Reminiscing on the days I ain't what was ahead What I do to make sho the family fed at the ceiling struggling to go to bed Tryna pass class the needle with a thread Far from home and feeling so alone A boy amongst men I ain't wear cologne call me MCM, I'm tryna be Jerome The Jazz up the road I wanna play for Sloan
Got to college me and mama had to the dorm Shortly after got the first tat on my my arm Hit the volley ball yea that welcome was warm She crying off time to weather the storm First day I stumbled in teacher hand us the I'm Dame from east Oakland I don't if I'm feeling this The notice the right away if I should stay In my heart I that this the right move for nicer pay They ask me how ya classes, I saw a few distractions But nothin serious enough to make me for practice be there coach, I'm jumping on the shuttle He said if you on that mean you late you better hustle Grab my bags, got that town slappin, listenin to "Black Mags" That boy out on his own, thinking he grown Wet the ears tryna show he got some stones
Reminiscing on the days I ain't know was ahead I gotta do to make sho the family fed Staring at the struggling to go to bed pass class split the needle with a thread Far from home and feeling so alone A boy amongst men I even wear cologne Girls me MCM, I'm tryna be Jerome The Jazz up the road I wanna play for Jerry
I been on campus for some time, but I ain't working I claimed I wanna make it, Phil was first to my bluff I ain't curfew I'm seeing what that work do Up through the campus I could you every perfume Turnt at every party, my cut on Harvey Tryna MC and be fly me Marty Was ever tardy, we showed up like a army A lot of love for hoopers, a couple sports was I'm sorry, I got up on my job winning treys and I started catching lobs Won a MVP everybody props Broken 5th metatarsal headed to the Can't believe it, in my up in my palms Moms livin my auntie set off an alarm Stayed at for summer cuz the city doin harm Bout to make the most of the given of cards
Reminiscing on the days I know what was ahead What I gotta do to make sho the fed Staring at the ceiling to go to bed Tryna pass class split the needle with a Far from home and feeling so alone A boy amongst men I even wear cologne call me MCM, I'm tryna be Jerome The Jazz up the road I wanna play for Sloan
2011, I'm high minded, noble Did the work it's time for me to do what I'm to Huey told me dominate and let them coaches you Started gettin media, none of it was my mentality all I see is casualties How he get to Weber State, my performance All the after me, I got reporters chattering hearing whispers, they thinking bout draftin me I'm to the lab, work that dribble jab If I get this down I'm gettin 20 at They try to double me I hit a look at the staff I was in my bag, I'ma get the laugh Coach said come on by my office, I got a to pick Busted out in you know how them moments get He said this year ya last, gotta put you in the Blazers took me number 6, that's a mission
Reminiscing on the days I know what was ahead What I gotta do to make sho the fed Staring at the struggling to go to bed Tryna pass class the needle with a thread Far away home and feeling so alone A boy amongst men I ain't even cologne Girls call me MCM, I'm be Jerome The up the road I wanna play for Jerry Sloan