Rilo Kiley - Phases lyrics

[Hook: G, The Wiz] I'm not a who I used to be I'm every dream I aspire to be I'm getting closer, I'm getting near To everything I wanted this past new year And all the things that ever brought me down Have been put away forever; never felt so proud I'm feeling so great like a breath of fresh air I'm working for the day that I'll get out of this phase [Verse One: G, The Wiz] The climb isn't easy but I keep on walking Since I was thirteen all I've been mapping fortune Sleeping on benches. Going through basements Fed on a welfare. Only a few can mention And when I went to work I didn't feel like the rest Where my co-workers only saved to party fright night I was the only guy my age trying to get my life right Even when I make it I know I won't change You see, I've gone through so much hell and this ain't even a phase I'm cursed to the hurse unless in dreams I immerse Financially supported by my very own hand I never owned a pair of shoes of a name brand I just put in 250 just to get the beat pad Spent 100 more dollars for the mic and a stand I made the beats, I wrote my verse Still I always feel like I should be putting in more work [Hook: G, The Wiz] I'm not a who I used to be I'm every dream I aspire to be I'm getting closer, I'm getting near To everything I wanted this past new year And all the things that ever brought me down Have been put away forever; never felt so proud I'm feeling so great like a breath of fresh air I'm working for the day that I'll get out of this phase [Verse Two: G, The Wiz] If I could take it back take it back for a bit Let me tell you of a day that it all changed for me It was in May 2012 perhaps even June Graduation, summer lion pride with me too I was walking late to cla** on a sunny afternoon Mind full of questions of what I should do Listening to Hip-Hop and then I finally knew Of every single thing that I wanted to do I'm gonna write the book catch the break Make some beats and play the stage Pack my bags go on tour Make more music and do it again It feels so fun and feel so grand Still no money inside my bag I stay humble, I feel great Live life large And hope for the day when I make it big I wouldn't know of the day It'll all be temporary just like yesterday Sitting in my room; instrumentals on queue Family fights telling me that we're through And Those phases they make a big part of me When I was beat down broke wandering streets I'd be that wallflower learning how to retreat Some things in life are better left off as a feel Because [Hook: G, The Wiz] I'm not a who I used to be I'm every dream I aspire to be I'm getting closer, I'm getting near To everything I wanted this past new year And all the things that ever brought me down Have been put away forever; never felt so proud I'm feeling so great like a Cali in May I'm working for the day that I'll get out of this phase