bein lazy If you want it gotta get it If confronted and you quit it Then you're nothin but a victim in the system that we live in But forgiven if you wanna try again [ VERSE 2: Oddisee ] I'm a man of faith but I'm not a man that waits I don't plan on fate, I plan on me to make a plate In other words I don't bitch, I never walk away When things fall apart, I build 'em back, I don't ditch Foldin under pressure, carry more than I can take Knees buckle from the weight, never sore from the lift Never came to grips with the fact that I gotta sit back With the cards I was dealt when I play I want a better hand so I'm puttin mine together Not to the sky but the plans that I make The strength been given, I be damned if I break It's brains over brawns, at my weakest when I'm clever In my twelfth hour when my mom start to pray It's fifteen till, still tryina persist About a minute left when belief starts to shake A brother at his best movin mountains till they shift [ CHORUS ] [ VERSE 3: Oddisee ] And what about the times you give it your all And you still fall short of what were you resort Course we bounce back but there's times the force of the smack tells us we should abort In fact, fair line between Retract and react and the action of pride and the lack of a spleen And what happens collide when passion and passive behavior Can clash on the grasp of a dream on impact And it seems lettin go could be a savior At times holdin on could end up bein more labor So I'm cool when I don't get the girl When I'm shootin for the stars then I'll probably hit the world It's not bad for bad aim If anything my shortcomings show that I have range And that's real I'ma leave it up to God, God'll leave it up to Odd We'll see what'll happen Chill [ CHORUS ]