I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
feat. Los Vegaz)
[Chorus:]
(Ooh) Shorty of the chain right there
Baby I don't mean to stare
I want you to Know you're the shoot fo sho girl,
You a dime from head to toe
(Ooh) Ain't tryin' to win no game
Only wanna know your name, beautiful, let me know girl,
Do you think we could take it slow?
[Verse 1:]
Can I get to know ya, I wanna be ya friend
You call fo anotha, when you call every now n then
Ain't tryin' to block your grounds or even lock you down
But if you feelin' down I'll be around
I know you hear the streets, bumpin' they talks about me
I know your girls be flippin' they talks about me
Fuck what ya heard, It's all for what you see
That was me and them, this is you and me
Breakin' the Ice makin' you laugh
Others get mad tellin you that I'ma do bad, Gurl,
They don't want you wit me, Yeah we know that
But they try to get me did you know that?
I'm fo sho that, I wanna sto that
Ain't tryin to fast talk you, we can take it slow Yeah
This is Yang baby, I'm tha Yang baby
Let me thang that thang and make ya sang baby
[Chorus:]
(Ooh) Shorty of the chain right there
Baby I don't mean to stare
I want you to Know you're the shoot for sure girl,
You a dime from head to toe
(Ooh) Ain't tryin' to win no game
Only wanna know your name, beautiful, let me know girl,
Do you think we could take it slow?
[Verse 2:]
Hey Lil' mamma how ya doin' whats yo name?
Let me holla at ya, get to know ya betta
Can we get togeha and go out sometime?
Hit the movies get a bite to eat
Have a man swoop you of your feet
Compliment you on ya eyes, let him tell you nice things
And whateva you want, he buy you anything
Take a bubble bath, have a couple of laughs in tha tub
And doin' erything that make you fall in love
It might seem nothin' heard of, but it's true
I dont have a reason to lie to you
I got'cha back, just believe that
You smoke weed we could smoke us a fast sack
Kick it back and relax n watch the sunset
Doin' erything i know you haven't done yet
I'm just sayin' if you ready just let me know
cuz from here we can make our relationship grow n take it slow
[Chorus:]
(Ooh) Shorty of the chain right there
Baby I don't mean to stare
I want you to Know you're the shoot for sure girl,
You a dime from head to toe
(Ooh) Ain't tryin' to win no game
Only wanna know your name, beautiful, let mw know girl,
Do you think we could take it slow?
[Verse 3:]
Damn Shorty fine, Yea she a dime
Wanna make her mine, Playa ain't lyin'
'wake from half of tha night, she a first down
Drop a bomb and she call a nigga nurse down
6 SECONDS,5 MORE SECONDS,4 SECONDS,3 MORE SECONDS,2 SECONDS,1 MORE SECOND,NO MORE SECONDS, Shorty come in n check it
We'd 'em told you 'bout tha wild life, You need a man that'll always beat it down right
Show you things you ain't never seen in tha bedroom
So we a always make tha Bedroom Boom
We a always havin' fun when we doin' things, freaky things
If you wanna get freaky, We can get freaky
If you ready just let me know
cuz from here we can make it grow n take it slow
[Chorus:]
(Ooh) Shorty of the chain right there
Baby I don't mean to stare
I want you to Know you're the shoot for sure girl,
You a dime from head to toe
(Ooh) Ain't tryin' to win no game
Only wanna know your name, beautiful, let me know girl,
Do you think we can take it slow...
We can take it slow...
(Take It Slow....)
We can take it slow...
(Take It Slow...)
Oh girl, Yeah...
[Chorus:]
(Ooh) Shorty of the chain right there
Baby I don't mean to stare
I want you to Know you're the shoot fo sho girl,
You a dime from head to toe
(Ooh) Ain't tryin' to win no game
Only wanna know your name, beautiful, let me know girl,
Do you think we could take it slow?
[Verse 1:]
Can I get to know ya, I wanna be ya friend
You call fo anotha, when you call every now n then
Ain't tryin' to block your grounds or even lock you down
But if you feelin' down I'll be around
I know you hear the streets, bumpin' they talks about me
I know your girls be flippin' they talks about me
Fuck what ya heard, It's all for what you see
That was me and them, this is you and me
Breakin' the Ice makin' you laugh
Others get mad tellin you that I'ma do bad, Gurl,
They don't want you wit me, Yeah we know that
But they try to get me did you know that?
I'm fo sho that, I wanna sto that
Ain't tryin to fast talk you, we can take it slow Yeah
This is Yang baby, I'm tha Yang baby
Let me thang that thang and make ya sang baby
[Chorus:]
(Ooh) Shorty of the chain right there
Baby I don't mean to stare
I want you to Know you're the shoot for sure girl,
You a dime from head to toe
(Ooh) Ain't tryin' to win no game
Only wanna know your name, beautiful, let me know girl,
Do you think we could take it slow?
[Verse 2:]
Hey Lil' mamma how ya doin' whats yo name?
Let me holla at ya, get to know ya betta
Can we get togeha and go out sometime?
Hit the movies get a bite to eat
Have a man swoop you of your feet
Compliment you on ya eyes, let him tell you nice things
And whateva you want, he buy you anything
Take a bubble bath, have a couple of laughs in tha tub
And doin' erything that make you fall in love
It might seem nothin' heard of, but it's true
I dont have a reason to lie to you
I got'cha back, just believe that
You smoke weed we could smoke us a fast sack
Kick it back and relax n watch the sunset
Doin' erything i know you haven't done yet
I'm just sayin' if you ready just let me know
cuz from here we can make our relationship grow n take it slow
[Chorus:]
(Ooh) Shorty of the chain right there
Baby I don't mean to stare
I want you to Know you're the shoot for sure girl,
You a dime from head to toe
(Ooh) Ain't tryin' to win no game
Only wanna know your name, beautiful, let mw know girl,
Do you think we could take it slow?
[Verse 3:]
Damn Shorty fine, Yea she a dime
Wanna make her mine, Playa ain't lyin'
'wake from half of tha night, she a first down
Drop a bomb and she call a nigga nurse down
6 SECONDS,5 MORE SECONDS,4 SECONDS,3 MORE SECONDS,2 SECONDS,1 MORE SECOND,NO MORE SECONDS, Shorty come in n check it
We'd 'em told you 'bout tha wild life, You need a man that'll always beat it down right
Show you things you ain't never seen in tha bedroom
So we a always make tha Bedroom Boom
We a always havin' fun when we doin' things, freaky things
If you wanna get freaky, We can get freaky
If you ready just let me know
cuz from here we can make it grow n take it slow
[Chorus:]
(Ooh) Shorty of the chain right there
Baby I don't mean to stare
I want you to Know you're the shoot for sure girl,
You a dime from head to toe
(Ooh) Ain't tryin' to win no game
Only wanna know your name, beautiful, let me know girl,
Do you think we can take it slow...
We can take it slow...
(Take It Slow....)
We can take it slow...
(Take It Slow...)
Oh girl, Yeah...
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