Clean And Dirty - JohnnieB

Lyrics

( Johnnie B On The Beat ) Funny how a rumor gets dressed like it’s certified, One loud mouth later now it’s “fact” worldwide. Everybody got a PhD from the comment side, Diagnosing lives they ain’t never lived or analyzed. I learned real quick gossip don’t need proof, Just one damn spark and it lights the whole room. Everybody swears they know the honest truth, Whole time they’re decorating lies like a costume. I’m not perfect—I ain’t never made that claim, But don’t confuse my scars with the story that you made. Y’all keep writing chapters just to put me in a frame, Then wonder why your own reflection looks the same. See the mirror ain’t dirty—it just tells it straight, If you hate what you see don’t blame the damn glass pane. Every false accusation leaves another stain, Then I’m the one expected to explain. I mind my own business making dope-ass tracks, Y’all keep making headlines outta made-up facts. I’m too damn busy putting purpose in these raps, While you’re polishing rumors till they start to crack. You call it entertainment when it fits your side, Call it evil when the spotlight turns around. Funny how the loudest judges always hide, Behind another profile trying not to be found. ⸻ Hook I’m clean and dirty… Depends who’s telling the story. Clean and dirty… Truth mixed with the glory. Clean and dirty… Everybody got history. You throw dirt… I grow flowers… That’s the difference in me. ⸻ Verse 2 Welcome to the laundromat of public opinion, Everybody washing hands before they throw suspicion. Acting like perfection came with their religion, Whole time hiding stains beneath the cleanest linen. Y’all sell miracles with a receipt attached, Quick fixes, fake smiles, all wrapped in a package. I don’t buy redemption from a plastic badge, I’d rather own my faults than perform an act. Every scar taught lessons that a rumor never could, Every bruise built character underneath the hood. You can judge the smoke but never saw the wood, Never saw the fire where I stood. Big John says, “Grace can wash a soul,” Little Johnnie says, “Burn the whole damn road.” JohnnieB says, “Both made me who I know,” Now I’m walking out cleaner than I came through. You keep throwing mud hoping something sticks, I keep building bricks from the mess you give. That’s why every shot somehow helps me live, Turn another accusation into something that I did. ⸻ Hook I’m clean and dirty… Depends who’s telling the story. Clean and dirty… Truth mixed with the glory. Clean and dirty… Everybody got history. You throw dirt… I grow flowers… That’s the difference in me. ⸻ Verse 3 Everybody got a closet, everybody got ghosts, Everybody got regrets they don’t post the most. Difference is I put mine right inside the notes, Then I turn ’em into records people quote. I ain’t scared of the dirt that built these boots, I ain’t scared of the past that grew these roots. The clean ain’t fake, the dirty ain’t proof, Life ain’t black and white—that’s the truth. You can keep your gossip, keep your fake reports, Keep your little courtroom made of screenshots and sports. I don’t need your verdict from your internet courts, Time always settles what a rumor distorts. So if you came looking for a perfect man, Wrong damn page, wrong damn plan. I’m just JohnnieB doing all I can, Turning dirty situations into something that can stand. ⸻ Final Hook I’m clean and dirty… That’s just part of living. Clean and dirty… Still got more to give. Clean and dirty… I ain’t hiding who I’ve been. You can throw dirt all day… I’m still walking in.