D.K. - Timeline lyrics

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