[Intro]
You see
When you're young and you have a creative mind
You gotta do everything in your power so you won't be the outsider to people
You gotta live
Young Nasaro
"This kid's gonna be the best kid in the world. This kid's gonna be somebody better than anybody I ever knew. And you grew up good and wonderful. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life."
[Verse 1]
Just a young boy in a dark box with an idea to be rich
Letting the dreams that fuel his soul give him another topic to spit
Man, I've been through the situations when we never knew when to live
And we're so stuck up or we're fucked up and we never know when to give
But, what the hell is a chance to me when I've got that many times
Had a chance to change my ways, but never to change my mind
Man, why does it feel that people love you when you spittin' rhymes
'Cause they don't see you as a person, they're only seein' you shine
And I never had any friends that would lift me up from depression
That would sit me down with some lessons, or try to give me some presents
So what the hell is a best friend if I'm not really important?
Would you call me up and hit my phone when the spotlight hits the morning?
Man, I've been told that you will be the best, you will make it out soon
They've been sayin' that I've been changin' and it has to be about you
But, I was just standin' here and doin' what I need to do
But I guess I need to be who I am and never to choose, so
[Hook]
So if you see me, they're missin' me while I'm gone
So all I can do for the moment is spit on this microphone
Long nights writin' and always bein' alone
So they don't understand you when you tap into your zone
I got my people singin' "Welcome home, welcome home"
Got the family tellin' me "Welcome home, welcome home"
They want you and they need you but never make time to see you
I'll still be livin' even if nobody believes you
[Verse 2]
Just a young boy on the dark blocks, with a certain drive and passion
Who thinks every day is wasted time, you'll never see him relaxin'
Plumbing out different tracks, and gainin' peoples' reactions
To earn a title inside this world, describin' like the captions
Bein' broke is never easy but struggles become your tools
Teachin' you more in these streets than what they teach you in schools
Teachin' you how dreams work, and you have nothing to lose
Teachin' you how this world is followin' words from the news
I run these trails, open doors, jump up the windows and hit these floors
For any damn chance that come my way, knowing that it leads to more
The game I've entered isn't friendly like I've entered a war
Battle rap in between these different actors just for a different score
And I'll be there, don't think for a second I will be scared
Livin' in the gritty city where the image will look pretty even if it doesn't seem fair
So many thoughts inside my head, they're wonderin' how I dream there
So just turn the lights back on as soon as I freakin' leave here
And they tell me "Welcome home"
[Hook]
So if you see me, they missin' me while I'm gone
So all I can do for the moment is spit on this microphone
Long nights writin' and always bein' alone
So they don't understand you when you tap into your zone
So if you see me, they missin' me while I'm gone
So all I can do for the moment is spit on this microphone
Long nights writin' and always bein' alone
So they don't understand you when you tap into your zone
I got the people singin' "Welcome home, welcome home"
Got the family tellin' me "Welcome home, welcome home"
They want you and they need you but never make time to see you
I'll still be livin' even if nobody believes you
[Outro]
Live your life to the fullest
Because you never know when the higher power could bring you back
That's why every single minute you spend
You spend it like you could die tomorrow
This is the New York Intentions mixtape
Signing off
