Just a Kid

Sat in detention 'casue you're always late Can't pay attention "Casue there's a lot on your plate You're misunderstood, so the teachers quit Oh, what you gonna do when you're just a kid? Well, they don't know 'bout your story Your life has only began No, they don't know 'bout your story Don't let them say how it ends They took away your cousins And your daddy too You can't get a job, and the rent's overdue Your mother got a lawyer That she just can't afford You think you're grown, but you're still a boy Well, they don't know 'bout your story Your life has only began No, they don't know 'bout your story Don't let them say how it ends One day, you're growing And one day, they'll know Just how hard it was to say no To a life under streetlights Running from street fights It's hard to leave your friends on the roads One day, you're growing And one day, they'll know Just how hard it was to say no To a life under streetlights Running from street fights It's hard to leave your friends on the roads No, they don't know 'bout your story Your life has only began No, they don't know 'bout your story Don't spend your life in the ends Yo what's up Ray? I hope you're Amazing sis I'm sending so much love It's Dynamite I just want to take a second to reach out To all the young people out there You know, Far and wide Life can be so challenging You know, but whatever it may be Throwing your way right now I would love to remind you of your strength To remind you of how far you've come To remind you to check your own history Check all the things you've overcome thus far For those of you that are suffering Or struggling, you know Please don't suffer in silence Find someone to support you You know, there's so much pressure So much pressure out there but you know what It's a new day, it's a new day and the thing is You are the new day You are the new day You are the gift