I Fell Asleep on the Couch

I fell asleep on the couch, I was watching TV Then I woke up in my bed, like "how the hell I get here?" I got my first day of school pretty soon, and I'm yawning, but let's get it Felt like that's the moment that would change my life forever In a way I was right, but I never understood All the ways I would write, it all depends on my mood It's either: fly guy etiquette, or all this introspective spit Welcome to my life, well - just this portion that you're getting quick Back when the theme song to the news, was our gateway to the globe Before http's, tablets and phones The streets I would roam, taught me all I need to know Before I wanted to lead a life with my Entourage, like Ari Gold When the vision was an interview on TRL Before the magic of Christmas time and Easter fell Before I realised we actually might just be in hell When we were living without feeling the need to tell I was scraping my knees, building go-karts with the team Finding bamboo by the stream, made kites we flew in the street Racing scooters and that, before the moving of sacks You couldn't ruin the vast, lust for life that we had I'm so far from being Hector (Pieterson) in that picture So far from the confusion and the stresses of living Before innocence left me, before my conscience got darker Every moment was a wonder, when I fell asleep on the couch, I'm just tired from sport I'm gon' be the greatest all-rounder school ever saw I'm gon' win me awards, I'm gon' thrive with the books too I'm gon' be the one that all the other kids look too But girl went from "Cooties!" to cuties, with booby and ass All the features we made fun of, I now wanted to grab But politely, so I penned them letters with ink Welcome to my life, well just this portion that you're getting quick Keep them awards yo, I need me some clean sneaks Spraying cologne in Edgars before I chick meet I'm already 20 minutes late for the movie Mom told me: "chores come first, no excuses" Only 20 minutes though, she probably just sat I pulled up, and seen some brother with his arm 'round her neck Now I know it's juvenile, but it hurt like a bitch But you live and you learn, fall in love and get burned Find ways to spend time, you'll reach a point where you find The pure beauty and freedom you're searching for in this life But not many hold on, others' focus is knowledge Pro-sports, entertainment, art or you hit each college Or, push on the low, or do a few of those Then finally you'll realise, school is a funeral for creatives But it's a necessary tool To better life, but I realised the cost is cruel On the couch, as I got home from the club Biggie had a Castle Lite, and I was drinking like a bum But he got me home safe, now I'm talking to the moon Thinking 'bout the booty and the tunes, and what I'm meant to do I think this fast life gripped me, last night hit me Bottles at the table make the shawty's come quickly Don't overthink it, they're just getting a drink Welcome to my life, well just this portion that you're getting quick Everything is different but it feels the same I let it all flow out, like I hit a vein Jody, you're all grown up, what are you really saying? What are you doing as the sun rotates the window pane? Before you're just another memory a few folk have Before you reach a slump, wishing you could go back Before losing desire, to see another moon glow You've got to find something they remember at your funeral The tricky part's balancing forcing and fate I came across these folk before, but the course we would take Was out of hands, that's where it all came together Same visions of changing the face of Hip-Hop forever In this place that we're from, it's clear we'll be remembered So we started to hustle, pushing this music however I swear that every door closed, we've been knocking it down We'll never not be around, 'cause we're gon' live through these sounds On the couch, after performing my best Rapping though some shitty mic', pouring it all out my chest I learnt that people want bass, man they just wanna dance Ain't got no time for them lyrics that you be bleeding out the pen But we got some today, and if you've made it this far And I mean in your life, I don't mean with this song Advice: don't overthink it, just do what you love Welcome to my life, well just the portion that you get in these bars