Nothing Less Lyrics - Singles - Living Legends

We are the music makers, and we are 

The dreamers of dreams, come along 

Nothing less, nothing less 

Well, I bet you that I get the last laugh, bet you that my funerals packed 

And the tune you all blast is my crew's shit 

New shit or old, it don't matter 

Bold I get swole in the zone where you gather 

I'm alone but together with the folks 

Not really knowin' where I'm goin' but my goal's to provoke thoughts 

Devote lots, show some fools the ropes to hop 

Scope the top from above it, love it, then leave it alone 

I believe that I'm grown showin' the way 

Owin' the bay for goin' astray, now blowin' away 

Like that bag in American Beauty, truly blessed 

And nothing less, nothing less 

I'm nothin' less than a criminal with minimal convictions 

Servin' up my customers, a hustler of the diction 

Crushin' my afflictions, I'm sick in the mind, depends on who you ask 

And I can do anything dependin' on the task 

I tend to be on blast more often than not 

Between a rock and a hard place, I soften my spot, talkin' a lot 

That's if my CD's gettin' played 

But if that's not the case then I had nothin' to say 

My crew been tight since we was up in the bay 

Been down for a while, now watch us as we take it, up and away 

Somethin' to play when you're laying on back 

Felt the love when I wrote this 

So I know y'all feelin' what I'm sayin' on tracks 

Nothing less, nothing less 

And nothing less, nothing less 

And nothing less, nothing less 

The first step was birth, now forever cursed to analyze his self-worth 

The second step was belief 

Had to make that move before he even grew teeth 

The third step, respect awareness 

He could trip over the next step if he's careless 

That next step, number four, was love 

Can't touch it without steppin' the other three above 

As he froze for a moment ignoring the remaining ones 

He was approachin', focus stolen 

Lookin' down at his hands to see what he was holdin' 

Nothin', empty, no choice but to keep goin' 

The fifth step felt like a misstep, it was a re-evaluation of the first four 

The anxiety, fear of what it hurts for 

Caught in somewhere between the earths core and the first floor 

When he finally made it to step six 

He could no longer see it for what it is 

All of his views and family and life were askew 

Number six had been twisted by the previous two 

The last step, the seventh, was the only thing left 

That kept him outside of Heaven 

One last breath and everything could be pleasant 

Life through death, man's final lesson 

Nothing less, nothing less 

Nothing less, god bless the days I rest in this mess called 'life' 

Trying to be the best for the best dressed 

Female, but she just brings hell 

In the wishing well, I drown pieces of my soul 

Born to rebel, I'm the black James Dean of the underground 

Yellin' at shows like rallys in Cali, I blow rhyme under the trees 

Wanabee's talk shit all day, but don't got a tape to play 

Nothing genuine to say so they bite the next man 

Like they gonna make him the best man 

In this crusade, the future looks black like taye diggs' forehead 

We can't go ahead and let the whack break our spirit 

Nothing less, nothing less, nothing less 

I know my expectations are high but I refuse to lay low 

No compromises, only improvises, from what I manifest in the mind 

Even though they say, "No", I follow through if it's true 

You know those type of serious questions 

That are asked in a playful manner 

So if assumptions are wrong, they can act like it's a joke? 

"What do you do for a living?", that's the words they spoke 

When they first heard that I wrote to stay alive 

While they're workin' nine to five 

I work just as hard as you but got a different focus 

And while you focus on me I'ma be all that I am 

All of Siam, while others run at the mouth with nothing to show 

I'ma use what I know, manipulating my flow 

From here to there, I origami the situation 

From what is considered unsuitable to something beautiful 

The outcome is legendary, and nothing less