Yeah I was seventeen when I had made my way to the city Fresh off of graduation man it sure wasn't pretty Immature, malnurished, or heavenly sent Selling weed, doing small gigs to pay for the rent She was a college girl someone that I used to mess around with I was using her, every move was so astounding I didn't know better when we talked she could relate So I kept her on call, only hit her up late Wasn't a good person gotta keep it real with myself Now I'm older and I realize I needed some help Keep manipulating people, how good can you feel What does it really mean to be keeping it real Now you hating on me when all I speak is the truth Man I just plant that seed trying to get back to my roots Why would I jeopardize my life and let it all go to waste You just as ignorant as muthaf**ers calling me gay Wake the f** up and stop livin in prejudice I know some gay parents who surely raised plenty of better kids Than alot of you f** rap I'm just a human being And all these other rap youngin's they just my students please I ain't askin' you for much And since we're on the subject My rhymes are like your girlfriend she hasn't cum yet I ain't tryin to save the world yet I'm trying to survive, trying to e-scape my lows By chasing some highs When you realize your selfish ways are bringing you down Try to better your life stop f**ing around This is for the kid around the corner rollin a L Or that kid living life through a text in his cell Now they lookin at me to bring some positivity When all I see is broken systems and responsibiltiy And on the other side of this you wanna see us succeed While painting your view of success in everything that we read Trying to clean my soul but everytime that I bleed I see so many things wrong that I can't even breathe I can't even breathe I can't even breathe