Penny (feat. Murray Sandmeyer)

from Work In Progress by Joe Sung-Rae

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Mini fridge with some sprites in it
Save it for the rum, put some ice in it
I don't mess with that Vicodin, that OxyContin, Mom pleads "Dont get caught in it"
There's no stopping it
Once the tingle hits
A couple shots from the hock Help me mingling
When my body goes numb, all my feelings pour out
When I meet the right girl, imma take her name and hyphen it
Heightening my senses, a French kiss goes a long way not to mention
The friendship that lasts, the drink in my glass
Call an intervention 'fore I'm declared the center of attention
I'm a mensch in a time and place, where the people want to change their face
But want to stay the same
They want to place the blame
But they can't take the flame
They go round thirsting for fame
They can't see that they're pawns in a fucking game
It's a cycle
Reach the top, we might end up just like Michael
Try our best, hope success then the pressure ensures that our next comprehensive dividend comes from stress
Then the press corners in, I am less of and less of a man
Coke is better drunk from a bottle than a can
Laugh it off as a joke cause I don't deadpan, call me China or Japan
Trick!
I don't know where I might fit
The culture east or west it's a tight pick
Though I stumble with a language that ruler worked with anguish, at least I can eat with a chopstick
Rolling with the right clique
Or I think so
Take another one down so i did so
Only able to articulate through this flow
Pull apart my argument, say my point's a flamingo
My diction's a contradiction
Dad's telling of His crucifixion
Friends telling that it's all just fiction
That I'm blind to listen
Some day I will lose my vision
If I have just one too many
Graduate from cheap rum to a Henny
Pretty soon, I'll be twenty
With the same thoughts, someone offer me a penny

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from Work In Progress, released July 30, 2017
Lyrics by Joe-Sung Rae
Music by Christian DeKnatel, Murray Sandmeyer, Joe Sung-Rae

Joe Sung-Rae: Vox
Tessa Berliner: Vox
Christian DeKnatel: Guitar, Bass, Melodica
Murray Sandmeyer: Vox, Keys
Nicholas Smith: Vox

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Joe Sung-Rae is a Boston-based rapper who’s just trying to figure life out for himself. Hope you enjoy!

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