Amazing

[Intro: Royce Da 5'9"]

(Ryan!) I am not trying to be in the store all day

Y'all can play the game one time

Lemme go get change for a dollar real quick

Hey my man, what's up, you got change for a dollar?

What's up, man? You don't remember me, do you?

[Verse 1: Royce da 5'9"]

(Ryan!) I remember you, I remember you definitely

I remember you took my basketball and wouldn't give it back

'Cause I dribbled it inside your store but I was just messing with you

Plus that was my lucky ball

My Dad got it signed by Isaiah Thomas so I kept it with me

Everywhere I went I used to bounce that ball

Everywhere I used to go I used to bounce that, bounce that ball

I'm little Ryan from 16650, Baylis

Remember me? I used to buy all the mystery mix Now and Laters

I used to wait for God to come down and answer all my prayers

[Chorus: Mélanie Rutherford]

Never asked for much when I sat down and say my prayers

All I ever, ever wanted was to be amazing (Ryan!)

[Verse 2: Royce Da 5'9"]

Same little boy used to walk to the corner store

Who used to get the Funyun chips

Who ended up, dumb, young and rich

I had young parents but they both were strict

I had a superstitious granddad, wait, scratch that, crazy granddad

I seen him turn his hat around three times

Drive his car around the corner three times in reverse

Just 'cause he crossed paths with a black cat

Man, you remember Hank? He used to be a Jitney at the market

My mom used to do his laundry

He used to have me and my brothers dyin' laughin' at him

Talkin' 'bout, "You know you can't leave them clothes

In the washing machine too long when they get done washed

And still put 'em in the dryer, doing that makes the clothes stink"

Damn, being back here bring back so many memories

You sure you don't remember me? You remember the ball? (Ryan!)

Everywhere I went I used to bounce that ball

Everywhere I used to go I used to bounce that, bounce that ball

Nigga, everybody know little Ryan from 17150, Northlawn

I used to come and cop pork rinds

I used to watch drug dealers come through in cars

Like, "If I get one of those, it's showtime"

[Chorus: Mélanie Rutherford]

Never asked for much when I sat down and say my prayers

All I ever, ever wanted was to be amazing (Ryan!)

[Bridge: Mélanie Rutherford]

Is that Ryan? It's always good to see him in the neighborhood

Hey, baby! How your momma?

Look at that car, he done done it

I told y'all he was gonna do somethin' (Ryan!)

Hell yeah, hell yeah

Hell yeah, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey

Hell yeah, hell yeah

Hell yeah, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey (Ryan!)

[Verse 3: Royce Da 5'9"]

Wow, this is overwhelmin'

It feels like it was just yesteday I was watchin' "Good Times"

Wishin' I could get ahold of Thelma

Fighting with my brother over channels

I like watchin' movies

He likes stupid shit like Robin Williams, goin', "Nanu nanu"

Or whatever that stupid-ass show called

I ain't around here being no attention whore

I need niggas to look at these whips

For every time we got those extension cords

God, I miss my big brother so much, he went to prison so much

That I don't think I'd recognize him these days much

But I'ma always know what to get him from the ice cream truck

He used to get the Push-Up Pops, I used to get the snow cone

I used to wanna be just like Turbo, he used to want to be Ozone

I got all the kids wavin' at me, all the elderly off they high horse

They wouldn't even let a nigga play twenty-one in the driveway

Nowadays, the ball is in my court (Ryan!)

Everywhere I went I used to bounce that ball

Everywhere I used to go I used to bounce that ball

Everybody going, "Ain't that lil Ryan from over there on Marlowe?

I ain't seen him since he was a baby"

Well I'm back in town to let the people know

That you don't need no lucky ball, you already amazing

And I'm still your neighbor, little ol' Ryan (Ryan!)

[Bridge: Mélanie Rutherford]

And God bless the child no matter

How long it seems, somehow he'll find his way home

It's so important, baby

Between the memories and family

I don't know which one is more amazing

[Chorus: Mélanie Rutherford]

Never asked for much when I sat down and say my prayers

All I ever, ever wanted was to be amazing