Can't Get There From Here - McEnroe

They said it couldn’t be done, they said I shouldn’t pursue

They said I’m doing it wrong, they said I need a new view

They said «You can’t get there from here.»

I said, «Tell someone who cares.»

I used to be embarrassed by my nasal delivery

In fact I almost let the critics get the best of me

But they day I stop writing rhymes, stick to making beats

Is the day I sample, Between The Sheets by The Isley Brothers

And hook it up with Impeach The President

It won’t happen

Got no time for hesitance

Because I don’t have major labels knocking at my door

If I’m not having fun, what am I here for?

I don’t talk shit just to make you believe it

It’s called «freedom of choice» you can take it or leave it

I’m an acquired taste worth a second listen every night

They say I sound white, guess what, I am white

It’s just a fact and I won’t play apologetic

Cause I think the way that some kids act is just pathetic

Interrupt a stage show to ask for an open mic is shameless

Plus it will never make you famous

When I’m not rocking mics or blowing up message boards

I’m listening to demos I get sent, unless it’s yours

In which case

I refer you to song about a walkman I rocked with my man John Smith

And yes, for the record

I entered a battle once

I won then retired and now I’m the celebrity judge

It may sound like my ego’s in overdrive

I’m just trying to let you in on how I’m staying alive

My songs are not a measure of vanity

It’s just one of the few ways I got to fight the insanity

And withstand the new wave and prove to you

That I have nothing to prove to you

They said it couldn’t be done, they said I shouldn’t pursue

They said I’m doing it wrong, they said I need a new view

They said «You can’t get there from here.»

I said, «Tell someone who cares.»

They said I don’t have the voice, that I should only produce

They said to hang up the mic, they said that I don’t have the juice

They said, «You can’t get there from here.»

I said, «Tell someone who cares.»