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[Intro: Dom Kennedy] Back when I was 17 Back when I was 17 Back when I was 17 Yeah... Check [Verse 1: Dom Kennedy] Back when I was 17, I had a notion That I would see the whole world across the ocean My dad be workin' hard but he get no promotion And he there every day, shit that's devotion I never had a chance to be in the U.S. Open I used to collect cans for them U.S. tokens It's that time of the month? girl, we use that lotion Before the president was black, shit I wasn't votin' I used to believe a dollar bill was all I needed Why you keep lookin' in the mirror if you not conceited? Don't pack them Air Jordans, boy you not gone need em On Burnside with my niggas, and them tacos screamin' [Hook: Dom Kennedy] If I told you what I saw, you would not believe it If I showed you how I ball, you would not believe it If I told you what I make, you would not believe it Look how niggas did Ma$e, I cannot believe it [Verse 2: Dom Kennedy] I had the Craig Mack tape with that one single Lotta niggas back then had one single Tell her pop that ass trick and I'mma drop some singles And real niggas fuck with Jodeci, not The Beatles Lotta women in my phone, cause I'm ridin' chrome West Side till I'm gone, Ima die alone Never runnin' out of strong, I might buy a zone Have her comin' home blown, smell like my cologne Who you talkin' to nigga?, better watch yo tone She used to call me every day, 'til you blocked my phone I used to dream one day that I would shop in Rome That ain't the life for me nigga, the block is home Now I'm back with my people and I'm never leavin' Don't do it for yo' self kid, it's better reasons It get lonely at the top and its hella freezin' I was here in '92 when it all fell to pieces [Hook: Dom Kennedy] If I told you what I saw, you would not believe it If I showed you how I ball, you would not believe it If I told you what I make, you would not believe it Shit we used to dub tapes, I cannot believe it [Bridge: Dom Kennedy] I cannot believe it I cannot believe it I cannot believe it I cannot believe it [Outro: Female Radio Host] Latest news off the street. The OPM Boys made it to first But the inside word is the odds have stacked against them Be careful out there boys, real careful