Independent`s Day

[Royce Da 5`9"]<br>Yeah, yeah<br>Well it`s the uhh, uhh, abbrevia-ated letter<br>Associated with meta-metapho-phores and cheddar cheddar<br>The C.O.D., the P.O.P.<br>The "cash on delivery" at the "point of purchase" - don`t I be workin?<br>Heaven and hell is standin next to you at the same time<br>Cuttin into your playin time, keep playin (playin)<br>Most of my predictions is speculation based on the patience<br>I`ve developed hustlin, racin this check I`m chasin (chasin)<br>Sellin mixtapes to them albums from 30 to 50 thousand (wow)<br>It ain`t no problem, I got it, my following got me (got me)<br>Long as I continue to spit poems to send you<br>niggaz back to the L-A-B; I`ma be sellin out venues<br>Be out at them venues, sellin that merch`<br>Shippin CD`s overseas nigga we sellin that WORK<br>The Escrow crew - just ran by<br>the petro man select don`t know who the check go to<br><br>[Chorus: Royce]<br>Round here here.. round here, round here<br>Round here they call me independie<br>Cause of how independent my pen be<br>Movin on that paper, movin that paper<br>Uhh, uhh, round here, here, here<br>Round here they call me independie<br>Cause of how independent my pen be, uhh<br>We be on that paper like ink on that paper, uhh<br><br>[Royce Da 5`9"]<br>You can call it the quickest winter, the unstoppable summer<br>The opposite of the apocalypse comin to popular<br>Wanna be poppin this gun he about to be doin some old<br>impossible Three-6 Mafia numbers, each quarter<br>like the Beach Boys or the Beatles, the Parliament globally<br>callin the shots explodin `til `Pac, roll all the way over<br>Respectfully hate me, you best to behave<br>I`m seven dollars a record makin heftier pay<br>Can you realize platinum artist buck by buck, is that what you say?<br>200 thousand sold compared to the average platinum rapper<br>couldn`t afford, what I blow, on all my taxes<br>Cause I own, my own masters - own, my own catalogue<br>Ain`t tryna be old talkin `bout "Oh, I had it all"<br>So it`s mo`, money mo`, albums - add `em all<br>The scanner that seal is the reason<br>I feel like a man of steel still standin cause I`m still scannin<br><br>[Chorus]<br><br>[Outro: Royce]<br>Y`know I always like to say that, this album is like a median<br>between "Death is Certain," and "Rock City"<br>But along that way, I manage to find my independence<br>So that`s where we at right now<br>Royce Da 5`9", "Independent`s Day"<br>Whattup Broady, you know`m talkin `bout Broady?<br>Niggaz act like I ain`t know they ass as I want to<br>These units will move, I will be on that TV screen<br>I will be ridin through a hood near you<br>Gettin some attention from yo` bitch, hahaha<br>M.I.C., oh yeah and we comin back again this year too<br>We not gon` be sittin out for long periods of time no more<br>So be on the look out for "July 5th"<br>Comin soon to a motherfuckin store near you<br>Round here, here, here..<br><br>"Let me see, two words to sum up my name in reality<br>Growth and patience, y`know they work hand-in-hand with each other<br>but at the same time they both deal with movin forward<br>I just try to keep some bits about myself 24 hours a day<br>Y`knowmsayin?  I been through a lot<br>And if it`s one thing I can say that I learned, it`ll be stay bossy<br>I`m a boss, boss, boss.."