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When I Was Young
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[Natti]
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Father figured he didn't wanna be a figure no more
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But mama made sure as a kid I'd never knew we was poor
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No worries about the bills and all the rigmarole
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The food stamps were paper and they spent in the store
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If the Kool-Aid was sweet then so was my life
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And the life my friends lived was of a similar type
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But as Mike Jack's face changed so did my needs
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Let the Osh Kosh be gone now I needed some Lees
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And when I fucked em' up she ironed patches on knees
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And if it didn't bother her it wasn't bothering me
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I thought cartoons came through the TV for free
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But now that I'm grown I know every fee
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And think back to how strong she had to be
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Cus I was into everything like vitamin C
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And I thought it was unlikely to come back to bite me
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Til the Lord blessed me with a son just like me
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[Kno]
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Those holes in my clothes, didnt think nothin of it
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Huh, fuck ya'll we was broke and I loved it
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Nothing but hopes and dreams off in the cupboard
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Fresh baked humble pie, throw it in the oven
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Income been much lower than the others
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Grandmas boy cus I didn't know my mother
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Didn't know my father, at least not sober
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Forgive and forget though, now that its over
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And now that I'm older, I look at the past like
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Rich folks look at dashboard cams on a Rover
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Tryina back up like data on ya Motorola
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While I'm dialin up the past
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Living in the present like a puppy in a box
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The Best I Ever Had was my stomach tied in knots
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Hopin that my pops copped me some folded socks
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And brand new draws, thanks Santa Claus, aw
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[Substantial]
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First it was all about Anime, Kung Fu, Hide & Go Get It
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Anything's possible the sky's no limit
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Plan to be an MC athlete and architect
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So you could see a player in the building cold rockin' it
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See me copping shit like comics & cards
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Long before I rocked watches times was hard
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Before I had to find a job or been places
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I was 11 pounds 10 ounces, Glenn Davis
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'Fore I saw pops being put in a grave
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I had broken heart before I murmured a phrase
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Had my first fight
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Grabbed my first mic
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Before my man Ti said "Dag that verse tight!"
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Like LL I grew to be bigger and deffer
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No frontin' I'm Ben Button I only get better
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Made hand me down sweaters look sharp as cheddar
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A shame that them days didn't last forever!
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