Jack Harlow - RIVER ROAD Lyrics






Still working
Still waking up looking for real purpose
Still trying to figure out what it's gon' take
Still trying to find connection with some real surface level types
Back when I was young, I used to pedal bikes
Now I'm riding cross country, doing several nights
In and out the Sprinter van, pull up, get the levels right
Get a bite to eat, do the show, and then we settle like
What could be a better life?
But I'm still staring at the ceiling in my bed at night
Thinking 'bout what I don't got yet
Why I'm not hot yet
Why the last project was something that I thought would make me something that I'm not yet
It's all a work in progress
That's what they tell me and I respond with, "I guess"
I been wanting to get something off my chest
But it's not time yet
It might never be time
My kid won't get no screen time
At least that's what I'd like to think
'Cause my childhood was filled with tree climbs
And Oatmeal Creme Pies and looking at the street signs
I guess that he gon' be fine, or she will
I just feel like it's hard to be thrilled in times like this
When our hands can't keep still
And if it's not Insta then it's emails
There's beauty in the details
So I'ma try my best to pay attention to 'em
Spend your day with this and it can get you through it
I ain't seen an institute since I ended schooling
Used to hate it, now my dreams take place in it
Sun shine through the blinds 'til I wake in it
I just got done stretching like the eighth inning
Now it's time to get something 'fore the day's finished

I got
Well wishes in my cellphone from my classmates that let themselves go
Well aware that I'm well known
Know we had a stretch of time between us that you felt close to me, but
It's been a minute since
Did I change or did they rob me of my innocence?
Inner city kids I grew up with, we had some differences
But inside gymnasiums, it's almost like they didn't exist
Time's tickin', my mom's 50
Told me that she been thinkin' 'bout spending time different
It's more precious, what if I took the same method at 21 and adopted it?
Sometimes I feel like I'm tripping for dipping out of town while my pops living still
Palms itching, but this money is not Benadryl
Ain't no pattern to the way I tend to feel
It's all over the place
I'ma lower the shades and sleep in
I ran into a kid I grew up with
He shook my hand and told me, "No one thought you'd do this shit"
I can't relate, but see, I understand
'Cause when they hear me now compared to back then it's like, "Who is this?"
Don't know if I changed, but the music did
In my old shit, I used to just admit things
Now I sit around and wonder, "Is that something you admit?"
'Cause when I hear it, all I do is cringe
I guess I did change
Two years in ATL
Before I moved, I had never got drunk
Now I'm getting tore up like an ACL
Meeting people that my friends idolize
That they only ever get a chance to see on they TL
Artists that they playing through a JBL
In somebody's basement, smoking, getting wasted
Something in the air and I can taste it
2018 I couldn't be on my own
Every night I'd call a girl and fall asleep on the phone
I guess it was how I coped with leaving from home
Discipline, I gotta keep in control
It gets more difficult to rap every day
'Cause it's less and less things that feel like worth saying
Nothing is for sure except life sure ends
I tried to keep that in mind but it's not workin'





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  1. D.... D....

    Loving these lyrics and poetic vibes ❤ I'm really feeling this kid from my city. Louisville legends ❤

  2. A.... S....

    Yo if Jack made a whole chill, smooth album like this, I would buy the hell out of it. We feel you on this one dawg. Way to rep the ville

  3. K.... ....

    No homo but jack was way more stylish with his glasses 💯

  4. F.... Y....

    I'm sorry but this shit is more fire than Whats Poppin yet gets no recognition

  5. s.... ....

    Whole album not a single miss, I'm repping Jack Harlow forever !

  6. C.... C....

    Who else is here hiding from the Cole Bennett wave riders

    C.... C....

    that video made me discover him

  7. H.... A....

    B ro dude seems legit.

  8. j.... r....

    Old Earl Sweatshirt Re-Incarnated

  9. 4.... T....

    highlands??

  10. C.... M....

    Feelin' some Mac vibes...

  11. B.... 3....

    this is that shit. this is the shit that makes me love hip hop. this to me is hip hop. a personal letter to us, but also to himself. this to
    me is hip hop.

  12. s.... ....

    this is his best song

  13. S.... R....

    Do the show then we Satellite

  14. j.... ....

    Keep grinding homie! More people know about you now then you know! I put my whole crew on to the music.

  15. K.... L....

    Haven"t heard anything as genuine as that in a while

  16. A.... O....

    Love the video

  17. A.... A....

    love the video

  18. t.... ....

    This is my favorite Jack Harlow song, no question.

  19. A.... M....

    Yesssss 🧡

  20. J.... C....

    By far the best song ive heard from you bro. Fucking beautiful

  21. 1.... 4....

    My house is on River Road. I love this.

