yeah uh-huh (so so def) uhh if you ever bought a tape (yeah) purchased a cd (uh-huh) or a piece of vinyl (c'mon) dj'd my record (rock rock on) promoted my record (tell 'em) i wanna thank y'all man from the bottom of my heart secondly i wanna dedicate this song to y'all man cause without y'all there is no me (c'mon) i could never turn my back on y'all (uhh) cause y'all put me where i'm at so when ya call i'll be there just like that (just like that) signin autographs givin deps to all my folks tellin little kids don't follow these dopes see, i'ma keep barkin' long as y'all bark wit' me (woof) y'all know the website all y'all gotta do is hit me as much as the girls like me you would think it make the fellas sick (yeah) but they be right wit 'em singin not missin a lick hair braided rockin somebody's jersey from up-top to out-west and down in the dirty can't forget about the mid-west that's where i was found (what) that's where i live and columbus is the town (yeah) i got the pen you got the paper a cd a tape i sign it then leave it to get a nice big plate of fish which is my favorite dish but without y'all i couldn't kick it like this i wanna thank you for makin me who i am and puttin me where i need to be i wanna thank you for the opportunity to do my thing in this industry i wanna thank you for callin to your local station everyday to play my song if it wasn't for you there wouldn't be no me and that's why i'm gonna ride for you forever more fo' more forever more forever more i just wanna thank you i wanna thank you for the groups that came befo' me (uhh) all of y'all in the office that promote me in the streets all the mom and pop stores that don't get a lot of credit (yeah) the spots in the hood the first ones that said it (said it) all the mix show's djs please keep it bumpin thank you for your support and yes i'm gonna keep it comin i love how you love that so i'm givin back cause y'all the ones that kept this playa on track the reason i'm seen is because of you the reason i'm heard and my dreams came true now if you ever made a poster or wrote a fan letter all i'm tryin do is show you is some l-o-v-e and let you know without y'all there is no me j.d. j.e. the whole s.s.d. now if you ride for we then i'm gon' ride for you from the bottom of my heart baby tell 'em what i wanna do i wanna thank you for makin me who i am and puttin me where i need to be i wanna thank you for the opportunity to do my thing in this industry i wanna thank you for callin to your local station everyday to play my song if it wasn't for you there wouldn't be no me and that's why i'm gonna ride for you, forever more ooooooohhh ohh yeah yeah yeah i just wanna say thank you thank you i wanna thank you thank you to all of y'all that's been down wit so so def for so long man heh you keep showin is love we gon' keep showin y'all love y'knahmsayin we just want y'all to know that and uhh to the man upstairs we gotta thank you the most y'knahmsayin if it wasn't for you there wouldn't be no me for real man thank you columbus rock rock-rock-rock on heh a.t.l. rock-rock-rock on heh st. louis rock-rock-rock on heh new york rock-rock-rock on heh