Started From The Middle

[Verse 1]

Okay, this is my community

See me walking through the streets

Chillin' out at two or three

With two or three, dudes'll be

Well behaved, acting right, wavin' as we passin' by

Name a cracker half as nice

Tell me, can he rap this tight?

Started back in sixth grade

Now I'm droppin' mixtapes

Must've been a mistake

They ain't know I spit flames

I need a big change, all I see is school halls

Coming from a neighborhood whiter than a cue ball

Yeah, the kid is too raw, try to tell me otherwise

Other guys, nothin' nice, killed it since I've touched a mic

Something like a genius when they're hearin' the dude

'Cause the flow nastier than cafeteria food

Okay, raised out in Shelby County, livin' on the countryside

Lookin' out my window, see a couple horses running by

I ain't even joking man, that's true and for real

Then I hit third grade, and we moved to the 'ville, uh-huh

That's the way it had to be, but nothing changed drastically

I just had a social life, and started reading magazines

Favorite singer Fergie, I was skinny, kinda nerdy

Nails dirty, hair curly, all the girls said I was thirsty, but

I done kept it real from the jump

Says he never met me, but he claims that I'm a punk

And honestly, that probably would bother me a year ago

Now my self-esteem is up, and I ain't tryna hear it, bro

Tell me who as hot as this, sorry but you not as sick

Best in the city, I say it with all confidence

Middle-class neighborhood, yeah that's where I started

And my neighbors ridin' round, shoppin' at the farmer's market

So environmental, life is nice and simple

But, I'm bout to turn it up, they ain't touchin' my potential

Rollin' down the boulevard, mess with me get pulled apart

Daily hustle, daily struggle

Life is easy, school is hard

Got some extra credit, and it's due

I'ma worry bout me, not associate with you

And just as a reminder to myself

All I got is 4 years, just to go and get this wealth

[Chorus]

'Cause I started from the middle, at the middle I remain

Reppin' for the Highlands, not forgettin' where I came

Started from the middle, at the middle I remain

Reppin' for the Highlands, not forgettin' where I came