Why Paradise Need An Escape Plan?

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Why Paradise Need An Escape Plan? lyrics

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Verse 1

He pulled up with the lights still in his eyes Said “Cousin, you living too small for the size Of the world that’s waiting, the tables are set The city don’t sleep and the high ain’t done yet” He talked about the feast like it was heaven on a plate The noise and the danger like it was something you chase The status in the room when you walk through the door I let him finish… then I looked at my pour

Pre-chorus

He said “You missing the view from the top” I said “I seen the drop… and it don’t ever stop”

Chorus

Why does paradise always need an escape plan? When the glass in my hand understand who I am You running from the morning like it owe you something back I got Johnnie in the pour, and I don’t need to pack

Verse 2

He said the scraps taste sweeter when you steal ’em right I said “But the cat don’t care if your belly full or light You dodging through alleys with your heart in your throat While I’m here with my glass and the night is my own” He laughed at my caution like I was scared of the fun I said “I seen exactly what the fun become When the lights go out and the morning come mean You still running, I’m already clean”

Chorus

Verse 3

He said “One night in the city and you’ll touch the sky” I said “I touched it once… watched it say goodbye You got the thrill, but you sleeping with one eye I got the quiet, and it don’t never lie” He shook his head like I was the one who was lost I raised my glass slow… let the ice do the talk

Bridge

He said “You don’t know what you missing, the thrill and the chase” I said “I know exactly what it cost to keep pace… You got the lights, but you can’t never turn ’em off I got the dark, and it don’t never judge what I bought”

Chorus

Why does paradise always need an escape plan? I found mine in the glass, and it don’t need no van. You can keep the city and the feast and the run. I’ll be right here… when the morning come.

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