MCMXCIII

Ayo Deey, turn me on
 Twenty one and over, it's like I'm in a movie
 Got a couple of great scenes but it's not always been groovy
 Seen the sins in all these scenes
 Since they're all a part of my story
 I'll embrace it all; the good, bad, cheerful and the gloomy
 Man! Where do I begin?
 Born sinner into a cold world, should have been named Jermaine
 Forbidden fruit and when I bit it, I barely can ascertain
 With all this brainstorming lately
 Hope I make it through the rain still sane
 They be saying I was born of a different hue
 Prolly like Huey i see from a different point of view
 Quite easily misunderstood; I leave 'em hanging with no clues
 How you gon' understand my walk if you've never been in my shoes?
 But let he without sin step forward and cast the first stone
 I can't pretend like I don't sing the same song along
 Labelling people from afar, hasty conclusions
 I prolly always got the right things quite easily wrong
 Granny always tells me "life's what you make it", so I
 Look past the bullshit, steady focused on the bull's eye
 Never giving up on nothing till I'm soaring high above the sky
 So carpe diem is my mantra before my time is nigh
 This life has never been an easy fight
 But as hard as it gets I'm still gon' make it through the wire
 Till I get to the finish line I'm never ever gon' retire
 And that's word up to my mama, "I got you, no need to tire"
 Looking at myself and into my eyes
 Life has been a hell of a journey, man 21
 Julys got me sitting by myself questioning
 All the shit I'm going through
 All the ups and downs, man
 What does the future hold for me?
 The path has been bumpy, the path tells my story
 The path holds me back but surely I will be back up
 I see a rainbow, the bumpy path will be my stepping stone
 21 & over, I'm moving on
 I'm here to generate some buzz with bars I bust on these bass lines
 Bust your mind, make you clap every other time I bust a rhyme
 LOL I'm just kidding; here to tell the tales of mine
 And y'all bear in mind as you hear these tales that I'm baring my mind
 My man Roger, he marshalled me into all of these rap matters
 Bumping Marshall Mathers' CDs asking me "boy, you roger that"?
 "I copy!", recalling how Em's art cut through my heart
 And my mama always caught me mimicking all of them rap acts
 Well, now here I am, painting a self-portrait
 Hoping you like what I do; I pray you double tap it
 Keep my head up, wrestling my way all the way to the top of it
 They try to pin me down but I still rise above the hate
 Not even on tour yet but they be hating on a brother low-key
 Never bothered, I'll hammer every tour I'll ever be on, believe me
 But leave me to follow my own heart and live free
 I may be bruised but to die hard is really what my will is
 They told me "boy, just quit it yo! You don't have the finesse
 To progress. Just redress or prolly egress"
 But oh well, not throwing it in nevertheless
 Just carry on and hope my career wouldn't be just a jest
 And for the record, unsigned but you know, still keep it real
 You know the deal, records we'll kill
 Of runs to come this is just a drill
 Never dumb it down even after a couple of bills
 And let this sink in, of the iceberg this is just the tip
 Looking at myself and into my eyes
 Life has been a hell of a journey, man 21
 Julys got me sitting by myself questioning
 All the shit I'm going through
 All the ups and downs, man
 What does the future hold for me?
 The path has been bumpy, the path tells my story
 The path holds me back but surely i will be back up
 I see a rainbow, the bumpy path will be my stepping stone
 21 & over, I'm moving on