Lyrics
[Intro]
Mm
Mm-hmm
Oh-oh
[Verse 1]
Southside summer when the heat came crackin
Rotary phone ringin in the back room
Grandma hummin somethin old while she's smackin
Collard greens on the stove, that's the real boom
I was twelve with a boombox on my shoulder
Faders on the bassline, bobbin like a soldier
[Pre-Chorus]
And I swear that beat
Follows where I go
Yeah I swear that beat
Is all I need to know
[Chorus]
Talkbox talkin through the static
Motown soul and Atlanta magic
Old school heart with a new school tactic
Let it ride, let it slide, let it happen
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh
Ride it
Ooh-ooh
Slide it
[Verse 2]
Found a cassette tape buried in the closet
Dusty but it spun like a secret
Sampled the hi-hat, flipped the whole process
Built a little hook and then I kept it
Now the speakers shakin like the floor is quakin
Every single note is what my heart is makin
[Pre-Chorus]
And I swear that beat
Follows where I go
Yeah I swear that beat
Is all I need to know
[Chorus]
Talkbox talkin through the static
Motown soul and Atlanta magic
Old school heart with a new school tactic
Let it ride, let it slide, let it happen
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh
Ride it
Ooh-ooh
Slide it
[Bridge]
Mm
Three chords, one mic, no excuse
Roll the tape, cut the loop
That's the sound, that's the truth
Mm
[Chorus]
Talkbox talkin through the static
Motown soul and Atlanta magic
Old school heart with a new school tactic
Let it ride, let it slide, let it happen
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh
Ride it
Ooh-ooh
Slide it