Story Behind the Song
I thought it be great to have friends of mine help out on a track, reminising aout how I started in the game. Big thanks to S. Richmond, T. Wood, and S. James for the help!
Lyrics
I sit back sometimes and think of days gone by,
So long ago, I don't remember this guy,
I was just a young one, 8 years old,
When I used to hang out, those nights got cold,
Had no care in the world, just out to have fun,
Loved everyone, and still got none,
A white kid, hangin' with the black fellas,
Tryin' to prove to them that I was better, they should be jealous,
But I moved away, dark shades disappeared,
I didn't know what a white-black-white brotha would have feared,
Picked on, 'cause I didn't have a lot of cash,
It was time to prove to them that I had class,
Still no love, 'cause they were so stuck up,
Grew up, and all they did was got f---ed up,
And now that I'm older, I laugh at those who hated,
'Cause they now have mad respect, 'cause their lives faded,
I just stayed to my confident ways,
And sit back to think back to those days.
I close my eyes, and I realize,
That I pushed myself to my own demize,
I was always tryin' to live up to other people,
I guess I was the black sheep who turned evil,
I didn't make myself this way,
'Cause I was used, abused, my feelings got toyed,
You think I was overjoyed, hell no I wasn't,
I watched my life get chipped away and amount to something,
I changed from then to now,
And I'm stronger physically and vocally, hear me now,
'Cause this is me, and not a phase,
Let me help you think back to those days.
I started writin' rhymes when I was in the 8th grade,
Laugh now, but I'm the one gettin' paid,
It all happened when I had this little crush,
This girl that I wanted to love a bunch,
Other fellas wanted to get up and under her dress,
I had to prove to her that I was the best,
I wrote a little poem, and made my own rhyme,
And I jammed a whole song in no time,
We never got together, but it was just a kickstart,
About the things I want to say, when they're on my heart,
Right now, I love a girl that's so close to me,
I'm gonna make her mine, then you'll see,
It's not about the money, fortune or fame,
'Cause before all this, she knew my real name,
I hope in her heart that she still needs me,
We've gone through a time that was so confusing,
I still love her, and it's still an eternal flame,
When we get together, it won't be the same,
We've both grown, in our own seperate ways,
The time apart, it was just a phase,
And I've paid my dues, and own my own base,
And I can still think back to those days.
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