Someone told me if you work, then you'll make it
As long as you ain't lazy, then the game's always vacant
And I almost believed it, because it's oh so deceiving
But as soon as you get a glimpse, somebody's gonna take it
Some people saying I'm too basic I won't make it
Get up out my face, you ain't changing the destination
I've always been a sucker for people's opinions
But now I don't let it get to me, it's never gonna faze me
And I don't know enough, I'll never make my way
I'm barely holding up, I'm living day by day
And I'm too young to rap, I don't know what to do
But the game better watch it because I'm coming through
Half the people don't understand what I'm trying to do
The kind of thing I'm chasing after isn't taught in school
It's engraved in my veins, I'm infected
It's hard to convey my head, but I hope you get the message
Said it's hard to convey my mind state
When nobody gets my state of mind
I may be too young for this rap thing
But Imma take a leap of faith
Because ain't no way I'm about to fall in line
Wake up sleepy head, you're about to miss it
It is unbelievable what they're about to witness
While y'all all been sleeping, I've been trying to make a business
In the lab, I've been cooking up lyrics like I'm a chemist
I will not be stopped by a single person or object
If you're hearing this, then God bless
I treat music like a contest
And that's the wrong mind state, I guess
I should probably speak my mind less
But I digress I'm just trying to make it out
It's hard to make a sound coming from a small town
When you're all in is when you know you're going all out
To be appalling, you gotta be willing to stand out
Don't need hand outs from anyone, I work for what I want
I work all summer long and I try to express it
It's engraved in my veins, I'm infected
It's hard to convey my head, but I hope you get the message
Said it's hard to convey my mind state
When nobody gets my state of mind
I may be too young for this rap thing
But Imma take a leap of faith
Because ain't no way I'm about to fall in line
Alright let's take it back, take it way back to 44 bars
When I didn't know what I was doing, now my dreams have been enlarged
I've been scheming from the jump, and I've been dreaming from the floor
I look up and see the stars like it's really not that far
I'm out of place, give me a break, I reach for outer space
I got a voice, wanna be heard, but never show my face
I wanna speak, but it hurts with every breath I take
Because I'm ashamed of my voice, don't like the sound it makes
And it wasn't my choice, it was a calling
And Imma be doing it till they put me in a coffin
I've been spitting and coughing
I got the rhythm it's awful
I'm not a victim, this ain't a system I'm getting involved in
I'm just here for the music, the fluid inside of my body keeping me moving, yeah
It's engraved in my veins, I'm infected
It's hard to convey my head, but I hope you get the message
Said it's hard to convey my mind state
When nobody gets my state of mind
I may be too young for this rap thing
But Imma take a leap of faith
Because ain't no way I'm about to fall in line