Eyes Of A Child

WHEN I WAS LIL A CHILD JUST GOIN TA BEAT

WE WAS PLAYIN FOOTBALL IN THA MIDDLE OF THE STREET

I WAS LIKE MIKE ROSHEER

HAD THE COAST CLEAR

I RUN AROUND AND FEEL CLOWNED WIT NO FEAR

IM INNOCENT SHOWIN NO LOVE

TEN YEARS OLD EXPOSED TO DRUGS

SWEPT UNDER THA RUG WERE BASEBALL CARDS AND DIRT BIKES

AS YOUNG AS I WAS I HAD TO LEARN LIFE

ALL ALONG EVERYTHING FOR ME WAS AN EXPERIENCE

SIDE TRACKED NEVER TAKING ANYTHING SERIOUS (never)

A LIL HOMIE JUST WANNA RUN FREE

LIVE LIFE AS LONG AS HE COULD SEE

THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD

I SEE MY OWN MOTHER GET WILD

AND FOR ME SHE START A WHOLE CROWD

MY REPORT CARD FILE

D'S AND F'S ALL THE TIME

HUSTLE ON MY CHILDHOOD MIND

THROUGH THE EYES OF A BOY

I WANT TO CATCH SANTA CLAUS CREEP

AND SCARE HIM WHEN HE THOUGHT I WAS SLEEP

SO YOUNG IN THE HEART

I WANTED TO BE BILLY RAY VALENTINE

COMIN WITH THA FLY LINES

FOR THA LADIS ALL THA TIME

FILLED WITH HOPE

THEY ASKED ME DID I LIKE BOATS

GOT SEASICK AND SAID NO

FROM THA HEART OF A KID

I ACTED JUST LIKE ALI WE AINT FRIENDS

IM BURNIN THAT BRIDGE

THATS HOW IT IS

AT SCHOOL THE CONS SPORT 14TH AND NEW JORDANS

SPORTIN 501'S THE CREASE WAS IMPORTANT

IT'S ALL IN THE DAY PAY THE PRINCIPLE A VISIT

I NEVER COULD PASS CUT CLASS LIKE SCISSORS

ON THA PHONE 'cause IM ALL THAT

ROAM THA HALLS FLASH MY FAKE HALL PASS

I CAN GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING CLOWN THE TEACHERS

OR MAKE A NEW ENEMY STEP ON SNEAKERS

THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD

I DONT UNDERSTAND THE WORD NO

I DONT UNDERSTAND STOP

I JUST UNDERSTAND GO

AS A CHILD

I USED TO SEE LIL CRACK VOWELS

AND NIGGAZ SAYIN HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW

HAIR TO THE SKY

WHAT YOU SAYIN FREAK IM FLY

WEARIN BASKETBALL SHORTS OVERSIZED IN THE EYES OF A BOY

DRUG DEALERS REALLY DONT STRUGGLES

PLAYAS GO TO JAIL AND GET MUSCLE

SLIDE DOWN THA POLE

IF I COULD BE A FIRE MAN

YOU KNOW CURSIN LIKE A DEVIL IN THA CHOIR BAND

NO DESIRE MAN JUSTA CARE FREE BOY

THROWIN FITS IF I DONT GET A TOY

IN THA EYES OF A CHILD

CARTOON IS JUST LIKE JESUS

IF YOU DONT BELIEVE THIS

MAN YOU SHOULD SEE THIS

AS A CHILD A KID IS A PAL

AND YOU PUT EM IN YOU MEMORY FOWL FOR RIGHT NOW!