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21 Lyrics by Ayra Starr

The Year I Turned 21

2024

[Intro]
You say, you say
Huh

[Verse 1]
You say
You say I'm too young, too foolish
Well, I became myself 'spite what you said
Still tryna find a way that I can stay the same
Maybe that's my naïveté
Fuck that shit, I'ma run it how I want, that's it
Money singing off the phone, that shit works for me
It's a purse on me (That's a bag)
No dey put a curse on me (I reflect)
Letting God work on me (I repent)
Do it for myself, never for a man

[Chorus]
I'm just twenty-one
What it feels to be more than twenty-one
I've never known, I've never tried, never loved
What am I supposed to do with what I done?
Where did all the years go?

[Verse 2]
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
I was at the house tryna figure out who the fuck I am
Eleven, twelve, went too fast
Three to sixteen, too fast
Seven, eight was a big year
Nineteen got a big bag
I'm counting hundreds, playing "20 Something'"
I'm counting on myself now
Crying by myself now
I'm twenty-one
At my grown-ass age (Damn)

[Chorus]
Oh, twenty-one
What it feels to be more than twenty-one
I've never known, I've never tried, never loved
Forgive if I don't say it right or say enough, oh
Real shit, I'm just twenty-one
Ooh, I'm just twenty-one
Oh, I'm just twenty-one

[Outro]
Two, one (Twenty-one)
Two, one (Twenty-one)
Two, one (Twenty-one)
Two, one (Twenty-one)
Two, one (Twenty-one)
Two, one (Twenty-one)
Two, one (Twenty-one)
Credits

About “21” by Ayra Starr

Read the complete lyrics to "21" by Ayra Starr from the album "The Year I Turned 21" in 2024. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Afrobeat, In English, Afrobeats.

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"21" is credited to Ayra Starr. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"21" appears on "The Year I Turned 21" in 2024.

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