Gradient - Fire Fly lyrics

Chorus (Childish Gambino & Janet Leon): Now when they see us in the streets All they wanna do is take pics And I'm like "okay" And when they hear us on the beat All they wanna do is make hits And I'm like "okay" And if you're feelin' how I'm feelin' how the world should be Perfectly, I'm fire like I'm third degree And suddenly, shorty we got so high Firefly Verse 1: I was the skinny kid in the back of the cla** Who answered every match fraction they would happen to ask Wasn't the smartest kid across this perfect nation But my hand was in the air so much it lost its circulation All the kids around me would give me a vexed look Cause I had all the answers like the back of a textbook M'aam, your son is gifted; you've raised him well But that skinny motherf**er's always raisin' hell It's amazing how he never pays no attention And still gets an A on his grades, did I mention The way that he stays with these four other guys And they sneak into the kitchen and they hoard all the fries? He said he didn't do it but I'm bored of the lies They had a wet paper towel war for a surprise So when they hated me I gave 'em more to despise Little kid gone savage, Lord of the Flies [Hook] Verse 2: It ain't hard to make nerds the footsteps you're followin' Especially when you're on your way to Carleton I was always out of place on the sports teams Never had new equipment; we couldn't afford things So kids made fun of how I'd wear my clothes For me to look cool, took miracles My shoes were ripped up, and they'd stare at those Big fish in a small pond; Gyarados You wanna hear hardcore raps, bro, come on All I wanna do is rap about Pokémon Cause growing up I played too much Gold Version Lucky I didn't become a really old virgin I was flyin' high like a beach ball is They knew I'd go to a privatized elite college Even though I had wider eyes for street knowledge Even though I just idolized Rasheed Wallace So if I never quite fit the plan of what they'd want I'd never really give a damn what they thought Some think I'm wack but others think that I'm rappin' right So don't hide your true colors -- it ain't black & white They tell us different is bad, we've been lied to Cause if you're genuine, folks eventually like you The only one you need to make proud is yourself So be proud of yourself [Hook]