Regular Guy - JohnnieB

Lyrics

( Johnnie B On The Beat ) Well now I’m the regular guy Checkin’ my chest when the pressure hit strange and the stress run high I just wanna find a little peace where the noise don’t pry Oh shit, here it come again, now my whole damn brain on why “Hey Johnnie, why you always overthink every ache?” Maybe ’cause life throw punches hard and I still feel every shake Talkin’ slick like a regular man can’t still fight back when pushed that way I’m just a white boy with a wild-ass mouth and a lot to say Yeah, I’m suburban on the surface, but the storm still live underneath Got a little dark in the grin, got a little grace in the teeth I ain’t gotta fake no image, I just let both sides of me breathe So every accusation for accusation just bounce when they don’t know me Y’all too busy judge-jumpin’, rush-runnin’, mouth-full of jealousy Missin’ all the complexity, actin’ like depth too much for your memory So how the fuck you gon’ tell me who the fuck I’m supposed to be? I’m just a regular guy, but I hold the whole truth when I speak on me [Hook] I’m just a regular guy, tryin’ to get through life. Got a little bit of dark, got a little bit of light. I’m just a regular guy, but I still hold tight. Every bad day hit, I still get up and fight. I’m just a regular guy, yeah, remember that. Not too far gone, not too clean-cut black. I’m just a regular guy with some pain on my back. JohnnieB, motherfucker, I’m the truth in that. Shit, I need to catch my breath, let me slow that heart and think it through It’s almost like since birth I been cursed with a mind that split in two One side say “calm down, you good,” one side say “nah, something wrong with you” But I still wake up, lace up, face up, and do what I gotta do Who would’ve known just coping with life would make a man this sharp with words Now it’s my lines that hit when the room get low and the hope feel hurt Not ‘cause I made an army, but ‘cause real relate when the fake get blurred Comin’ from the middle ground with that everyday pain and a deeper purpose If you feel kicked down, ride with me, I know that dirt, I seen that earth And I’ma show you with a little time how pressure build a different worth Use every scar, every flaw, every bad day too, make somethin’ that work Came outta nowhere, now they act surprised when the plain white tee got merch They thought it was over for the regular kid with a dream and nerves But even through the stress and the doubt, I still make these verses serve This what happen when a hard life mix with drive and a voice that learned I’m just a regular guy, motherfucker — and that’s why the whole thing burn. [Hook] I’m just a regular guy, tryin’ to get through life. Got a little bit of dark, got a little bit of light. I’m just a regular guy, but I still hold tight. Every bad day hit, I still get up and fight. I’m just a regular guy, yeah, remember that. Not too far gone, not too clean-cut black. I’m just a regular guy with some pain on my back. JohnnieB, motherfucker, I’m the truth in that.