[Intro: Madison McFerrin]

I ain't got the time to lose on you

On you, no

[Verse 1: Saba]

Visits to county, we all fine

Seen my homie cut his dreads this time

I was growin' my hair, but I never considered tryin'

Lockin' it up, you know, turn a root to the vine

Saw free form, Slimkid3, Pharcyde

For the fist time, in the "Runnin" video

I thought what I'd look like in an alternate light

Gettin' off into detail, this is all about my loc journey

Took the bus on Diversey

Hopin' that I don't die, the day's bright and early

She looked at me like, she love the nappy boy

'Fro press down like a tabloid

Searchin' for an avenuе, ways to reflect my current attitudе

Views of the world, I'm Malik to my Grandma

Who used to braid my hair, but I had to cut 'em at the school

And it was black ran, I'm just a black man

Lookin' for a good day, good steak, lap dance (Uh)

I'll play the game, but I won't tap dance

Now you might see me out in a head wrap

The fitted, but I didn't get it on Fairfax

I show you where I'm at like AirTags

I deserve a subtle flex and a rare brag

'Cause I'm the one who put the dreads in the CARE hat

Cut 'em and immediately grew my hair, back, haha, yeah

That's when they started lettin' me fly without a—

Without a random search

[Pre-Chorus: Ogi]

From the moment I get up out of bed

Must protect what comes from my head

I don't care what nobody says

Keep growin' your garden

[Chorus: Jordan Ward]

You keep growin' your garden (Garden)

Waves and winds, they harden it (Ooh)

I don't even know what sparked it (I don't even know what sparked it)

Inspiration spark (Damn)

Young dreadful niggas finna start shit (Oh, oh, damn)

[Verse 2: Saba]

Rinse the relaxers out of nappy afros

And breakin' plastics from scratchin' scalps with rat combs

Curl patterns that fight back and that grow

So wild that you can't put a fuckin' cap on

Mama scratchin' my dandruff, flew back home

Still tender-headed, boy, you are not that grown

Them neck braids help you build backbone

Everybody flamed your ass

You either laughed or just hoped one day the style catch on

Shawty, my goals is more than what you can brag on

When it add up won't be an App on that phone

Need guap like a cheese head, Brett Favre

Oh, you seen a weed head got dreadlocks?

Oh, you seen a couple savages too?

Couple of babies who done start they journey anew (Uh)

I'm rootin' for you, we can start at the root, uh-huh (Yeah)

I'm who they told you I was, it's all true (Uh)

The journey so fire, had to tell mine

I just asked my shawty for a hair tie, haha, yeah

And the motherfucker broke before I—

Before I even got to wrap my shit

[Pre-Chorus: Ogi, Saba, and Ogi with Saba]

From the moment I get up out of bed (Yeah, ayy)

Must protect what comes from my head (Yeah)

I don't care what nobody says

Keep growin' your garden

[Chorus: Jordan Ward]

You keep growin' your garden (Garden)

Waves and winds, they harden it (Ooh)

I don't even know what sparked it (I don't even know what sparked it)

Inspiration spark

Young dreadful niggas finna start shit