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Recess Lyrics by Nate Schultz

The Sundown: Legend of the Backyard Kid

2014

[Hook]
Everything is bigger than it seems, kindergarten dreams
Caterpillar crawling on your jeans, juicebox fiends

[Verse 1]
I turn around so I can see em smile
The class happily mingles while the teacher leads us out in single file
Finger on her lips, asking all of us to keep it down
And all the while I'm laughing cause I'm the one who's being loud
Look up and see the clouds
I see them dancing with the sun that's always beaming down
As kids we see the ground and see the greener grass
But with the adults all they see is brown
(Why with the adults all they see is brown?)
Come on it's all good, it's all good, it's all perfect
Don't think too much, this life's grand, it's all worth it
Follow your gut feeling just like a crazy kid
That's why we made this beat and wrote this song the way we did
We're taking a break and having a recess of our own
Making this dope music in the basement all alone
If you're searching for me you can probably find me in the zone
Chilling out, writing rhymes so that all of y'all can sing along

[Hook x2]
Everything is bigger than it seems, kindergarten dreams
Caterpillar crawling on your jeans, juicebox fiends

[Verse 2]
Conversations of all the teachers on shiny bleachers
Watching recess while Nathan's rocking his Nike sneakers
Just told the girl I like-liked, that I liked her features
Then went to swing beside her watching all the hide and seekers
From kickball and four square to kick drums and more snare
If I was on the court you know that shit was no fair
Stay reminiscent when I'm spitting you these lines
And I'll bring you to that place every time
And nowadays I'm coming up, making moves
Same town, same crew, same sound I think you might love (bitch I bet you do)
Bet you never thought you would rep this dude
Bet you never figured he could rap this smooth, pack this room
Back to the back where the fans can't see him and the bass go boom
Unleash this room, let the fans throw up their hands
Everybody jumping up and down let's rage
Everyone out of the cage, fuck it I'm going for days
I've been grinding and grooving, who could doubt my improvement
I think I've proven it with these numerous flows that I've been doing, unh [x3]
With these numerous flows that I've been doing, unh

[Hook 2]
This is recess, baby this is recess, let your mind regress back to the swing sets, high
Man we used to swing so high
This is recess, come on this is recess, go on and regress back to the swing sets, high
Man we used to get so high

[Verse 3]
Put all the eggs in one basket hoping they don't hatch and I chicken out
But the one question you'll ask is, "don't you ever have any doubt?"
The answer is you're damn right I do, I can't lie to you this shit's scary
Half the time I write songs I tear em all up then I sit in my chair
Thinking this ain't good, I need to step up my game
Then I thought, wait a minute no way
So I quit that second guessing shit and I'm putting an end to my doubt
Then I picked up the shit I ripped up and that's what I'm spitting right now
Funny how it works when you trust yourself
Wanna write a verse with the words that'll urge you to wanna go recover and adjust yourself
Back to the young kid state of mind when you were no one but yourself

Yeah, when you were no one but yourself
See I spit facts cause the truth is hard to swallow
And I spit em last cause I'm usually hard to follow
Am I all alone on this reminiscent journey
If there's anybody with me
Put your hands up if you heard me like

[Hook 2]
This is recess, baby this is recess, let your mind regress back to the swing sets, high
Man we used to swing so high
This is recess, come on this is recess, go on and regress back to the swing sets, high
Man we used to get so high

About “Recess” by Nate Schultz

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