[Verse 1] I remember the winter of '09 When I had nothing to do with my time Backseat of a Honda, drinking down a lemon lime I was listening to a throwback. 2Pac rhyme It was California Love. With that homie Dr. Dre Whose headphones are on my ears now and using every day I was thinking about the bullying I took to my dismay Starting rhyming to my self. They gonna learn today I spit 16, and I didn't even need a page I was fueled by all of the kept-in rage I was fueled by the dream of performing on stage I knew it was time to let that beast of the cage On that Monday, I came into school Battled him his words were weak. Then, I went in and ruled I made that boy look like a damn fool Now, he tweeting me saying how I'm so cool [Hook] Dreams are only dreams if you don't try to pursue it Turn that to reality, so they know you can do it It seems like yesterday when I was just praying for it Now, years later, here I am. Almost touring [Verse 2] Now, here I am, 14, still young Rhymes are registered to be as lethal as a .44 gun We eat but never swallow. We ain't talking gum I'mma keep on doing til there's no more air in my lung Get on a beat then a brother turn to Freddy I been set to go, and we always been ready Usually people talking bout cash and buying Chevy But when a rapper talk about his life, that's heavy I like to take a step back, and look where I'm at now I just take it all in,and laugh. How? How'd I make it so far from nothing? How'd this little kid start to be stunting? Like 2 Chainz said. It's the grinding If you ain't ever heard of that, that's grinding and timing I'm just working hard to be ATL Shining Working hard to be ATL Shining