2008

I'm in the back

Mamma's driving 'round

I've been learning my raps

Doing it for all these different reasons

I love the way it feels

And now I'm inside

I'm listening to Nas

Illmatic, it's somatic

I'm not a fanatic

But I'll listen out of love

Lately, I'm digging

Free your mind and treat it kindly

Ten years old, I was unbothered

Spent my hours in the garden

I was alright

Black album, I've been listening to Jay-Z

Every day, pushin' in my CD player

Listen like I'm insane

It's the same each time I do it

Ooh, ain't no skipping through (Skipping)

True, I was in a new phase

T.I. just came with Paper Trail

And we got Tha Carter III from Wayne

808's from Ye

This was a simpler time

Simple days, 2008

Now my life's moving too fast-paced, yeah

So I'm taking it slow

I've been moving much too fast

I'ma free my mind and treat it kindly

Ten years old, I was unbothered

Spent my hours in the garden

I was alright

But I never gave up my love

I studied it all day long

Coulda been into sports, but

That's not where I belong

It wasn't until right now

Looking back over nuance

I was gonna be here somehow

Do not wanna say, "I knew it," but

I did my young self proud

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Now I'm taking it slow