  22. J.... F....

    that sax outro... <3

  23. J.... A....

    A true artist. Absolutely beautiful man. You don't slide on a beat like this without a lifetime of passion and practice.

  24. D.... $....

    “Why I thought the last project would make me something that I’m not yet” damn I felt that 💯🔥

  25. A.... M....

    I'm waiting for that drop

  26. M.... B....

    “ now I’m getting torn up like a .. acl “

    My knee felt that

  27. J.... R....

    Finished stretching like the 8th inning 🔥

  28. T.... L....

    This is highly underrated in the hip hop community. Truly a great song, that will be great in 20 years. The best music always comes from the heart. Keep grinding Harlow, greatness will follow.

  29. G.... M....

    Lakeview always wanted to swim there but I'm from the wrong side of the tracks

  30. F.... F....

    Jack spit tho

  31. L.... ....

    When the saxophone said: "🎵🎶 "
    *I felt that...*

  32. S.... ....

    WE FOUND THE NEW DRAKE GUYS !!!

    S.... ....

    Lol I been saying the only other artist I can seriously compare him to is Drake he’s gone last a while

  33. t.... ....

    Man the sites make me love this city.

  34. Y.... G....

    This is nostalgia 🏅🤧🎯

  35. M.... H....

    Probably my favorite song on the album

  36. T.... T....

    Ths fact that he can go from the Saturday night vibe, to the 'i need to think about my life choices' vibe in a heartbeat is just beautiful and really underappreciated. Jack is in top my 5 in the game rn

  37. K.... P....

    Am I only the one that peeped the LOZ OOT sample?

  38. G.... D....

    highlands baby

  39. A.... B....

    Sending love from Cali XOXO

  40. D.... ....

    Reminds me of earl sweat

  41. C.... C....

    It's crazy how similar this cat is to mac Miller. One dies and a star is born. Damnn

  42. I.... N....

    🔥🔥🔥🔥 rap game need this

  43. I.... ....

    jack need to shinedown on tha real Luhvul im talkin Portland, Parkhill, California, Victory Park, Shawnee, Chickasaw, Russell, Limerick, Smoke Town, Germantown, Shelby park, Phoenix Hill, Iroquois, Old Louisville... do a vid in some of these places and put sum faces on the the screen

  44. N.... A....

    Now this is music. I've been looking for some recent rappers other than cole and kdot who are speaking on some soulful shit. +1

  45. M.... D....

    Yeppppp

  46. C.... M....

    502 where ya at

  47. o.... ....

    Still working
    Still waking up looking for real purpose
    Still trying to figure out what it's gon' take
    Still trying to find connection with some real surface level types
    Back when I was young, I used to pedal bikes
    Now I'm riding cross country, doing several nights
    In and out the Sprinter van, pull up, get the levels right
    Get a bite to eat, do the show, and then we settle like
    What could be a better life?
    But I'm still staring at the ceiling in my bed at night
    Thinking 'bout what I don't got yet
    Why I'm not hot yet
    Why the last project was something that I thought would make me something that I'm not yet
    It's all a work in progress
    That's what they tell me and I respond with, "I guess"
    I been wanting to get something off my chest
    But it's not time yet
    It might never be time
    My kid won't get no screen time
    At least that's what I'd like to think
    'Cause my childhood was filled with tree climbs
    And Oatmeal Creme Pies and looking at the street signs
    I guess that he gon' be fine, or she will
    I just feel like it's hard to be thrilled in times like this
    When our hands can't keep still
    And if it's not Insta then it's emails
    There's beauty in the details
    So I'ma try my best to pay attention to 'em
    Spend your day with this and it can get you through it
    I ain't seen an institute since I ended schooling
    Used to hate it, now my dreams take place in it
    Sun shine through the blinds 'til I wake in it
    I just got done stretching like the eighth inning
    Now it's time to get something 'fore the day's finished
    I got
    Well wishes in my cellphone from my classmates that let themselves go
    Well aware that I'm well known
    Know we had a stretch of time between us that you felt close to me, but
    It's been a minute since
    Did I change or did they rob me of my innocence?
    Inner city kids I grew up with, we had some differences
    But inside gymnasiums, it's almost like they didn't exist
    Time's tickin', my mom's 50
    Told me that she been thinkin' 'bout spending time different
    It's more precious, what if I took the same method at 21 and adopted it?
    Sometimes I feel like I'm tripping for dipping out of town while my pops living still
    Palms itching, but this money is not Benadryl
    Ain't no pattern to the way I tend to feel
    It's all over the place
    I'ma lower the shades and sleep in
    I ran into a kid I grew up with
    He shook my hand and told me, "No one thought you'd do this shit"
    I can't relate, but see, I understand
    'Cause when they hear me now compared to back then it's like, "Who is this?"
    Don't know if I changed, but the music did
    In my old shit, I used to just admit things
    Now I sit around and wonder, "Is that something you admit?"
    'Cause when I hear it, all I do is cringe
    I guess I did change
    Two years in ATL
    Before I moved, I had never got drunk
    Now I'm getting tore up like an ACL
    Meeting people that my friends idolize
    That they only ever get a chance to see on they TL
    Artists that they playing through a JBL
    In somebody's basement, smoking, getting wasted
    Something in the air and I can taste it
    2018 I couldn't be on my own
    Every night I'd call a girl and fall asleep on the phone
    I guess it was how I coped with leaving from home
    Discipline, I gotta keep in control
    It gets more difficult to rap every day
    'Cause it's less and less things that feel like worth saying
    Nothing is for sure except life sure ends
    I tried to keep that in mind but it's not workin'

