Shaden:   Gimme that beat boys, gimme that flow   Let me live within the rhythm, let me free my soul, and drift away   Give me that beat boys, give me that flow   Let me live within the rhythm, let me free my soul   X2         Direct:   Let me drift away, reminiscing the days I miss   listening to hits played on 92 and 106,   sitting in my room, hearing the tunes, of 2pac,   bone and biggy be blaring from my puny boom box      From the crossroads, to juicy, to life goes on,   I used to rock, the fugees, the old skool songs.   like regulate, my favorite from warren and nate,   I was always saving up all my money so I can blow it on tapes.      Cuz after school, I would walk straight to the record shop,   and walk through every section stopping at hip hop.   just ta find a song to buy to bring back home, so   I can sing along, when I feel lonesome.      That's what I did just to pass the time.   I was a, young kid, but the sound was sublime.   Cuz the music, I always found, to be therapeutic.   looking back at my life now, I know how, I got through it.      CHORUS      T:   Growing up, I was social but, never was the type to open up   So my closest friends were never close enough   I suppose to them I was emotionless...   So, my headphones were my constant companions   Around my neck they were constantly hanging   And late at night when I'm haunted by phantoms   The songs I would jam would subconsciously ban them   And damn   I know it's just lyrics and beats   But lyrics to me are like infinite peace   And peace   Is what hip hop had brought me   Strumming my pain like it was "Killing Me Softly"   Killing me, but what a way to die   Overdosed on flows, comatose on rhymes   And I   Wanna drift away   Staying conscious enough just to hit replay, okay...      CHORUS      Shaden:   Gimme the b-boys, the freestyle shows, I wanna get lost in that hip hop soul      Direct & T:   C'mon mister DJ, don't let me down now   Take me away from today with surround sound   And drown out all the noise from the outside   World while I curl up and close both my brown eyes   And cool down, let me sink the song   Believing every lyric as I lip synch along   See it talks to me, it whispers in rhymes   Relating life stories that ain't too different than mine   So gimme that beat boys, and free my soul   I wanna get lost if it's possible   Cuz these songs ease my thoughts and let my herat sleep   While the bassdrum replease my heartbeat      CHORUS