[Verse 1 Hydroponikz] Amongst the youngsters, never hung with no punks Since 8th grade, make way, never faking the funk My crew wasnt deep, but quality wise, was large Back then, we wasnt humble we were trying to be stars But couldnt reach them. I was kinda short but I could speak And they could never mind the height, I sounded big up on the sequence Dont mistake me for a rapper jocking your late beats Its been straight heat since I was at school on 188th street Was a beast with the pen... well at least to my friends My job is to ensure the raps means meet with the ends Despite the storm, I just write, record, til the hype is more Was between a stellar guy and terrified, what am I fighting for? Im certified. Rippin apart my shirt and tie Unlimited bars, for certain, I have determined I am like Simba I deal with Scars trying to hurt my Pride Look how Ive grown, do it all on my own as I verbalize [Hook Hydroponikz] They say Im grown, lets just take a look back Im grown, lets just take a look back, look back They say Im grown, lets just take a look back Im grown when Im up on the track, the track You aint alone, said youd never look back But I was wrong, lets just take a look back, look back They say Im grown, lets just take a look back Now Im grown, lets just take a look back, look back [Verse 2 Hydroponikz] Millennium, flows venom, windbreakers sport denim True bboy, Nike Cortez with holes in them First show was grade school, flowin like a wave pool My addiction is the stage, blowin up like grenades do Huh? Asian Rap? Theres fame in that? Well, obviously Some people making mockeries but I dont let that bother me I just keep moving, pursuing the goals that I can see These professions I can be, there aint no way theyre stopping me Drinkin Eating well, getting healthy I wasnt a college dropout but I might as well be Skipped calculus and engineering, said that Id be wealthy, instead I thought that writing rhymes would bring me the bread My Buzz was Lightyears ahead, but this was just a campus Me and my boys wasnt toys, writing party anthems The goal was King size, in my eyes Mesmerized, from the earth to the sky, no lie The butterfly feeling [Hook Hydroponikz] They say Im grown, lets just take a look back Im grown, lets just take a look back, look back They say Im grown, lets just take a look back Im grown when Im up on the track, the track You aint alone, said youd never look back But I was wrong, lets just take a look back, look back They say Im grown, lets just take a look back Now Im grown, lets just take a look back, look back [Verse 3 Hydroponikz] And now, Im graduated, agitated at the hardships Wondering if I can really get as far as these stars get And now they rapping about money, cars, and Starships Im rapping for the food but theyre just rhyming for the market Damn, my timing must be off, kid. They tell me that Im old And that the 90s style is gone, kid. Well, I dont disagree But this is all that I be working with And is it cause its death that I like flirting with? Certainly. My name is Hydroponikz, dont you try to spark me Artsy, but my New York game is John Starksly 456, roll Ceelo like its Yahtzee Some Youtube fame but wonder what that really got me But before you tell me put on a suit Im a kick in the door and put my foot in it, too So they better be prepared for the moment that I show up Plenty time to grow up after I blow up, motherf [Hook Hydroponikz] They say Im grown, lets just take a look back Im grown, lets just take a look back, look back They say Im grown, lets just take a look back Im grown when Im up on the track, the track You aint alone, said youd never look back But I was wrong, lets just take a look back, look back They say Im grown, lets just take a look back Now Im grown, lets just take a look back, look back
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