Artist: Royce Da 5'9" Album: Layers Song: Startercoat Typed by: Nickolye16@aol.com "Mister, Porter" [Intro: Royce] Ryan Daniel Montgomery, 5'9" July 5th, 1977 Detroit, Michigan Porter you a real nigga man {"And you know this!"} [Royce Da 5'9"] Uhh, it all started with a Starter coat The starter pistol got us out the momma jokes The house party finally started, now it's time to go Get some pussy sponsored by the barber and a bar of soap I'm stealin cars, wasn't logical But on the brighter side they taught us how to drive 'em doe We used to tilt them bitches with screwdrivers so I'm kinda used to bein at the bottom of your columns, hoe But the Billboard list was kinda comical How the fuck was it designed and chronicled? I can see it now for sho' Bunch of blases from a buncha artists with a timeless flow Gettin trampled over on a 20 year-old blogger flow If 'Pac ain't on your list then you ain't fuckin logical I'm talkin up the shit, not no fuckin 5 or 4 What you gon' tell me when I tell you 'Pac introduced me to the fuckin UNLV Starter coat? Uh, it all started with a Starter coat Wonderin why Brenda threw that baby in the garbage fo' On my way to cop my navy blue Starter coat Uh, it all started with a Starter coat The starter pistol kept niggaz out here from startin smoke Without it I'd be dead or be an artichoke The 9-iron armor in the heart of gold (what's that for?) Nobody wit'chu nigga that's the Art of War (let's go to war) Do not forget you fuckin start it doe (that's my momma) Whoa (what kinda coat is that?) Starter coat {*echoes*} [Interlude: Royce] I grew up with three brothers As soon as I was born my lung collapsed And I had to be hooked up to a ventilator [Royce Da 5'9"] Now a nigga shinin though Growin up I gave a lotta niggaz shiners though I gave a lot of people my respect Daddy taught me that one growin up, he threw me through a shower do' I used to wonder why my uncle lookin startled fo' Crawlin around all on the ground like his heart is broke I found out he got a crack problem and he thought he dropped a couple particles Well I'm a fuckin alcoholic so Who am I to judge? I'm just honorable I be temporarily in love when I'm inside a hoe I'm a pure artist I don't need to see the charts to know the art is under our control Highs, lows, problems, pain, drama, that's what optimal Guess I'm just the best at thankin God and feelin awesome though Cause I survived the era of the Starter coat Uh, it all started with the Starter coat I lost my virginity aboard the fuckin Boblo boat Whoa, I ain't graduate on time, I ain't go to college so Couple friends of mine did; other friends of mine dead I'm fuckin reminded Just because I made the most money, that don't mean I went the farthest doe Whoa, I hope my college friends reminded You got degrees, that don't mean you the smartest doe Mo' money, mo' problems, I lost plenty mo' marbles on my marble flo' than I left in my Starter coat What they taught us, that was all a joke You may not got a lot of dollars, least you got a post I'm arguin with Satan screamin, "I don't barter souls!" Please don't take my memories of me in my Starter coat {*echoes*} [Outro] What kind of coat is that? Starter coat! What kind of coat is that? Starter coat! What kind of coat is that? Starter coat! What kind of coat is that? Starter coat! "You know, if you're seeing these Starter jackets you need to pick them up."