6AM Matinee Mick Jenkins

[Pre-Chorus]
I had a quarter in my pocket
Three day bus pass and some patience
Two-three bussdowns hit the house phone
While my momma sleep

[Chorus]
I promise, we was on this fly shit early
We was on the thrift shit early
We respected women early
Had to learn a few things

[Verse 1]
We was dodging bullets early
And I knew the law from early
And the strap was on me early
I was the first one with Girbauds
I was in class with all my foes
So I cut class like twice a week
But I knew Jesus since a youngin'
I was never on my own
I had the knowledge on me early
I knew violence from an early age
I knew dollars couldn't save me
Way more focused on the pearly gates
I pearl a blunt, we perforate
Y'all perpetrate, more purposeful
More personal
This ain’t for your purchasing
Momma popped the Prednisone
Stress was on our pressure points
Pandering to pantomimes
Fuck all the semantics
Me and my bottomline won't stand in line
I’ve been hip
Y’all been stiffs
And I’ve been peeped
And I’ve been dipped