I grew up waiting for the street lights Hoping maybe one day I could be like the kids that didn't have to go inside Praying my dreams would coincide with being popular and not be embarrassed with my parents ride I would travel in my mind through my imagination Some saw exaggeration/What I saw was captivating So what I C is if I's before E Its not hard to achieve With a small hint of believe Mom told me to write & pops told me to read Hung with ol G's they all told me to leave It took a little time but I always agreed The ones I seen fall its always for greed The volume of our laughter was never loud to me Outside of our game the world was sound asleep I was told before long That I'd be thankful for every desk that I tucked my forehead onto my forearms And they were correct Now I reflect and try to prolong The night can seem so long I'm Excited for these kicks I'm bout to throw on Peeking out the window when I should be counting sheep But instead I'm counting on classmates being jealous of me cause the way I'm cuffing my jeans not tucked inside of my sneaks I should be on the cover of a new coveted magazine My mother came to wake me but I was never asleep Plus I'm already dressed so she sent me out in the street To wait on the bus I'm walking like something's wrong with my knees cause a crease would make it seem like I had these sneakers for weeks It's winter so the sun hasn't risen over the trees The passing headlights are blinding the wind is making me sneeze I'm standing next to a kid he noticed what's on my feet he said that those aren't sposed to be out for a couple weeks A few crowded around the way lights shined down it made me feel like I levitated off the ground

This that close your eye lids & open the hydrants To let the flow of good energy be the pilot It's easy to get caught up in the bickering and violence Rather than finding a massive weapon you can smile with Try and get the love passed around Like a letter that's passed around In the back of the class Or moving when the cars came past To hit a line drive and break glass We admired the gold watch and the gold chain Wanted a fancy car with a diamond ring Cause uh where we from we may never see it again So it's only right to dream about a monetary gain To momentarily see the world around you change Depending on your intellect Mixed with your intentions when they intersect They say the only way to live Is like you never knew you ever did So I'm in pursuit to prove the purpose of following current paths Cause one day the current will pass and all we'll have The nights that we laughed & the rest is just conversation Tryna reach the whole nation Cause I remember back when times got tough No matter what we did it was never enough But we never looked down Always gotta keep the clouds visible Cause we tryna do the Unthinkable Now if you think it then it probably comes naturally Positive and negative like both sides of a battery From a neighborhood full of assault and battery charges So we would ride through nice neighborhoods to re-charge See that's my house and that's my car And one day mama said I'mma be a star So I'm the mirror with a remote and then an air guitar I mean a mic and a les paul I'm next yall and my friends don't believe it My girl thinks I'm being facetious I did a showcase and I'm feeling defeated Cause the dude that won said he sold crack and I aint never seen it Got a little name people know it when they see me A few know my name off a DJ Supa cd I'm on track like a 40 yard dash and the non-believers mad they getting lapped Cause I remember back when times got tough No matter what we did it was never enough But we never looked down Always gotta keep the clouds visible Cause we tryna do the Unthinkable

I just want to see you, it's more than a facial gesture It's the sign of knowing I'm headed in the right direction Trying not to speak from the standpoint of erections But it's hard tryna fight it when they say sex is a weapon And ya beauty is a hollow point tip Shoot, I hope you take that as a compliment Cause Ive gotta whole clip so it's nothing to distribute more But I think I've had enough of the shooting metaphors I wanna take you out, cover puddles, open doors And do the things women say men should be doing more I'll be front row when you need me for support With Champagne poured to toast behind closed doors I'd like to promise rings and material things But I know the evil it brings so simple it seems So I'm down to do whatever just to show I ain't playing But before I jump out the window, what's ya name? I know I might have thrown you off girl, but I like what I see You probably hear this all the time but, there's no one out like me So I thought we could talk and see If you we could reach Soul Ecstasy Saying that I've noticed you Sounds like I'm scoping you from a low angle roof So I'd rather tell you that I looked once and couldn't stop My eyes popped and my jaw dropped I told myself after last time I'd be alone for a while But thinking of you walking down the aisle Makes me scared & elated at the same damn time His and her watches at the same damn time I need a woman that can understand hard times And won't put me down when I'm stuck inside my mind Respect is something that you gotta have you can't find Or pick it up one day because you say 100 times A two way street on a straight path to soul ecstasy Cause when we get there I don't wanna ever leave You'll make a better me the rest is a no brainer Unless you're what they call a no-brainer.

I represent a generation that was left for dead Careless decisions over years hung over our heads But we could never change the future while we look into the past But we might not have a future if our current's in the trash It's gonna take more than recycling ideas From plastic hearts and glass tears Drowning our sorrows in cheap bourbon and flat beers We're taught to learn more with our eyes than out ears We're force fed news but we're hungry for the truth Your appetite for destruction Doesnt fit with the discussion For you it's all sport For us, it's a matter of even being allowed on the court So we stand here with only one agenda To make a statement to every single board member To stop treating our world like you're simply bored with it Let's make a better future for the world we both live in cause And the things you do, gets me down The conversation resumes and the older group assumes that our knowledge doesn't qualify us to help with the rules but I beg to differ/The people need more power And if you can't oblige, then we'll scream (Louder) The volume of request seems to get turned down in decibels For decimals/A tyrant and his money are inseparable Your separate reasons keep the playing field uneven while you bicker back and forth we volley with the meaning Blind us with your meetings and corporate legions that oust a person reaching/For a hand to believe in but you think they don't need it Are you afraid that maybe you'd save lives Or is profit more important than our futures demise See we're tired of the lies and the Beatin round the bush We'd like to see a change for good But since nobody is perfect all we really wants acknowledgement and effort Let's turn this around together but right now it's like...

Yup, Yup This is what I like to call, external motivation Well um, I feel great, or ok, no wait Let's just say I'm in a better place See you blame it on a level of life that I rate And say I'm irate Not seeing the pressure eye face I'm watching time race while I'm speeding up behind it Just to past our history I hope that you're reminded Of the good man I am, you spoke other wise I couldn't even tell you that I'm pleasantly surprised but it's all good I gave 100% of my heart you're the last person I wanna resent It's not working out so I hope your cross fits Round the neck your sticking out just to tell what I did So what I did, I let your words motivate You've become another reason that I'm always working late & then I rise early Now that love is out the way, when they ask about us this is all I've really gotta say It's all because of you I'll make it on my own I thought our love was true till you left me all alone so... Yup Yup, I'm doing what I gotta do 3x Yup Yup, I'm doing what I gotta, doing what I gotta do We all make mistakes We all lose our way We all blame another person when a heart breaks It takes two to tango You dancing round the subject of the matter like I aint know What the root of the problem really is It grew into the point of us just fighting like kids I'm thinking it could be we were never really friends Depending on someone just to save you from within Maybe we should try it all again But experience will tell me I should stop and settle in And stop settling for whoever shows a grin I guess I'm just a sucker for attention Either way, I think I learned a lesson Love over material possessions I wish every single ex the best in all of your endeavors Forget me or remember me forever It's all because of you I'll make it on my own I thought our love was true till you left me all alone so... Yup Yup, I'm doing what I gotta do 3x Yup Yup, I'm doing what I gotta, doing what I gotta do So um, you know do I think if I went back Yea probably Do I think if you went back Nah not really But you know Take it easy!