Statik Selektah - Born Day (AquariUS) lyrics

[Hook]: I woke up early on my born day, I'm 20, it's a blessing Yo, 20 is a blessing I woke up early on my born day, I'm 20, it's a blessing [2x] Check it out, 20 is a blessing [Verse 1] What a n***a to do, nothing to lose The whole world to gain, coming of age Mama cut loose my chain, now I'm walking these streets like a gladiator Mama shoulda kept me cuffed me up to the radiator f** is that bullsh** on the radio? Tell that n***a Ebro, "Please play that flavor" And I don't really ask for favors, and toot my own horn And I just really got to say the state of hip-hop ain't been the same since They brainwashed youths to think we came from a slave ship Hopped out of the spaceship, decoded the languages and realized They tryna keep us trapped in the anguish Flooding the airwaves with all of the same sh** Forgetting what's ancient, they tell us we ain't sh** The only means of getting by is k**ing our own, left in the tomb Or even worse, putting it in a song to sing along And I'm a Hot n***a, cause where was OG Bobby Johnson To tell young Shmurda that he has some better options Don't wanna blame the streets that adopted him, or the doctrine That got his mind, so boxed up in and I don't judge But there's no one to blame but us, and that's the truth, but It's always swept under the rug, and deep down we all wanna be loved But they got us so blind, we don't wanna be us And growing up in the slums, the sh** is tough, I ain't bulletproof But full of truth, so shoot 'em up till he deceased And lined right back on the streets I hope left enough gold for you to get back on your feet, peace [Hook:] (x2) I woke up early on my born day I'm 20, it's a blessing [2x] I woke up early on my born day Im 20, it's a blessing, yo I woke up early on my born day, uh yea I woke up early on my born day, yea, check [Verse 2] The riches under my soul is full of sh** Kinda like the gist of everything from most of ya lips You see the cash on the otherside's greener But nowadays I feel like I walk with a nina Cause the streets got meaner Preachers got mad nice and my cousin just pa**ed like You just swerve in any matter, seconds, minutes, and hours No time to question the power Cause any blink could demolish a current Is it your saga? So I'm honored to be here today The world is ours, we should celebrate in every way Spread the knowledge to the youth and tell them when we lay Six feet, I'm six feet Standing on my own two, and my own shoulders It's that deep, shifting to max p's, will I put my ego right Into the back seat, flowing out my veins Running tracks like an athlete it's insane Apex rap-thletics, leave 'em ga**ed off the aesthetics, yeah Outro/[Hook]: Yea, yo, yo, The Badmon, Young G G, yea, Young G, yea and I know you see me (I woke early on my born day) Im 20, it's a blessing, I woke up early on my born day I'm 20, it's a blessing, yo, yo, The Badmon, Young G I woke up early on my born day, I'm 20, it's a blessing Yea, yea, I woke up early on my born day, yea, yea, yo Badmon, Young G, Rest In Peace to Cap Steez, yea R.I.P to Junior B, yea, yea, yo, yo, yo, The Badmon, Young G Rest In Peace to Cap Steez, yea, R.I.P Junior B, yea