  48. B.... K....

    his best song yet

  49. E.... ....

    This vibe........

  50. J.... A....

    I have not had a song captivate my attention like that in a long time. I knew you were nice but this is special

  51. Z.... S....

    DOOOOOOOPE. 😎🔥🎧

  52. c.... ....

    Goosebumps

  53. O.... ....

    First add I ever saved onto my playlist.

  54. M.... o....

    Your favorite song Jack <3

  55. A.... T....

    Omg i love this song!

  56. G.... 1....

    Trash assmuic needs to be put in commercials other wise no one would listen to it

    G.... 1....

    tf u talking about

  57. S.... G....

    Fucks with this one fa sure🔥🔥

  58. S.... D....

    This is dope.

  59. T.... S....

    Where’s all my Louisville people at that know the glory and beauty of a drive down river road?

  60. S.... B....

    Ok ok ok

  61. R.... ....

    First time hearing this. Keep doing your thing homie

  62. j.... ....

    Love this song, really hits home at the moment on a different grind, appreciate what you're doing here bro, keep going hard cause you just helped me find my spark again 💯💪🏼

  63. O.... C....

    When you look at Eminem, Mac Miller and Jack Harlow. You don’t label them as just a “white rapper.” Because that’s not what comes to mind at first instant, you look at them as Artists.

    Something other rappers who are white seem to struggle in getting out of.

  64. M.... a....

    Im his son

  65. M.... a....

    In high scool

  66. M.... a....

    U were in my dads class

  67. M.... D....

    great song man. But Urban my eyes hurt dude

  68. D.... S....

    That's my rout I walk my dogs down on 2nd st there 😁
    #oldlouisville

  69. R.... E....

    This is a beautiful piece of art Jack! Nice job very nostalgic.

  70. B.... G....

    Beautiful

  71. H.... K....

    Keep it up Jack! Hiphop aint dead uu keepin it alive!!

  72. P.... W....

    hold dat bass like a baby den.

  73. P.... W....

    fam, no shit you got Mac Vibes


    you got it fam no comparison.


    you just have the spark, shine G.


    this all the way from Birmingham al,


    insta: @tkbpodcast if you ever in the Bity we would love to interview you. #WeLuvJackHarlow

  74. M.... H....

    you are everything you'll ever need.

  75. M.... B....

    One of my favorite songs to come out this year.

  76. N.... T....

    So talented

  77. 5.... ....

    So slept on... 🔥🔥🔥😓 #502

  78. G.... M....

    got this off an add do not regret it at all

  79. t.... g....

    I felt this man

  80. T.... S....

    I'm Loving This!!!Pretty Cool ❤❤❤❤

  81. D.... G....

    This dude is the white JACK HARLOW

  82. A.... C....

    This songs makes me want to work harder and put my family in a better position

  83. I.... C....

    cant tell this aint one of the coldest guys right now

  84. S.... P....

    🔥🔥🔥

  85. T.... R....

    big oof

  86. M.... M....

    Never heard one of this guy's songs, and in life Ive personally moved away from Boom Bap and leaned into Trap, but with that being said the imagery used in his bars are universal.

  87. E.... j....

    Favorite song by Jack 🔥🔥🔥

  88. P.... U....

    Ok I changed my mind after listening to your music bc I heard ur freestyle at first

  89. s.... m....

    All I hear is Mac miller vibes

  90. r.... ....

    I’m feeling this track.

  91. A.... M....

    Big ups bro bro

  92. K.... M....

    This whole track is basically BARS 🔥

  93. I.... ....

    This is so chill and hard at the same time

  94. D.... G....

    YEP this is it

  95. S.... C....

    Jack's back wit dem Gazebo tracks.

  96. M.... ....

    My kid won't get no screentime, at least that's what I'd like to think, because my childhood was filled with tree climbs, oatmeal creme pies and looking at street signs 🔥

  97. T.... R....

    Jheeeeez 🔥smooth bro

  98. S.... H....

    Acc so hard