Cover art for INDUSTRY BABY (Original) by Lil Nas X

INDUSTRY BABY (Original)

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INDUSTRY BABY (Original) Lyrics

[Intro]
(D-D-Daytrip took it to ten, hey)
Baby back, ayy, couple racks, ayy
Couple Grammys on him (Ooh, ooh), couple plaques, ayy
That's a fact, ayy (Ooh, ooh), throw it back, ayy
Throw it back, ayy (Ooh, ooh)

[Pre-Chorus]
And this one is for the champions (Ooh, ooh)
I ain't lost since I began, yeah (Ooh, ooh)
Funny how you said it was the end, yeah (Ooh, ooh)
Then I went, did it again, yeah (Ooh, ooh)

[Chorus]
I told you long ago on the road
I got what they waiting for
I don't run from nothing, dog
Get your soldiers, tell 'em I ain't layin' low
You was never really rooting for me anyway (Ooh, ooh)
When I'm back up at the top, I wanna hear you say (Ooh, ooh)
He don't run from nothin', dog (Ooh, ooh)
Get your soldiers, tell 'em that the break is over (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

[Verse]
Uh, need to, uh
Need to get this album done
Need a couple number onеs
Need a plaque on every song
Need mе like one with Nicki now
Tell a rap nigga I don't see ya, hah
I'm a pop nigga like Bieber, hah
I don't fuck bitches, I'm queer, hah
But these niggas bitches like Madea, yeah, yeah, yeah, ayy (Yeah)
Oh, let's do it
I ain't fall off, I just ain't release my new shit
I blew up, now everybody tryna sue me
You call me Nas, but the hood call me Doobie, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
And this one is for the champions (And this one is for the champions)
I ain't lost since I began, yeah (I ain't lost since I began, yeah)
Funny how you said it was the end, yeah (You said it was the end, yeah)
Then I went, did it again, yeah (T-Then I went, did it again, yeah)

[Chorus]
I told you long ago on the road
I got what they waiting for
(Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy, I got what they're waiting for)
I don't run from nothing, dog (Ayy, ayy)
Get your soldiers, tell 'em I ain't layin' low (Ayy, ayy, bitch, I ain't runnin' from nowhere)
You was never really rooting for me anyway (Ooh, ooh)
When I'm back up at the top, I wanna hear you say (Ooh, ooh)
He don't run from nothin', dog (Ayy)
Get your soldiers, tell 'em that the break is over (I'm the industry baby)

[Open Verse]

[Outro]
I run it up, run it up for the ratchets
TikTok bitches doin' dances
Rodeo blastin' in my mansion
With all this damn fetti, I been feelin' like a champion
I ain't lost since I began, yeah
Funny how you said it was the end, yeah
Then I went did it again, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah

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Genius Annotation

On August 6, 2021, Lil Nas X uploaded a video on TikTok showing an early version of INDUSTRY BABY. The differences of this track are that Jack Harlow, nor Kanye West have contributed to this song (hence the drums being used a little less), and that this version has a separate outro than the other versions, including the final.

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