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Verse I
Hey young the world is yours
But keep your work legal, please avoid these laws
Them people want us workinâ free like itâs 16th century
(and) Kids w/ Black skin destined for the penitentiaries
Chorus:
I know you feel like youâre on your own
(and) All your luck is gone
Verse II
We in the streets killinâ ourselves as if we were savages
Murder rate triple what the national average is
We donât love ourselves, wreckless chasing benjamins
Angola bound or up in University hemorrhaging
itâs just so much to put in a verse
Bottom line is youâre ORIGINAL, you were here first
Black is the maker, owner, cream of the planet earth
No way you should be 16 carried away in a hearse
You like, this old dude donât even make sense
And parents donât understand like Jeff and the Fresh Prince
But the funny thing is, we actually do
And 20 years ago, we was exactly like you
Chorus
Verse III
Sometimes school is boring and teachers be aggravating
Stick with it, 4 years you could be graduating
(At least) 4 years of college could boost your finances
Ainât nothing guaranteed, but you have better chances
The thing you love most, itâs worth pursuing it
figure out a way for you to get paid doing it
I offer these words to help you stay on the right course
donât advocate military or the police force
Thatâs just my advice, still it ainât no joke
They donât work in the interest of the poor and the Black folks
I never sold dope, a day in my life
But found ways to help my mama keep on the lights
I thought of creative legal ways that I could get loot
Kept kicks, Polo, Izod and Adidas sweatsuits
Entrepreneur, sales I had a knack for
13, Slingin Mama noodles right out the back door
Making paper, doing homework, watchinâ Looney Tunes
Then, sold subscriptions to the (times) picayune
I love my Mama, kept me offa the corner
Bussed tables, dropped fries till I got my diploma
Then I left home to get professional knowledge
Pell grants and bakinâ bean pies got me through college
On the real, I still owe for them Stafford loans
But now I (computer) program, and see the world rockin microphones
Bridge
Verse IV
Your dreams and passions you should chase behind
Youâll face struggles, I was faced with mine
I really hope you embrace this rhyme
I love you, if I didnât wouldnât waste my time
Chorus
- Album:
- Invent the Future