[Verse 1]
About to turn it up
Turn it into the first forty-eight
Up in this motherfucker
Yeah, I came in heavy with the weight
Watch you step, watch your tread
Every move got a price tag
I been raised where the mud talk
And the hard times bite back
My water dark and deep
If you reach, you might sink
Got that cold look, hot breath
And a grin that don't blink
They was sleeping on the stillness
Now the whole room shake
I don't knock, I slide in
And I leave no trace
[Pre-Chorus]
Better read that line
Better know that tone
One wrong step
And you gone, you gone
Better read that line
Better keep it low
When I say move
You move, you know
[Chorus]
First forty-eight
Better watch your step
First forty-eight
Yeah, I don't forget
My water dark and deep
My water dark and deep
First forty-eight
Better watch your step
[Verse 2]
I got dirt on my boots
And a storm in my chest
Talk slick to the wrong one
Get folded with the rest
My people don't fold
We just lean and press
Every scar on my skin
Got a story in it, yes
I was built in the pressure
Where the weak get peeled
Where the truth come out ugly
And the fake get peeled
I'm a hard-back problem
In a no-return lane
If you hear that still voice
Then you already came too late
[Pre-Chorus]
Better read that line
Better know that tone
One wrong step
And you gone, you gone
Better read that line
Better keep it low
When I say move
You move, you know
[Chorus]
First forty-eight
Better watch your step
First forty-eight
Yeah, I don't forget
My water dark and deep
My water dark and deep
First forty-eight
Better watch your step
[Bridge]
[Breakdown]
Let it breathe for a second
Hear that hush in the room
I don't need a big warning
I just need a clear view
Then I come back swinging
With the whole night lit
No soft talk, no safe route
Just the same hard click
[Final Chorus]
First forty-eight
Better watch your step
First forty-eight
Yeah, I don't forget
My water dark and deep
My water dark and deep
First forty-eight
Better watch your step
First forty-eight
Better watch your step