i used to run my mouth irresponsibly jumpin the gun
now i look for green lights and let my mouth run
no longer getting offended when no one listens, it’s good fun
to say illicit shit around numb ear drums and watch em

snap back into focus, lickity split
renew breathe like listerine strips or mister clean’s lips
still this loudmouth hasn’t found out why learning means sit
you can’t count the times i was kicked outta class when i was hurting to skip

the only jew at catholic school practically a slytherin kid
the forbidden apple or scissoring chicks. i was
surrounded by people with misguided beliefs, but nice intentions
so that should be indicative of how my name was mentioned

cuz trust me it got thrown all over the place as i
slowly found out when to jest and when i should wait
i finally got my act down to them one cut takes and now
i deliver these words with the timing of great fates. i used to

wonder all about mine, these days i’m
writing for the passion and revising for the gold mines
cuz you can pray for good luck or paint the whole picture
and leave a mark that makes your name an immortal elixer

cuz when i look back on that cul-de-sac i feel invincible
shit gimme a hall pass, i’ll go smoke up the principle
let’s take a trip to times when consequences were minimal
cuz all i’m really living now is old lessons residuals so i

rock to the beat
get wreck on the regular

i’m my own worst enemy
my worst nemesis, the snake temptin me
reflectin on my genesis, namesake and pedigree
remindin me to maintain faith in family cuz

without them i wouldn't exist and
without friends i wouldn't be shit, believe that
without endz i couldn't have skinz
so i was livin life like it was about to begin

didn't worry bout the consequences, ignored my moms lectures
and pops was gone on business for like half the year
savin lives and his moms was dyin
while i was flippin o's, poppin pills, lackin a clear

path. focused on ass-ets, grabbin arrears
caught up in the dollar till the 5-0 wrapped up me and my peers
my burden to bear was the look in dad’s eyes
when he picked me up from jail. i just took it in stride cuz

back in the day growin pains didn't hurt
when we fell down we got up and dusted off the dirt
kept growin kept goin berserk
yo what you heard son back in the day that's where i learned that

back in the day growin pains didn't hurt
when we fell down we got up and dusted off the dirt
kept growin kept goin berserk
yo what you heard son back in the day that's where we used to

rock to the beat
get wreck on the regular