937* Saba

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[Verse 1]
Whatever happened to happy?
We been depressed since we turned eighteen years old
I been told that it get tougher with time and the brightest days are behind ya'
Not that you need a reminder, spend whole lives tryna re-wire
My state of mind is influenced by what's around me (What's around)
I'm twenty-two, and it never been shit around me
I'm used to livin' with granny, it's rarely food in the pantry
I never been to the beach, thought they did that shit in Miami
I read a book my dad delivered me
'Bout financial stability, and how not to think cynically
But you know them city streets get ahold of you mentally
And before you know it, you got a face tat'
Before you pour it, you gotta make rap
Before you homeowner, you gotta pay back
School loans until you homeless
Askin' yo' mom "Is it okay for you to stay a lil' while longer?"
I'm a product of the corner, and I never hear the coroner
But I watch the kids I hoop with take a timeout (Time)
You from where I'm from, then you know what that line 'bout
Remember my uncle would ask me what I'm cryin' 'bout
Honestly, I never knew, it just felt like somethin' to do
I was in my head so much I saw every scenario
All this temptation around, like what Otis and Eddie wrote
My eyes got wide like Betty Boop, my people dodgin' federal
This year, I been through Hell and back, it feel like I been here before (Uh)