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The October EP

by Mission Man

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Do What You Love (fan remix) 04:15
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I'm ageless Because I've made this Decision That the only true wisdom I've ever acquired Is to do what I love and I've always desired To make music for a living To take thoughts and feelings that I'm given And translate them With fate's pen I lose a little in the translation I choose to live tall in this grand nation By that I mean I have a big heart That's how I choose to have my gigs start Even when my life is hit hard And I don't feel the least bit smart I'll stay positive Because I have lots to give And I get lots of love From my friends when they hug chorus: Let the sunshine in And the fun times win I love my grin When I look like a big goof Appearing aloof Because I love myself And passing that love onto everyone else As long as their intentions are good I love my friends and I know that I should Because they're always by my side when I need them Thank you Jared for making this weekend The best birthday possible The good times were unstoppable Because we overcame all the obstacles Of the so called free world Forgetting about the drama caused my stupid girls And idiotic boys Who treat women as toys We overcame the need to pay bills So we could make real Quality time in our friendship And that's a real gift It allowed us to do what we love to do Hanging out with friends and just being cool And for the first time ever I watched the inauguration I could feel restoration Of pride spread wide in our nation We truly have a leader who loves what he does And does what he loves Throughout my life I've been doing the same I don't care about being a household name And I'll never claim To have the strongest game Or the smoothest flow Because I love to feel the groove just flow As the truth lets go And it loves me So I see within and I'll never feel ugly Need someone to hold, just step on up and hug me And I'll try to calm your fears As I whisper in your ear chorus: Doing what you love may seem out of reach As dreams are not teached In the rhetoric of lesson plans That's why we need to lend a hand If you love to sing Just do your thing Step up, grab the mic Forget about the stage fright And the strange lights If you sing because you love it, then the audience will know And it's obvious you'll grow As you take deep breaths And make each step Just a little bit smaller than the one before Until you can step up and knock right on the door Get your foot in as soon as the door opens Don't waste moments Hoping it never closes Let them see the love in your eyes And they'll know you're not a lie Just do your thing because there is no try No matter what you love, just go out and do it Don't let other people screw with Your plans and your dreams Or your hands as they seem Like they're losing the strength to hang on Just do what you love and they'll always stay strong Chorus:
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Playin a Little Basketball (Andy Metz Remix) 03:44
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Chorus: Playing a Little Basketball, Basketball X4 Playing a little basketball one day When around the way I met a kid named BJ He said Hey Wanna play I said today's The day To play So I shot the three Missed it then grabbed the re- Bound Threw it down Never heard the sound Of the clock violating 'Cause I was perpetrating Penetrating With my drives I came to win not just to survive BJ told me to kick a rap so I start off with turn on the stereo Kick up the bass Then I shot in his face Jumper was smooth as lace And Discovery school yard was the place But BJ was good too Made a couple threes and a couple twos So it was tied when I had to leave Before I left I retrieved His number to play Some day Again Before I left I jumped and grabbed the tin Of the rim Hung for a second Then left and Said later B That was the beginning of the multicultural team We were Chorus: I got home from school the next day And decided to ring up BJ To go play Some ball In no time at all We became the best pair of ballers in the school It was cool As we watched our opponents drool Over the tools That we used As we abused Fools On the court Me and my cohort Made the games short So we decided to play with the college men That's when I picked up the nickname Baby Bird Because people heard That I played like Larry Bird Taking people to school was easy It pleased me To see Me and BJ make threes Our opponents fell to their knees And begged us please Don't do this to me They'd flee When they saw me and the B Because his moves were quicker than Bruce Lee see Those days were easy I dunk so quickly You could not see me And I'd get free On the break and pull up for three People gave me High fives because we Always won easily And we'd do that seven days a week Chorus: But today the game is different You have to be more than just physically gifted You gotta know the game Gotta claim Every board as your own You have to grab every rebound that comes down in your zone You gotta eat, gotta drink Gotta think The game Otherwise no one will know your name And they'll think you're lame Gotta have court vision And envision What's going to happen Next Have to pass every test Every possession's a war Never knowing what's in store Sometimes you have to score Sometimes you have to pass Sometimes you go fast And sometimes you slow down Sometimes you pull up and sometimes you throw down Gotta play hard to win Gotta play smart to win So begin To work on your game and work on your mind Work on your jays and work on your dimes And when you're done just chill to my rhymes I'm down for today but tomorrow's another day that I'll be Chorus:
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Let's Get Groovin' (Remastered) 04:24
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So Close 02:27
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So Close (Acoustic) 03:04
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With Love We Find Hope (acoustic) 03:35
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Chorus: Such a touchy remote With love we find hope Richer than c notes As our dreams float On the wings of our spirit We can all feel it And we can all hear it In all of our lyrics With such a touchy remote, who's really in control? It doesn't really matter because we have soul And we will all roll As we just play ball And we will stay tall Because as we fall We'll pick each other up and dust each other off We'll show each other love and give another hug We'll get punched in the face, but won't waste another shrug And we'll climb mountains from the holes that we've dug You won't keep us down, we found another way And we will all say there's love here today chorus: It's humanity at its finest hour Forget the insanity of mindless power You can take away our homes and drain all our banks And we'll just say thanks For the chance to show strengths We will go lengths Like our forefathers You can take away our food and take away our water And we'll still have love for our sons and daughters Because we have passion that burns so much hotter Than anything you can throw at us You can show us trust And then take it away And we will still say There's love here today, there's still love here today This is our song. We are truly strong... This is our song. This is our song. chorus:
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Wisdom In My Writing (Lounge Version) 03:34
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The wisdom in my writing says that rhythm is inviting Listen it's dividing, no it isn't, it's combining Whispers as I'm trying To kiss her while I'm flying Bring me back from my dream I want to go back to that scene Relive the beauty and the pain She wasn't just a cutie with a brain I loved her unconditionally But it wasn't up to me So I had to let it be I gave her a piece of my heart and she let it go A love like that is something I will never know With another soul So I embrace the beauty of getting old The wisdom in my writing says that rhythm is inviting So my heart beats on

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released October 27, 2017

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Mission Man Cary, North Carolina

Mission Man began rapping in 1992, when a friend told him to "kick a rap." Gary (Mission Man) replied, "I can't rap man," but after his friend insisted, Gary did indeed kick a 30 second rap.

He's been making music ever since, and has 14 studio albums, and a live album to his credit. Album 15 will likely be out in 2024. ... more

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