Talking: From the jump man, just something I was feelin'.. A little back in the day type sh** Verse 1: Was warm dark and comfortable, now it's bright, cold as f** Sharp pain to my a**, umbilical chord cut(damn) Sun shinin' mama cryin, lights blindin' My temperature climbin', got me wailing like a siren (fast forward) Flippin' off the jungle gym Couldn't even get the ball to the rim Acting on every whim, scratches on every limb(nah) Imitating what I see, watching Bruce Lee Gave me the black belt in third degree (again) Grade four, field day, blue ribbon fifty yard dash Hot dogs (po)tato chips, clowning dude that came in last Pepperoni pizza featured Fridays Scheming on my crush in the lunch room, she smiled and waved(I see you girl) 8th grade, Cincinnati, Goldeneye on 64(my sh**) Samantha was my girl then, she had the biggest titties bro(that's word) Me, Jamar, and Terrell, stories to tell Stealin' out the store, candy and condoms It was awesome Chorus: Man I'm out here runnin' but time keep flyin' Man I'm out here runnin' but time keep flyin' Man I'm out here runnin' but time keep flyin' Time keep flyin' by Verse 2: Ridge View, first day Try-outs pa**ed, can't play Cla** clown, every week, at least one detention stay Selling bootleg CDs out my book sack White tees, 501s, high top forces strap back, it's all facts Bridge: Time fly fast, you better enjoy it while it lasts Time fly fast, you better enjoy it while it lasts Verse 2(cont) Stayed in Winslow with my kinfolk Reese, Vinnie, Marcellus, and Raymond Black Josh, and David out there hoopin' on the pavement Whoopin' every n***a from outside of the hood And everyone that they came wit' Right before summer broke a foot bone Was kind of depressed, it really had my mind blown Came up at the party shawty t**n' on my Johns-on
While I'm sitting with the cast on Tryna talk her into action- come up off that dome Next year, Northeast Mama got me on a short leash Said she tired of getting called every week My n***a Micah, he got me high enough to reach my peak Eric was lovin' that s*ut, but Ceddy B was cuffin' that bu*t(tough) Me and Tawana had that Love Jones Broads tried to get on, I stayed true, I played it wrong My mind out of Columbia, thoughts on comin' up, signed the paper See what this Army (a)bout 12 July, shipped out -Chorus- Verse 3: Sitting penning these mementos Reflecting on the memories, I reach between my temples Format 'em tight and lay it down on instrumentals They say the facts of life are complex, but it could all be so simple Bridge: Time fly fast, you better enjoy it while it lasts Life lessons, you better pay attention, in this cla** Looking back on the past, hope you can say you made a splash Time fly fast, you better enjoy it while it lasts Verse 3(cont): Breathe deep on this oxygen Father Time has bodied a lot of men Ain't no stoppin' him Limit your sleep, f** a Posturepedic Unwrap the gift of every day when you see it Even when they seem sh** You can get wrote out the next group of scenes quick So persevere when you down and catch a swift kick Flip it to a win streak Hop on the bike lock in that tenth speed And keep on truckin' like a Hemi On this mic, I get funkier than kimchi(yes) I'm refreshing like a tall gla** of Simply(yes) Lend me Your ear for this occasion Witness me give the beat cuts and abrasions You just kicked the dope, but now this track is enablin' Hotter than the fast teenage daughter of a Cajun(fire) Hip-Hop been ho'n for a while and she the only one I'm savin' The rest of these birds, gettin' Nathan Chorus