Boy  Meets  World  -  Fashawn

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I  started  off  just  a  boy  trying  to  find  himself

On  an  earth  that  I  hardly  knew

Life  just  wasn't  what  it  seemed  on  the  TV  screen

I  can't  lie  though,  my  eyes  were  glued

I  grew  up  in  the  US

Off  welfare  checks

No  stability,  we'd  always  move

Either  in  with  my  aunt  cause  my  mama  ain't  work

Our  favorite  day  of  the  month:  the  first

That's  when  we'd  go  shop

We'd  go  spend

Spent  most  my  time  with  my  so-called  friends

Hanging  out  in  the  streets  watching  the  world  go  by

So  stuck  in  the  moment  I  forgot  I  was  even  alive

I  didn't  know  about  death  until  my  grandma  passed

To  tell  the  truth  it  never  crossed  my  mind

She  told  me  pray  before  I  go  outside

And  trust  no  man  cause  you'd  be  surprised

When  the  boy  meets  world

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Now  you've  came  so  far

Look  at  where  you've  been

It's  time  to  see  the  world

Now  you've  came  so  far

Look  at  where  you've  been

It's  time  to  see  the  world

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By  '96  it  was  me  and  my  sis

Big  bro  left  was  like  he  ain't  exist

Dad  was  never  around

I  ain't  even  trip,  cause  I  had  a  step  father

When  Randy  ain't  bother

Was  in  the  late  eighties  when  him  and  my  mama  split

Soon  as  I  was  born  he  winds  up  in  the  pen

I  wind  up  with  a  pen,  a  paper  and  a  dream

Before  I  realized  this  is  where  my  life  begins

Started  writing  poems  when  I  hit  the  group  home

First  time  I  remember  ever  feeling  alone

Whole  lot  to  handle  for  a  nine  year  old

In  my  mind  fantasized  about  flying  to  Rome

Leaving  everything  behind  even  at  a  tender  age

Uncle  always  thought  I  was  going  through  a  phase

Until  I  hit  the  studio

Until  I  hit  the  stage

Just  scribbling  my  life  on  the  page

When  the  boy  meets  world

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Now  you've  came  so  far

Look  at  where  you've  been

It's  time  to  see  the  world

Now  you've  came  so  far

Look  at  where  you've  been

It's  time  to  see  the  world

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Started  rhyming  in  junior  high  school

Out  of  love

All  I  needed  was  some  fly  shoes

Hung  with  the  thugs

Wouldn't  think  cause  of  my  IQ

I  sold  drugs  just  to  bubble  and  buy  food

And  blow  bud

High  school  was  different

A  lot  more  attention

Every  day  played  hooky

I  was  hardly  in  attendance

Always  in  some  mischief

Until  I  got  religious

Selling  bean  pies,  spent  time  with  the  minister

And  that  lasted  about  a  year

Before  you  know  it  I  was  back  maneuvering  with  my  peers

Met  Hec  Saprano  at  the  age  of  sixteen

Was  just  a  lil  nigga  with  big  dreams

It  was  '06  when  I  first  hit  the  scene

Rocking  shows  without  my  team

When  people  always  said  I  was  a  star

Can't  believe  that  I  made  it  this  far

Now  the  boy  meets  the  world

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Now  you've  came  so  far

Look  at  where  you've  been

It's  time  to  see  the  world

Now  you've  came  so  far

Look  at  where  you've  been

It's  time  to  see  the  world

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Swear  I  can't  figure  why

My  brothers  sell  'caine

To  survive  in  these  times,  I  don't  know  who  to  blame

Could  blame  the  media,  like

They're  the  reason  I  might

Just  start  a  revolution

Know  the  devil  recruitin'

They  got  us  overseas

Killin'  people  that  bleed

The  same  color  as  your  brother  but  we  too  blind  to  see

We're  very  much  the  same

Despite  what  you  believe

Know  we  can  make  a  change

But  it's  the  same  old  song

Song,  song,  song,  song,  song,  song,  song,  song,  song

Said  it's  the  same  old  song

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Now  if  we  took  a  little  time

Swallowed  all  our  pride

We  could  fix  the  situation

But  it's  the  same  old  song

The  same  old  song

Now  if  we  took  a  little  time

Took  a  look  inside

We  could  stop  killing  each  other

But  it's  the  same  old  song

The  same  old  song

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I  sit  back  in  a  daze

Swear  the  world's  insane

Get  so  high  I  could  fly  but  I'd  rather  escape

Find  my  oasis  in  the  most  exotic  of  places

Wish  I  had  the  solution  to  these  problems  we  facing

They  got  us  overseas

Killing  people  that  bleed

The  same  color  as  your  brother  but  we  too  blind  to  see

We're  very  much  the  same

Despite  what  you  believe

Know  we  can  make  a  change

But  it's  the  same  old  song

Song,  song,  song,  song,  song,  song,  song,  song,  song

Said  it's  the  same  old  song

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Now  if  we  took  a  little  time

Swallowed  all  our  pride

We  could  fix  the  situation

But  it's  the  same  old  song

The  same  old  song

Now  if  we  took  a  little  time

Took  a  look  inside

We  could  stop  killing  each  other

But  it's  the  same  old  song

The  same  old  song

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They  say  a  change  is  gonna  come.  They  say  look  for  a  better  tomorrow.  I  think  I  found  mine.  See,  everything  you  go  through  in  life.  All  the  bullshit,  the  drama,  the  turmoil.  It  all,  just  makes  you  who  you  are.  So  I  thank  God  for  my  life.  The  ups  and  down.  And  I  wanna  thank  you.  You  and  yours.  For  tunin'  in  to  Boy  Meets  World.  Shout  out  to  Exile.  The  whole  DS.