Gabriel Townsell - 18th Year lyrics

[Verse 1] Roll the end credits on my 18th year As I, depart 1822 in 2 days, wanna get a few things out in the cloud just to make things clear I never imagined I'd rap, matter of fact it was jokes when I started initially, mainly because I had fear that the dreams that I secretly had wouldn't manifest visually I started writing poetry to pa** time Then I learned to play piano for the same reason Then I learned how to claim the cadence, maim the beat the same way my favorites could run seasons After that, about freshman year, I came up just to check the fear of getting wrecked and steered like all of the collective ears in the school in my direction and I let them hear Performing then on sorta led them here Telling me things that I already knew All that it took was a rise in my confidence changing my countenance and I could do Well... Just about anything I put my mind to Started with piano on the Instagram videos, then I started singing and inventing rhymes too Grew a little fan base and already got the ball to roll, and all control was in my hands, man Know it really ain't much but to say I came up was really the whole plan So thank you all I'm just praying that you stay involved Summer gone, gotta say you can await the fall (x2) [Verse 2] Thank God that I never got robbed Not to say they ain't try, but I never got caught And I got shot at, but I never got shot And I loved high school but I never got taught To survive in a system that wasn't invented for me Straight out the hood and I battled suburbia Scrutiny grew once they knew who I was and the pressure was something I wasn't impervious to But I was determined to make sure that everyone heard of this dude, so Here I am, ten toes down, hoping I can see the game from a bird's eye, view Uh A lotta my dreams were impeded And a lotta n***as schemed when they seen em Coming to fruition till it seemed they defeated me But needless to say, I been working to achieve this day And working otherwise so receiving pay for my achievements was reasonable and it seems that I'm on the right track as the season is closing I might quit as the season approaches, but I'll still write while I'm off this high It feels so good that this all was mine It's the, eternal journey of the spotless mind I'm back in the city for a minute then I'm out Attacking the industry & chillin on the couch Enacting the villainy that made me me, and after all you all still stayed with me So once again, gotta thank you all, it'll be a real ride if you stay involved, summer gone, gotta say you can await the tape, but I'm 19 now so the date is off Until next time, obviously Ay, Mitchell You stay late 100% of the time but you real Ben Avis, I love you Ay shout out Chuckles, Jd, Lena, William, Malcolm Sex, uhhhh, pops, moms, JB, and uh... R.I.P Harambe! We out!