Drop it   Ace and action   Steady pace by my side   The name of this one here is together   This is goin out to all those who some day reach that fork in the road, you know?    Cause we all have the potential to get there together   Listen up      I got a problem, the ace is bubblin   Physically I'm fit as a fiddle, but somethin's troublin   My mind, I'm in search of the find   A style that's designed just for this kind   Of a raid, it's a must to get paid   Or fade into the wack parade   And so you can't wade   Through this groove, it's as deep as a diver goes   As I proceed, the liver it grows   Then it reaches your ear, teaches you where   You are and where it should be, to each his share   Unadultared, dope, I made it to cope   With any that hope that I faded - nope   I'm still on the scene, kill all the mean   Stares, who cares, they hurtin nothin, when will you fiend   For somethin attainable, somethin more gainable   I build and I'm filled with knowledge undrainable   It's overflowin, before long you're goin   To find out, you kept your mind out of growin   The way you did it, was you didn't admit it was   Somethin that applied to you, you should bit it, 'cause   But you chose to ignore, I suppose you explore   Only things with wings and a halo - sure   You're not a saint, but you try to paint   A picture that'll get you respect, don't you know it ain't   How large you're livin, or what you're drivin   But what your goals are, so keep on strivin   And gainin, maintainin   Keep your brain intact, this is mental trainin   For the minds that have given up   Other are livin up, if you want a sip, then go get a cup   And we'll take a drink from the fountain   Of success, yo, let's all climb the mountain   Together      [ chorus ]   We're gonna get there   Oh yeah, we're gonna get there   Together (3x)      We got to, got to, got to   Get there together      Who's with me now, raise your hand   Need inspiration? the capital a's your man   I'll inspire you to strive a little higher   You won't tire, and not even barbwire   Will obstruct your progress, I guess   You wanna succeed? determination is what you need   Face your fears and place your tears aside   Raise your peers to the top, here's a guide   For you to follow by, try and swallow my   Food for thought, and you're short of an alibi   There's no excuses, the rhyme just spruces   And juices up a small mind, so call mine the loosest   Cause I get looser than mice in a basement   I grab the mic, and that's when the place went   Wild, steady smiled, I didn't crack one   Not that I'm mean or that I lack fun   But the topic is serious, listeners are curious   Rappers are lerious, the ace and I'm furious   It's not the kinda rage that makes me wanna rant and rave   Across the stage like a beast in a cage, I save   All the screamin and shoutin for the next man   The look on my face is the proof that I'm vexed, and   I don't yell, I don't swell, I tell facts   And simply stated I made it, sell tracks   But I want respect from those who chose to   Flap your rat traps, cause heaven knows you   Made a mistake when you chose to oppose   You tried to step on toes, now you're dissed - case closed   Cause like it or not, action is gettin there   So keep on sittin there, riffin and splittin hair   And critizisin, I got my eyes in   An upward glance, and I see us all risin   Together      [ chorus ]      Listen up   Who says a brother can't get his with his   Eyes on the prize, realize that it is   Highly probable that someday he will   Believe and therefore achieve, but we will   Keep an eye out, cause he might try out   A quicker way to payday, but I doubt   The brother knows: the harder the wind blows   The faster the quick cash goes, and I suppose   Gettin paid everyday means improvement   Bust the movement on the floor as the groove went   (together) as the bass kicked, the ace picked   The mic up, and now I'm gonna strike up a taste licked   By a licker and bitten by a biter   Sucked by a sucker, I fought like a fighter   To get the meal rarely barely shared by   A brother of color, but I'm not scared, i   Don't wanna stop, to the top it's a rat race   Or should I say rap race, I wanna get that taste   My mouth is waterin, who's that orderin?    The ace'll slow a pace, I'm almost borderin   On breakin, cause it's there for the takin   And I'm not fakin, yo, I want the bacon   But I'm not hurryin or worryin, there's time for   Me to get mine, but I made a rhyme for   To use, so you score, it's more like food for   Empty spaces, now the ace is in the mood for   Seein the black with a tack with a feather   Cause we don't need a 2x4 just to get there together      Yeah, yeah stop