Now see i remember telling everyone that I had big dreams
I remember they would look and laugh until they stomach squeeze
I remember going through that struggle watch my stomach scream
And I'm doing so much work until my hands and knuckles bleed
Now I'm looking at me knowing everything I know
I told em shine on me so they could all see the grind from me
I remember coming up I'm looking out who's there for me
And moms and pops was there but I raised myself so carefully
Miscalculated steps I took it wasn't the best for me
And now I'm stuck up in a rut and there was no self care for me
7th grade I picked up a vape it took all the stress from me
Then high school hit and every person had some form of hate for me
And ever since I just been so stuck and so filled with anxiety
I found me someone new and they always looking straight out for me
I remember when I first hit a blunt
And ian like it man i won't even front
But every day I 'mind those people to just
Shine on me
Shine on me (yea yea I told my momma I had big dreams)
Shine on me (I told my father I had big dreams)
Shine on me (ima borrow a word from brother Kendrick real quick)
So gon and shine on me (let your)
Let your dreams fly (Let your light shine)
I remember I was smoking and moms had found out
Then she took me to the back and her wig flipped back
And then I'm watching all these shows about people doing these drugs
And I'm just thinking like man what the fuxk wrong with these thugs
Thinking like please give the shit back
Cause weed never did that
Looking at me like I'm crazy they thinking I did some crack
The Nosetalgia is just familiar
Shout to Kendrick and Pusha T for giving us the book filled with these scriptures
One day you're going to have to decide what you gon' do
Cause you could end up with success
Or on the street begging for food
Or you could end up in jail cause you went and broke up all the rules
Or you could end up being someone like me a loose screw
My mental illness is tired
Remember I woke up one day and lost my f*cking mind and ended up getting fired
So please don't think I'm here to send messages that are whack
I'm trying to thicken my pockets so momma could lay on back
Shine on me (yea go 'head and shine for me go 'head
And shine for me go 'head and shine for me)
Shine on me (yea yea I told my momma I had big dreams)
Shine on me (uh huh yea I told my father I had big dreams)
Shine on me
So gon and shine on me (let your)
Let your dreams fly (let your light shine)