Skipp Coon & Mister Nick - When I Grow Up lyrics

[Verse 1] It went… College for 2 years College for 3 years, dead end career, then College for 2 years Now I'm A.B.T.'ing it up in here, Y'know Life can be a b**h When you focus on quality of life, not being rich, but It is what it is And everything it seems ain't all it appears, but My car insurance cheap And my house note paid, and me and the wife eat, so I really can't complain But a fulfilling career I am yet to obtain, so For now I maintain And I pray that this pen and pain will sustain me In all of my endeavors And it's good, cause these beats and rhymes make my life better [Hook: Skipp Coon x2] See I don't know what I wanna be when I grow up (When I grow up) But I don't wanna be like y'all when I grow up (When I grow up) [Verse 2] See I was told "Joe, graduate and work Pull up your pants baby, tuck in your shirt Put up with the jerks. Accept their dirt So you too can be underpaid and overworked." Nevermind that. I'd rather write raps I hate wearing slacks and sneakers look better with jeans And God didn't build me to be a part of y'all machine Cause them ends don't justify the means, and Being a flunky, it's just not in my genes I wanna be on my own and not a extra in your scene, I'd Rather be cool like Shaft or Steve McQueen Conforming to reality means that I deny my dreams And that's bad for my self-esteem Like bacon in my beans or some ham in my greens I don't want it like a crease in my jeans Cause we all know that y'all life ain't as cool as y'all want it to seem [Hook x2] When I grow up When I grow up When I grow up When I grow up, when I grow up