Convocation

CHORUS - SELASSIE
Big dawg on the guest list
Brought it back to the trenches
Made a wave in your mentions
New watch look expensive
They with the talking
I’m with the hustling
They with, they with the talking
I’m with the…
And that shit just don’t cut it in my world

VERSE 1 - ARLO MAVERICK
On behalf of the senior class
Thank you for seeing past
All of our weaker drafts
Now we have reached the cap
Debt bout the size of a mortgage (yeah)
Still I’ma smile for the portrait (yeah)
Still got my eyes on the target (yeah)
Giving up, that’s not an option
Lest we forget the privilege of education
Some don’t even have the cash to get to this destination
Some had grants, some pay loans
Some move packs, some work polls
Some may run, some may throw
Some pump gas, some drill holes
Faculty members I truly am honored
I’m grateful to speak to the journey upon us
For us to be here
Came and we conquered and now we are scholars
We are prepared
The world is a novel and we are the authors
Let me be clear
We are the future and nothing can stop us

BRIDGE
You just got a new cap
A blue cap
And you’ll throw it away
Bundle a new stack
Of loot that
You’ll just burn in a day
Congratulations this is your graduation day
Congratulations this is your graduation day

VERSE 2 - ARLO MAVERICK
Just a few years ago we landed on campus, yeah
Seniors called us freshmen we walked around anxious, yeah
Meeting new people as we hope to be liked
Wanna raise my hands but what if I’m not right
No idea what we in for
Times I wish I could ignore
Profs tell me I should give more
Attitude kind of piss poor
But quickly as I would explore
I finally learned I could endure
Worked hard, fell down
Met benchmarks and we felt proud
Lost sleep, but reach goals
Now who knows where we’ll go
Finally cracked the code
Made the honor roll
Since I’m on a roll
Yeah I’m on a roll
Knowledge that I hold
That’s my pot of gold
Pull my family close
Never stand alone (eeesssh)
Beyond relief and I can’t express
How it feels to be done with tests
Looking back on how we got stressed (eeesssh)
Sigh relief and I take a breath
Squeezed the juice til nothings left
Thank the Lord I’m a get some rest

CHORUS - SELASSIE
Big dawg on the guestlist
Brought it back to the trenches
Made a wave in your mentions
New watch look expensive
They with the talking
I’m with the hustling
They with, they with the talking
I’m with the…
And that shit just don’t cut it in my world

OUTRO - SELASSIE
Crazy how I done it
Did it with no options
Made it all from nothing
No it’s no discussion
Tell my dog who run it
I wanna see you gunning in my world
Crazy how I done it
Did it with no options
Made it all from nothing
No it’s no discussion
Tell my dog who run it
I wanna see you gunning in my world

Written by Marlon Wilson, Selassie Drah & Oliver Severin