Drake - Thank Me Now

[Chorus:]
You could thank me now, go ahead!
Thank me later, yeah, I know what I said
But later doesn't always come, so instead,
It's OK, you could thank me now.

[Verse 1:]
Mahalo from the hardest act to follow,
Lately I've been drinkin' like there's a message in a bottle.
Alohas to women with no ties to men
That I know, well, that way there are no lies.
You can thank me now for all the info I give to you, niggas,
I'm on the brink of influential, I'm here for you, niggas,
I guess a hit doesn't add up to a career for you, niggas,
I must have been hard to watch, what a year for you, niggas!
It's December 31st and we in Miami just meditatin',
You got your resolutions, we just got reservations.
Livin' out a dream it feels like I stayed up,
And we just want to party, Patrón straight up.
Fuck that old shit! I'm on new things,
OVO Clique, Red Wing Boot Gang,
Yeah, we want it all, half was never the agreement;
Who would have thought the route we'd chosen would ever end up the scenic?
I can relate to kids goin' straight to the league,
When they recognize that you got what it takes to succeed,
And that's around the time that your idols become your rivals,
You make friends with Mike but got to A.I. him for your survival.
Damn, I swear sports and music are so synonymous,
‘Cause we want to be them, and they want to be us,
So on behalf of the demanded and the entertainment,
That you take for granted, you can thank me now.
And, oh my goodness, you're welcome, you're welcome!
At this point, me is who I am tryin' to save myself from,
Rappers hit me up and I never know what to tell them
‘Cause they think that I can help them get back to where they fell from.
But drink up ‘cause everyone here is good tonight,
Except the niggas that I came with, they good for life,
That's how, you know, it's goin' down; in case another chance never comes around...

[Chorus]

[Verse 2:]
Shallow nigga, but deep enough to have gone swimmin',
I think I'm spendin' all my time with the wrong women,
I think I'll have a chance at love and knowin' me I'll miss it,
‘Cause me dedicatin' my time just isn't realistic.
Man, the good girls went silent on me,
They got a boyfriend, or left for college on me,
And all the bad ones I used to hit are friends now,
That make me wish I had a little less mileage on me;
But do I ever come up in discussion
Over double pump lattes and low fat muffins?
Do I? Or is missin' what we had out of the question?
I'm, probably, just the reason that you learned your lesson.
I got flows for the Marilyn Monroes,
Who was there before it all; I guess that's how it goes,
They hear about your con's, but focus on your pro's
And love you for who you are from the bottom of their soul,
But those same ones from your area will grow into women
That are ready to get married at hello.
Because of what they allowed, where are they all now?
I know they're somewhere watchin' so I'm tryin' to make them proud.
Searchin' for the meanin', you'll find it next to me,
They tell me I'm the hottest, guess, we finally get to see,
I'm feelin' like Nas: who am I to disagree?
They say the doors will open up soon as you find the missin' key,
That's, probably, why I'm in this bitch shinin'.
Jump up in the sky and put the stars into alignment,
I rep the ATF, in case you need to be reminded,
And the bandwagon's full but you can try and run behind it, I'm sorry.
Poolside drinkin', Margarita rounds,
Shout out to my city, though I hardly be in town.
I'm the black sheep but Chris Farley wears the crown,
And I know life is just a game in which the cards are facin' down,
I'm in a world where things are taken, never given.
How long they choose to love you will never be your decision,
And I'm aware that this could be the last time you listen
So while I'm still here in this position...

[Chorus]