[Verse 1:] A young scholar with super knowledge Never thought I'd see the day that I would have to drop out of college I guess I prolly' should of been more dedicated to getting educated Do more papers so I could go get 'em graded I mean, for my work ethic I had no respect Cause I only made it through a deep connect, it's who ya know But you would think I would take advantage cause these chances vanish Should of been over-zealous cause when it comes to learning man you gotta stay famished But for some reason new things seemed rancid And life won't wait man that's word to rancid Feeling like a prisoner in the school and whether I make it out or not I gotta pay a ransom Life's a woman on ice I tried to Tessa Virtue and ended up dancing And now my consciousness wasn't fully aware of the consequence of not completing this obstacle That I made more complicated than it needed to be So when it was time for the challenge It was too complex for me to conquer it [HOOK] And if I don't change Don't treat me a way Cause I'm a young scholar I'm a young scholar Don't throw dirt on my name Try to bring shame Cause I done took the blame yea I'm a young scholar I'm a young scholar [Verse 2:] Damn, I should of, put in my best work School wasn't with my lack of effort Calls to the office saying to go to cla** more often cause Financial aid was gunna drop what they had offered But I didn't follow orders Guess my mind was distorted I have no one else to blame I put the nail in the coffin I tried to be a rebel I Should of been more eager Cause I end up moving backwards, lost the vision like Leber C,D,F's all on my name Knowing I don't want them there Still tell 'em that school is fine Cause that's what they wanna hear Even though things are going wrong But I cannot tell 'em that Cause once they hear about the slack Man they'll probably treat you bad Man they'll probably think you're stupid Man they'll probably think you're losing Man they'll probably think you'll make excuses to make no improvements Man they'll probably say you gotta brain but you don't ever use it Just a D student a genius with no records to prove it [HOOK] [Verse 3:] I watched my sister get her bachelor's And I'm gon' watch her get her master's too And everybody telling me To go back to school Cause at her celebration They said the time has been pa**ed to you Yea, that opened up the floor I tryda ignore the conversation Cause I feel insecure Knowing damn well that if I go back I'm gunna do poor Cause when it comes to school and music Which one am I into more? Yea! And I ain't gon' lie about it Few years ago, my school advisor Met my mother and tried to advise her Not to pay too much for college Cause she was doubting She was right about But in my mind I was making it Cause I spit Riker's Island And everyone says I need a fallback But what happens if my fall back starts falling back And I don't know where I fall at Matter fact, I ain't gon' make the 'ifs' a ha**le Imma throw the cap up right after I cross the stage And change sides of the ta**el [HOOK]