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Keep It Low in the 305 lyrics
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Intro
Rain on the Palmetto, 2 AM, I-95 glow Carol City silence, only the 808s know
Verse 1
Overtown corner store still lit at 11:58 Rent envelope on the dash, court date in my head Publix lines moving slow, AC fighting the heat Family house on 79th, same cracks in the concrete I watch the lights flicker, count every dollar twice Say less than I know, keep the rest in the rice Brownsville boys nodding, Allapattah eyes low Have more than you show, that’s the only code
Chorus
Keep it low in the 305, more than you show Say less than you know, let the city talk slow They can watch from the Turnpike, they can watch from the block Keep it low in the 305, more than you show
Verse 2
Weight of the silence heavier than the light bill Lauderhill nights where the pride get you killed Every phone call from the county, every “how you holding?” I swallow the answer, keep the rest in the folding Florida City heat make the secrets sweat out But I wipe my brow clean, never let the truth shout Motel room shadows dancing on the wall Have more than you show, that’s the only law
Chorus
Keep it low in the 305, more than you show Say less than you know, let the city talk slow They can watch from the Turnpike, they can watch from the block Keep it low in the 305, more than you show
Verse 3
Mirror in the rearview showing the same man Liberty City raised me, taught me how to stand On the quiet when the wolves circling the lamb Every smile I give them hides the full hand
Verse 4
The enemy is the flex, the enemy is the post The enemy is the loud ones who end up as ghosts Allapattah taught me silence is the best toast Keep it low when the city wants you to boast
Chorus
Keep it low in the 305, more than you show Say less than you know, let the city talk slow They can watch from the Turnpike, they can watch from the block Keep it low in the 305, more than you show
Verse 5
Lesson passed down on the 62nd bus stop Old head in the back seat, voice low, eyes locked “Boy, have more than you show, say less than you know” Then he stepped off in the rain, left the code
Outro
Rain on the Palmetto… hard stop.
Inside the recording
Rain on the Palmetto, 2 AM, I-95 glow Carol City silence, only the 808s know
Keep it low in the 305, more than you show Say less than you know, let the city talk slow
Rain on the Palmetto… hard stop.
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