T.I. — Salute

[Hook] Yeah! Ay when you see me, salute Me like a general I'm leading the troops I make this G shit look so easy to do And when you see me salute Commander-in-chief you can see I'm the truth It don't matter whether the streets or the booth When you see me salute And when you see me salute When you see me salute You ain't gotta speak homie when you see me salute [Verse 1] Raise your right hand to your hairline Stand that attention hold it there until you're recognized Once I return the salutation then it’s at ease, as you were, no conversation Well, and lets just sayin' what it do G Decorated 5-star general a true G Made it fresher off the battlefield Rep it for my niggas in the battle still Yea with more stripes then a jail suit Been in the lead, trail who? When I fail, through bitches standin their cells Takin pictures wit their cells And let me tell you som'n 'bout a playa Put me anywhere in any jail And I shall prevail And if another man survived I shall as well Now fuck rap got swag for sale You crossed my path in the A or Brazil [Hook] Ay when you see me, salute Me like a general I'm leading the troops I make this G shit look so easy to do And when you see me salute Commander-in-chief you can see I'm the truth It don't matter whether the streets or the booth When you see me salute And when you see me salute When you see me salute Yeah!, you ain't gotta speak homie when you see me salute [Verse 2] I abstain from the nonsense Remain conscious The idiots make idiotic comments A convict wit a conscious You lack moreals I can see your principles And not what mines is So I guess what makes me special Just the gift and the curse Like shit to get you rich at first So put your dick in the dirt That's why I don't gotta be the greatest of all time As long as I keep it real in all my rhymes I'm fine I ain't lying, give me mine and I'm satisfied I'm just happy I got to make before my daddy died And all things considered Every time destiny called king delivered None iller a young heart wit a old soul Some hot hoes and a cold flow And as far as keepin it real go Homey when you need me Don't forget the proper way to greet me [Hook] Ay when you see me, salute Me like a general I'm leading the troops I make this G shit look so easy to do And when you see me salute Commander-in-chief you can see I'm the truth It don't matter whether the streets or the booth When you see me salute And when you see me salute When you see me salute You ain't gotta speak homie when you see me salute