17

[Intro: Dom Kennedy]

Back when I was 17

Back when I was 17

Back when I was 17

Yeah...

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[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]

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