I was born

I was born in the state of New Jersey

And my younga brotha came out in a hurry

But I can't rememba, it was blurry

 

Fast forward to the year 1999 where things start to get interestin'

Mom and Dad were doing just fine, just fine, you know huggin' and kissin'

 

Livin' in Georgia, somewhere near Atlanta

Where all you see are red bandanas

Where you rarely see blue bandanas

 

It was dangerous, ya see

But we lived safely, ya see

That one block was fam, ya see

 

Man, I remember that goddamn babysitta

She said to watch out for them alligatas

Bitch we ain't in Florida you goddamn sitta

 

And shit, I remember when my olda brotha split his head open

He came in with a blank look and stood there, just stood frozen

Cops came and seen a knife in my moms hand

They got the wrong idea, she was bouta get canned

 

Yea, my moms and dad were still doin fine

But fucking fuck, I had to decline

I see my moms and dad drinkin' some motherfuckin red wine

But I swear some fucking shit was about to go down

Next thing I know, my Dad is fucking far out of town

And my moms threw away her only weddin' gown

 

Ya see my dad was a chiropractor

He brang in the money like a firecracka

But how the fuck are we supposed to support ourselves?

When my moms be puttin fucking food on some fucking shelves?

 

Yea, we couldn't keep it up

Grandparents got us and drove us up

Back in New Jersey, yup

 

My moms decided to send me to school

I was the new kid, I looked like a straight-up fool

You better believe that school was a goddamn drool

 

I was from the hood so I acted all wrong

Shit, I don't fucking belong

But my moms told me to keep strong

 

This town wasn't too bad

Just a couple of fights, a tad

Marijuana was the fad

 

And no, I wasn't smoking that loud

It'll just put me in the wrong crowd

But it wasn't till high school when i started gettin' high

My mom be askin where I go and I fucking lie

 

Do I regret lying to her face?

Yes, I fucking do, I feel misplaced

And yes, I am still misplaced ethically, part of the white race

 

Place has Hispanics coming out the walls

Coming out of fucking stalls

Out of motherfucking goddamn malls

 

But nah, don't get the wrong conclusion

I love these people, get rid of the confusion

I don't want any blood transfusion

 

Now, hear me out

Stay here, please, don't give me any doubts

Stay here, please, don't fade out

 

Don't stop because you hit an obstacle

That's truly illogical

Keep going forward, you're fucking unstoppable

 

Want to be a vet? lawyer? doc?

Be the next Pac?

Become one of the good cops?

 

Then work hard and don't stop

Don't stop ever till you get to the top

Don't fall and become a flop

 

Your life is your life, make it what you make it

Put on your dream till it fit

Keep it in your body, don't spit

 

We all go through tough times

We all might commit at least one crime

But soon enough you'll be making more than dimes

 

Follow ya heart

Start your motor and get a head start

Don't become just a spare part...