Jay Cinema - January 24 (20) Lyrics

My mom called me and said boy you're a winner
Looked into my soul, it's colder than winter
But my light never dims, it shimmers like glitter
Close your eyes, let me paint you a picture
A king raised like a peasant
Gifted as f*ck, but don't appreciate the present
Looking for the future cause the past wasn't pleasant
I shouldn't be reflecting but I'm 20 now
Years spent guessing and messing up
Opportunities that came in my way
Like the wind, they drifted astray
Reminiscing, my mom flicking bogies in a ashtray
Pour all my pain in a page
Go to sleep, wake up, smile, it's a new day
2019, the arrival of a new age
Life is a play, time to hit the stage

Another year I survived, another year I'm alive
January 24, I arrived
Ain't shit changed, I'm the same guy
Another year I survived, another year I'm alive
January 24, the day I arrived
Ain't shit changed, I'm the same guy

I woke up early on my born day, I'm 20, it's a blessing
And with this verse, I'm confessing, still stressing
Life's a bitch and she's caressing the wrong niggas
Depressing, got me sweating, think I'm destined
But what I gotta do to get what I deserve
I'm concerned, making songs with a message
Tryna make this my profession
Always second guessing, perfecting my craft
How I became this nice, gotta be witchcraft
But I never brag, life came at me fast
Taught me to be humble, on the road to glory, hope I don't stumble
The game is on the line, can't afford to fumble
All my life I avoided trouble
What can I say, too royal to rumble
The smartest nigga living in the jungle
No regrets, had to hustle

Another year I survived, another year I'm alive
January 24, the day I arrived
Ain't shit changed, I'm the same guy
Another year I survived, another year I'm alive
January 24, the day I arrived
Ain't shit changed, I'm the same guy

20 Years old, not even at my peak
19 Was unique, been a beast since 18
17, Had the dream, killing with 16s
I spit mean, thought I would die by 15
Anxiety at 14, depression by 13
Wrote my first lines at 12
By age 11 I was raising hell
At 10 intended to be successful
9, I knew I was special
8, Niggas was letting guns blow
7 I wanted my dough to grow
6, Couldn't wait to grow real old
5 I wanted some gold
Age 4, realized the world is cold
But year 3, I was the mvp
When I was 2, no one was f*cking with me
And since one, I knew I was the chosen one, nigga