The Laundromat

Verse one

Yo/i've been a public figure for quite a long time/known for loving my community/and hustling rhymes/this particular day/i was riding cloud nine/'cause my heavenly father/was clearly providing/the sun was shining/and my block was alive/the haitian family across the street was having a party/my puerto rican neighbors were having a party/it seemed like everybody was having a party/me and my wife/we were doing our laundry/at the laundromat/'cause we'd neglected our washing/you know how that goes/when you're never home/and other people's needs always seem to go before yours/an old john wayne film was gracing the t.v./i'd just solidified my record deal with t-cleazy/never a moment to waste/pulled out my paper/sat and waited patiently/for my inspiration/at the laundromat

Hook

Here we go now/on a roll now/show 'em all how/it doesn't matter what people say/

Here we go now/on a roll now/show 'em all how/it doesn't matter what people do

Verse two

So i'm staring at a washing machine spinning circles/the dizziness reminded me that life can desert you/the whole world seems to spin out of control/when your purpose isn't planted in the depths of your soul/a little girl took a seat next to me proper and polite/and she patiently waited to offer/her input to the lyrics she saw i was scribing/i asked her her name/she replied, "it's violet"/ "that's beautiful, it suits you perfectly"/she smiled with spirit/ "whatchu writing?"/i replied, "rap lyrics"/ "i've got a rap, do you wanna hear it?"/i said, "go ahead, spit it for me"/ "i write rhymes in bed, my favorite color is red, do you like it?"/ "it's perfect, hon, you're a lyricist"/ "maybe you can put that in a song, you can use it"/don't mind if i do/kid/don't mind if i do/

Hook

Verse three

Yo/i saw my own wife in a new light that day/the way the sun was hitting her face was amazing/brown-skinned lady/just shining her light/just a glance and a wink/dog/and i'm breathing in life/folding those freshly-washed clothes/on the table/she so patient with this process/and they way she's enabled me/the reach for my dreams/and wade through that muck/every time i dropped/she stopped and made me get up/and i'm longing to offer her the world on a platter/and promise her a happily-ever-after ending/no question/there's bends in the road ahead/yo/no question/ there'll be more laundry to cleanse/at the laundromat/