John River - The League [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Hook]
Raise your head
Raise your head
And go and fix your posture
Young Mike Jordan didn't even make his roster
If you feel how I feel you got cut from the team
I told them I'm make it never let a nigga take it
I got a strong spirit, many men have tried to break it
Fuck what they say young nigga just believe

[Verse 1]
It started when we was young-ins, the running, kicking and jumping
Your father hands you a ball, simply to feed consumption of fun
We take the ball and we run, and try and score
Mom yelling down in the kitchen, stop kicking it at your door
But I can't, I love it, my love is getting stronger
I'm passing niggas on the field my stride is getting longer
Playing Europe, regional wanna pick me
About the same time, Lee cut me off of Dixie
How could you fuck me, You dead to me
I scored thirty-six, I led the team
Politics, don't sell the dream
Couple tears I yelled and screamed
Said that I was quitting I was done with all the racket
Pop said you wanna prove them wrong well all you do is practice
So 6 am I hit the gym and [?] I played with men
I took a chance, I went to France, I scored my goals
I did my dance, about the same time [?] had a treague
That's when my Mama told me boy you about to make it to the league

[Hook]

[Verse 2]
It started when I was young
Saw Jordan stick out his tongue
Dribble right to the key
Fade away and he won
He paved the way for the [?]
We were playing at school
Only time a nigga dunk
When we played in the pool
Like splash, click, flash
Now I'm playing in my first game
Coach on the sideline
Yelling out my first name
Five star recruit
Hit that shot and it scarred me
Came back and said you simply can't guard me
He dropped twenty, I dropped twenty
Dropped thirty, I dropped thirty
He dropped forty said you know my ways
Dropped forty-seven like OBA's
He gained pounds
I went bounce
He got lazy
I got crazy
Handles in the gym and now I'm handling him
Heard that you became a smoker
While I was making posters
Both had the same chance I just made the most of
My dream in the gym hours with the team
Heard the teams got a treague
Hey boy I'm about to make it to the league

[Outro] x5
I'm a make it, I'm a try
I'm a make it, I'm a fly
I'm a make it to the league
I'm a make it before I die

[x2]
I'm a make it to the league
I'm a make it before I die
Tell my mom hold them tears
She ain't even gotta cry
I don't care if they sleeping
I don't care if they lie
I'm a make it to the league
Even if I got to fly