Released: April 29, 2014

Songwriter: VIC MENSA

Producer: VIC MENSA Stefan Ponce

[Produced by Stefan Ponce & Vic Mensa]

[Hook]
When I get down on my luck
I hide behind my eyes in Hollywood
They say, "Ain't what you know but who you know
You need to know someone to know no one"
When I get down on my luck
I roll one up and roll around all by my lonesome
Lost some years, I used to know
I know my fate like bullets in a shotgun
When I get down on my luck
I hide behind my eyes in Hollywood
They say, "Ain't what you know but who you know
You need to know someone to know no one"
When I get down on my luck
I roll one up and roll around all by my lonesome
Lost some years, I used to know
I know my fate like bullets in a shotgun

[Verse]
She loves to dream
Living in and off and out her mind in space and time
She takes a line and lies her life away
You might just say she stays to go nowhere
Midnight scenes from an old romantic movie
Usually you'd be there today
I say was different, I can take you with me
Wondering if you wanna go there

[Refrain]
Down on my luck
Down on my luck

[Bridge]
Do you think about the things you say you don't?
And I know you do, uh (Baby, yeah)
White wine and she over cool
Ooh look at you, look at you
Do you think the things you do or who you know?
Cause they told you to, yeah (Baby, yeah)
Why you listen to 'em? (Who you know?)
Hands up, middle finger to 'em
(Middle finger to 'em, middle finger to 'em, middle finger to 'em)
(Middle finger to 'em, middle finger to 'em, middle finger to 'em)
Fuck that, get down!

[Hook]
When I get down on my luck
I hide behind my eyes in Hollywood
They say, "Ain't what you know but who you know
You need to know someone to know no one"
When I get down on my luck
I roll one up and roll around all by my lonesome
Lost some years, I used to know
I know my fate like bullets in a shotgun

[Post-Hook]
When I get down on my luck
When I get down on my luck, uh, uh
When I get down on my luck
When I get down on my luck, luck, luck, luck, ay

[Refrain]
Down on my luck
Down on my luck

[Bridge]
Do you think about the things you say you don't?
And I know you do, uh (Baby, yeah)
White wine and she over cool
Ooh look at you, look at you
Do you think the things you do or who you know?
Cause they told you to, yeah (Baby, yeah)
Why you listen to 'em? (Who you know?)
Hands up, middle finger to 'em
Fuck that, get down!

VIC MENSA

Vic Mensa is a rapper from Chicago, Illinois. He released his first project, the Straight Up EP at age 16 and was previously a member of the indie group Kids These Days. He also founded Chicago hip hop collective SAVEMONEY with Chance The Rapper.

Following the disbandment of Kids These Days, Mensa went solo and released INNANETAPE in 2013. The tape was met with positive reviews as critics praised Mensa’s ability to sing, rap and meld genres.

“Down On My Luck” brought Vic Mensa into the global spotlight, earning praise from established fans and new listeners alike.