[Intro] Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday, happy birthday Happy birthday to you... [Verse ] Attack the beat soon as I hear it, we could skip the waiting I'm 25 now and still don't know my mission statement This opportunity came to me, so I took that Instead of celebrating, I'll take the day to just look back And take all my decisions in life and look where they left me A kid inside [?] would steal the shine if they let me The way my brain is wired, lyricism is a standard So I had to slow it down to make sure you understand it I'm in the underground but steady digging for the surface While surrounded by these clowns that probably fit in with the circus A due to all my bars, I get reception for my service So I gotta keep my gra** cut, looking out for the serpents I feel like I'm the nicest from my town, but y'all new that Something like Nino in the gritty city full of New Jacks And that ain't co*kiness, I'm just accepting all these compliments I took a break from modesty to show you all my confidence Shaq at the rim, whenever the heat is on, I show dominance They fall like dominos, showing promise off of my common sense I know that drama goes anywhere it's never invited Forever tryna RSVP, I always decline it It's been inside my family for years, it's finally dying That's why I keep my circle way tighter than virgin hymen I learned my father got a couple kids he never met Cause he left their mothers alone and ain't pick up none of the debt I met one of them at a show, still ain't heard from him yet So I had to speak in his absence, apologize for his actions And maybe that's the reason these women say that I'm hollow Learned it from him, the only example I knew to follow But that ain't no excuse for my actions, I'll take the sentence Cause God is my only judge and karma comes with a vengeance Part of my reinvention is forgiving myself Too much for me to hold on to, use my good somewhere else Never had a clique to belong to, at school I wasn't as popular Now they see I'm a star, they got telescopic binoculars Now every time I'm back in SP, they try to reach out to me Ignore the text, go see who I need to and ignore the rest I'm on your neck, like the dirty side of your collar I'm from Jersey, not sure if you heard me, might need to holler Bellion finished the album so this sh**'s about to change for him Proud of the boy, there ain't nothing left I can say to him It's what you call some hard work paying off While y'all was sleeping, he was in his room facing the wall Missing out on the parties and hanging out with his friends And I bet if you ever asked, he would do it over again See, that's dedication, in the generation of racing Where people wanna make names for themself, they claim that they're famous Where everybody's patience is shorter than midget Asians And everybody takes a vacation Try to escape the harsh realities of life, wanna forget where it hurts I'mma share something with you, have my religion deferred October 6th, 2013 was something absurd Something happened to my cousin she just didn't deserve Fell asleep, the car swerved and flipped over the curb Now every time my birthday comes around, I think about her And though her body's underground, she's still alive on this Earth She made me look back on my life and realize what it's worth So with a quarter century behind me, I couldn't be happier I put my faith in God cause the devil's constantly after ya And I remain a soldier, my heavy sword is my wordplay Just think about the darkness before you sing Happy Birthday