Jake Miller - First Row lyrics

Look, I used to sit up in the nosebleeds But now I'm sitting court side Next to my dad while he is sipping on his coorse light I'm on a big screen, mama look at me now Sitting so close I can practically get the rebound But believe me, it wasn't always like this I should probably wait until after the game to write this If you see me on the TV, looking down at my phone I apologize, just know that I was writing this song Let me take you back, back to 2009 Before the glits and glamour, back when I was on my grind Now I go to see the heat play But every single time I had a vision on a mission Only one thing on my mind Let me remind you, I had no fan page, no bus Just another normal kid, nobody knew who I was But the thought of being average made me lose sleep So I was sit up in my bed strategizing what you can achieve I had this plan, kinda crazy I'll admit it But Lil Wayne was at the games, I always knew where he was sitting And back then he was my hero, knew every single song Every album, every mixtape, every feature he was on So I figured if I could get my mixtape in his hands Maybe he would listen to it, maybe he'd give me a chance So I burned a bunch of CD's, made them look legit I packaged them up looking all professional and sh** It was my best work, seven of my best tracks, I wrote my name and number on the back And I would stuff it in my jeans, pants sagging on my knees I felt like my future was depending on these demo CD's And I would sneak them past security, they never caught me Running through the metal detector like you'll never stop me While everybody watched the game, I never saw a shot I was staring at Wayne, formulating my plot up in the nosebleeds Waiting for that half time buzzer to go off So I could blend in and get lost in the commotion Like just another fish in the ocean This is my only chance, this is my moment, man I swear to god This is it, I feel like destiny is calling me Walking down the stairs like excuse me, pardon me All covered in sweat, million thoughts up in my head Getting closer to my dreams with every single step And there he was, Lil' Wayne standing 10 feet in front of me The reason I fell in love with rap, 10 feet in front of me But as I walked up to him with a mixtape in my hand I was stopped by his security And now the only thing standing between me and my dreams Was that 6” 7 man, I said I've got to give something to Lil' Wayne I been waiting all my life for this I swear you don't even understand and then he cut me off He took my CD, handed it to Wayne, he looked over at me I smiled at him and wait It was the best day of my life Every now and then I wonder what he did with my cd that night Maybe he listened to it on his way home Maybe he used it as a coaster for his drink I guess I'll never really know this Not the point, the point is what happened that night inside the triple A Taught me when there's a will, then there's a way Fast forward to now, funny how life works out The same bodyguard who stopped me is my bodyguard now It's crazy, 'cause now these kids are coming up to me Saying Jake, you're my hero, please take my cd And every time that they do, it's like deja-vu How you're doing, nice to meet you, I was just like you It's like I'm looking in the mirror staring at my younger self 'Cause I was in your shoes, I remember how it felt And now I'm touring the world, signing record deals Millions of people around the globe know my name, only guess what else Now I'm sitting court side at the heat games, 3 seats down from Lil' Wayne, pretty funny, right? I'm living proof if you set your mind to something There's no limits on where you can go So this song is dedicated to the people tryina make it From the nosebleeds to the first row