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Thought I Was Finished

“Thought I Was Finished” is track 8 on Rob Matare's Hip-Hop album No More Raw Stone, released October 9, 2026. Hip-hop love songs for grown people: save me a slow one, dishes can wait, and be late with me.

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“Thought I Was Finished” lyrics

Plot twist
I'm back

Everybody saying that the old man's done
Put a rocking chair up on the porch in the sun
Kids on the internet asking, "Who is he?"
Grandma in the comments like, "That's my baby"
Went to the store and the cashier asked for ID
I said, "Look it up, you'll find the old me"
Came in with a cane, but the cane is a mic
Took off the glasses and I'm ready to fight

They wrote the ending
They wrote "retired"
Well, surprise, it's me

Plot twist, I'm back (I'm back)
Thought I was finished, well, look at that
Pulled up in the old hat
Plot twist, I'm back

Plot twist (didn't see it coming)

Folding chairs in the school gym
Parents with their phones held high
Principal on the mic says, "Give it up for Kyle"
And a nine-year-old walks out in my old tour jacket
He grabs the mic like I taught him on the porch
Then points at the curtain and says, "Hit it, Grandpa"
I'm the hype man now, I'm standing at the back
Throwing ad-libs for the headliner in the Velcro sneakers

They wrote the ending
They wrote "retired"
Well, surprise, it's him

Plot twist, I'm back (I'm back)
Thought I was finished, well, look at that
Pulled up in the old hat
Plot twist, I'm back

Wait (what)
It's the kid? (yep)
Grandpa's backing vocals? (yep)
Plot twist

Plot twist, we're back (we're back)
Thought I was finished, well, look at that
Passed the kid the old hat
Plot twist, we're back

Plot twist

Lyrics written by Rob Matare. Written by me • made with AI. Artist visuals are digitally created.

More from No More Raw Stone

  1. 1No More Raw Stone3:30
  2. 2Two Phones Later3:15
  3. 3Table for Twelve3:15
  4. 4Say It Plain3:11
  5. 5Velvet Rain3:30
  6. 6Six A.M., Hands Up3:09
  7. 7Who That Is3:09
  8. 9Talking Way Too Long3:10
  9. 10Kwa Miguu3:19
  10. 11HEAT CHECK3:04
  11. 12We're a Rerun3:17
  12. 13Leave Me the Hurt3:41
  13. 14Open After Midnight3:08
  14. 15Save Me a Slow One3:15
  15. 16The Spare Drawer2:31
  16. 17Move Your Saturday2:44
  17. 18After the Flash2:09
  18. 19A Window That Opens3:02
  19. 20My Favorite Errand2:44
  20. 21Appraise Me Right4:00
  21. 22Dishes Can Wait4:54
  22. 23Learn the Name3:36
  23. 24Be Late With Me3:52

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