30 decembers

Ll Cool J

I came up off the street
Took some pissy steps up to the belly of the beast
Which way I go?
Kinda confusin , the machines are not workin
There ain t no tokens or nothin
This shit done changed all a sudden
It s like I died and came back, different faces and ages
On their phones and computers, no one is readin the papers
Don t know who s contagious, white lady look funny
This Black kid talkin bout droppin forty and twenty
Only thing on my mind, You won t take nothin from me
And the nurse sittin across from me, she really look lovely
And the lady sittin n?xt to me was slow to move her stuff
Sh? ain t wanna let me sit down, afraid of how I get down
Ain t dealin with that shit now, I m goin on a ride
I wonder how these people feelin really deep inside
I m home, but damn, this shit don t feel like I remember
Matter fact, it been about thirty Decembers
And these kids don t even know who I am
You don t know you in the presence of a real made man
You standin too close, ain t nothin sweet
No sugar, no glucose
Move for the bread and you toast
Been so long
The whole world turned upside down while I was gone
I m lookin at the signs, I don t wanna read em wrong
You can cut it with a knife, the vibes are so strong
I stand up, step off, step on new platforms
Wow, this shit done really transformed
A new breed of killers, yellow-eyed gorillas
Backs against the wall, lookin at me with a snarl

We sizin each other up, I would hit motherfuckers up
But I really want peace today, reborn like it s Easter day
They hungry, lookin at me as if I took they feast away
I smell the emotions, deep down they are hopin
To escape this invisible mental prison they re livin in
Like a zombie walkin dead, head down and givin in
I see a crack of light, the monster s closin in
This dude is starin at me, what I feel, I hold it in
Saw a girl who had a rough life
Livin in the moment, playin music on her phone
We conversated briefly, I could tell she hold her own
Energy in her eyes, make people move aside
The dude behind the counter had a million-dollar smile
But somethin told me he gon make the world pay for it
When the vibes in the air, you just can t ignore it
So that s my cue to slide off with my crew
Home sweet home, to thy self be true
Mind in the sky, but keep a street-level view
Inspiration for the future dreams we will pursue
If I made it off the streets of Queens, you can too
It s been thirty Decembers, still rememberin you
A lifelong hero s journey and I m always en route
What has now become wine started off as mere fruit
It s been thirty Decembers out here, nurturin roots
It s been thirty Decembers, thirty Decembers
Thirty Decembers, this world ain t like I remember

Thirty Decembers, thirty Decembers
Thirty Decembers, this world ain t like I remember
Thirty Decembers, thirty Decembers
Thirty Decembers, this world ain t like I remember
Thirty Decembers, thirty Decembers
Thirty Decembers, this world ain t like I remember
Thirty Decembers, thirty Decembers
Thirty Decembers, this world ain t like I remember
Thirty Decembers, thirty Decembers
Thirty Decembers, this world ain t like I remember