Verse 1 (0:11-1:43)
Let's take it back, way back, I'm talking '93
A middle child with a smile, what a sight to see
Getting sandy at the beach, I wasn't cool with that
Catch me out in Disney, better give me juice and snack
Super fidgety, too much energy to relax
With food I was picky, chicken nuggets and ketchup packs
Rubber duckies in the bath, reading stories with my dad
OK that's enough of that, let's continue on the path
Elementary, innocent, always listening
Discipline in sports and in the chorus I was singing in
They say I had a little trouble transitioning
Just a kid, who was focusing on fitting in
First cla** pre-k through 8
Got a cool nickname, DK, along the way, yeah
By the end of middle school I was feeling cool
Hanging with the boys AND the ladies, that was something new
At this point, it's real important to note
That this boy was adding things to his list of what mattered most
It was, no longer just school and sports
I added what I was wearing and being cool, of course, yeah
4 more years in my home town
Now when I visit it's feeling more like a ghost town, but
I learned to be an athlete and a student
I found a pa**ion for music and I was rapping just to do it
As for, direction and purpose, I was clueless
I was just scratching the surface, honestly I think I knew it
And a part of me, still lives with the varsity YB
Those coaches and players are partially why I'm me
I was free when I hit the state school with a C
With a new and improved me, loving the new scene
Then, something hit me halfway to year 3
PE wasn't the dream so I switched my degree, yeah
Honestly that was the first time in my life when I felt that I had some kind of plan for my future, you know
I just had this feeling that I was exactly where I wanted to be
Verse 2 (1:55-2:29)
Everything started to have a little more value
Stuff I was learning, I cared about the "why" and "how" too
Focusing on developing sk**s, get em fine-tuned
Still spitting bars and setting the bar high, too
I was taking on anything that was challenging
Expanding my comfort zone by venturing out of it
Making connections for me as a post-graduate
I learned about me, my life, and how to balance it
So right now I'd say, I'm highly motivated
Pa**ionate about my vision so I know I'll make it
Positivity's living in every inch of me
Driven to make a difference, figuring out my niche in history