[Verse 1]
Young Raekwon whipping in the kitchen
They handed me the work now I push it and make a killing
... On corners of any hood in mount real
They say I'm living good' I'm letting the count peel
... Now everybody want a favor in the dirt
They want a Maserati I'm picking another hearse
Chef K when I kick it, like needles to a record
I reck it at every given scratch' kill it and rip it
Crickets when I roam through
They all whack on wax' my tracked tracks still bang like a MOTU
They never thought it'd be so, well' I told you
Sitting reminiscing on the past you ain't go through
Waiting on a break' looking for a better way
Your Worst Nightmare looped playing "Get Away"
I remember Septembers and not wanting to school
I know you're thinking what I'm gonna say... Yeah that's right... Uh
[Chorus]
But that was back in the day uh
Back when I used to be a nobody
But that was back in the day uh
Back when I used to be a nobody
But that was back in the day uh
Back when I used to be a nobody' yeah
But that was back in the day
But that was back in the day
[Verse 2]
Way back when I was a little rugrat
Napsack full of snacks in school writing these raps
Go ahead and ask I was nothing more than a nerd
Head burried in my books eager to learn how absurd
A rebel in the making trouble came soon after
Barricaded in my room here goes another chapter
Silence speaks in volumes right until you explode
I was never one to be sending X and O's
I'm vexing hoes' with my talented tongue
The wise one with wisdom the games have begun
Now you underestimate who?
When I'm supplying the product these other copycats are simply robotic
Black Glovez with the ski mask, fearless who needs a recap
I can't bump these diluted raps call it a decaf
I don't want a manager' been down that lane
Turned out to be an amateur nothing but lies and games
[Chorus]
credits
from Hip-Hop Forensics Vol. 1,
released February 5, 2013
Written by Generale Q & ElonSkee.
Production by Fly Life Productions.
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