[00:10.00]Reminiscing on the days I ain't know what was ahead
[00:14.27]What I gotta do to make sho the family fed
[00:17.20]Staring at the ceiling struggling to go to bed
[00:20.20]Tryna pass class split the needle with a thread
[00:23.22]Far away from home and feeling so alone
[00:26.30]A boy amongst men I ain't even wear cologne
[00:29.34]Girls call me MCM, I'm tryna be Jerome
[00:32.43]The Jazz up the road I wanna play for Jerry Sloan
[00:35.40]Got to college me and mama had to setup the dorm
[00:38.18]Shortly after got the first tat on my my upper arm
[00:41.28]Hit the volley ball game yea that welcome was warm
[00:44.35]She crying driving off time to weather the storm
[00:47.39]First day I stumbled in teacher hand us the syllabus
[00:50.57]I'm Dame from east Oakland I don't know if I'm feeling this
[00:53.75]The notice the temperament right away
[00:55.71]Wonderin if I should stay
[00:57.40]In my heart I know that this the right move for nicer pay
[01:00.30]They ask me Dame how ya classes, I saw a few distractions
[01:03.49]But nothin serious enough to make me late for practice
[01:06.49]I'll be there coach, I'm jumping on the shuttle
[01:09.60]He said if you on time that mean you late you better hustle
[01:12.50]Grab my bags, got that town swag
[01:14.96]IPod slappin, listenin to "Black Mags"
[01:17.91]That boy out on his own, thinking that he grown
[01:21.07]Wet behind the ears tryna show he got some stones
[01:24.10]Reminiscing on the days I ain't know what was ahead
[01:27.10]What I gotta do to make sho the family fed
[01:30.14]Staring at the ceiling struggling to go to bed
[01:33.21]Tryna pass class split the needle with a thread
[01:36.13]Far away from home and feeling so alone
[01:39.17]A boy amongst men I ain't even wear cologne
[01:42.28]Girls call me MCM, I'm tryna be Jerome
[01:45.36]The Jazz up the road I wanna play for Jerry Sloan
[01:48.28]I been on campus for some time, but I ain't working hard enough
[01:51.20]I claimed I wanna make it, Phil was first to call my bluff
[01:54.54]I ain't have curfew I'm seeing what that work do
[01:57.71]Up through the campus I could tell you every perfume
[02:00.64]Turnt at every party, my cut on Steve Harvey
[02:03.53]Tryna MC and be fly call me Marty
[02:06.63]Was hardly ever tardy, we showed up like a army
[02:09.68]A lot of love for hoopers, a couple sports was salty
[02:12.66]I'm sorry, eventually I got up on my job
[02:15.58]Game winning treys and I started catching lobs
[02:18.74]Won a MVP everybody givin props
[02:21.76]Broken 5th metatarsal headed to the docs
[02:24.70]Can't believe it, in my feelings
[02:26.26]Head up in my palms
[02:27.87]Moms livin with my auntie set off an alarm
[02:30.84]Stayed at school for summer cuz the city doin harm
[02:33.90]Bout to make the most of the given deck of cards
[02:36.80]Reminiscing on the days I ain't know what was ahead
[02:40.07]What I gotta do to make sho the family fed
[02:43.04]Staring at the ceiling struggling to go to bed
[02:46.06]Tryna pass class split the needle with a thread
[02:49.07]Far away from home and feeling so alone
[02:52.09]A boy amongst men I ain't even wear cologne
[02:55.23]Girls call me MCM, I'm tryna be Jerome
[02:58.22]The Jazz up the road I wanna play for Jerry Sloan
[03:01.31]Fall 2011, I'm high minded, noble
[03:04.46]Did the work it's time for me to do what I'm suppose to
[03:07.46]Huey told me dominate and let them coaches coach you
[03:10.57]Started gettin media, none of it was social
[03:13.52]Elevated my mentality all I see is casualties
[03:17.10]How he get to Weber State, my performance baffling
[03:19.98]All the girlies after me, I got reporters chattering
[03:23.07]Started hearing whispers, they thinking bout draftin me
[03:26.12]I'm to the lab, let's work that dribble jab
[03:28.56]If I get this down I'm gettin 20 at the half
[03:31.66]They try to double me I hit a shot look at the staff
[03:34.90]I was in my bag, I'ma get the last laugh
[03:37.60]Coach said come on by my office, I got a bone to pick
[03:40.70]Busted out in tears you know how them moments get
[03:43.77]He said this year ya last, gotta put you in the Draft
[03:46.88]Blazers took me 6th, that's a mission passed
[03:49.85]Reminiscing on the days I ain't know what was ahead
[03:52.99]What I gotta do to make sho the family fed
[03:55.98]Staring at the ceiling struggling to go to bed
[03:59.08]Tryna pass class split the needle with a thread
[04:01.97]Far away from home and feeling so alone
[04:05.03]A boy amongst men I ain't even wear cologne
[04:08.12]Girls call me MCM, I'm tryna be Jerome
[04:11.30]The Jazz up the road I wanna play for Jerry Sloan
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