LYRICS: Cordae – Westlake High

[Intro]
Uh, yeah
You recognize, um
I simply wanna apologize, um, upfront, actually
For all of my errors that I’m— I’m sure to make
That I’ve made prior to now, although
No human is— is ideal and I’m not tryna be, both
Yeah, alright

[Verse]
If solely Father Time had the persistence of Mom Nature
If solely I used to be wiser once I first found paper
If solely Martin Luther by no means stayed on the Lorraine Lodge
Shit, he’d nonetheless be alive and properly
Shout out my nigga Yo Gotti, that’s my Memphis join
He all the time put his niggas on and so I give him respect
My proper wrist Audemars, left wrist a Patek
Fuck a aux twine, nigga, throw that shit in, cassette tape
I went to Westlake Excessive the place loss of life charges rise
And a few folks go on to waste the remaining they lives
I am going again once in a while to test they vibes
The remainder of my classmates workin’ tech-based jobs
I simply purchased a Vary Rover and did a track with Nas
Within the stomach of the beast the place the robust survive
Tryna transfer previous the lows and lengthen the highs, huh
However nonetheless I rise, yeah

[Outro]
You recognize, uh
It’s occasions like this in life, the place
You simply gotta relish within the second, after which—
And cherish these moments, dawg, ’trigger, like
I made it, man, and, um
It’s not prefer it’s a shock or something
However I’m simply gon’ dwell on this second
And be current right now, although
I’ma be doin’ this music shit on the absolute highest stage
For a long-ass time, man, so long as I wish to
And, um, that’s all I attempt to do, man, is
Give y’all my life and all the things from a chook’s-eye view
Although you could keep in mind that the mantra
The lifestyle is all the time, huh
All the pieces high-level
And— And, additionally, um
I wanna dedicate this album to my grandmother
My late grandmother, God relaxation her soul
Janet Dunston
Um, she was on my final album singin’ interludes, dawg, and, uh
Man, I miss that lady a lot
However, um, I’ma be right here for a very long time, man
So long as I wanna do that shit
All the pieces high-level