Outside

[Verse 1]
Yeah, I'm back with another one
20 years old, best believe I'm still my mother's son
That won't ever change 'cause she loves me and her other son
Tryna be a lawyer, but music is what I do for fun
A young man with a vision
Dyin' real is the mission
So that means that I gotta live my life with conviction
Can't afford be ign'ant
'Cause out here they don't want see me winnin'
So best believe that I won't fold, I won't give in
To the pressure
If you don't know me, let me make a good impression
Open up my world like it's Loki with the scepter
I been at this for a minute
I spit fire like a dragon if you needed a refresher
My alma matters made me
My church fam raised me
Thanking God for every blessin', sendin' up the praises
Sacrifices from my parents got me where I am
Gave me everything I have
Showed me how to be a man
I've always been on the outside
I can't fit in, I'm my own kind
And I ain't nothin' like them other guys
So just give me a chance, bet I'm gon' shine
I grew up in The 5 on the south side
I ain't worried 'bout your business cause I'm 'bout mine
My most valuable asset is my time
Gotta do the most while I'm in my prime
Do it by design

[Chorus]
Always been on the outside
Can't fit in, I'm my own kind
I ain't nothin' like them other guys
Just give me a chance, bet I'm gon' shine

[Verse 2]
Yeah, 2016, Mr. Hodgins put me on
Since then I been tryna do this on my own
Hear a beat, write a verse, now I’m really in the zone
Music all up in my bones
It became an escape from my reality
Introverted side I wasn't happy with
Made a new persona cause I couldn’t be an average kid
Uh, T-Money turned into an outlet
And now I've got the words for things I hadn't figured out yet
I was always in a class full of White guys
Said it didn't bother me but I was telling white lies
They could never see the world the way I see it
Certain issues, they could never understand the way I'm feelin'
And that ain't nobody's fault, it's just the way it is
I recognized that I've been privileged in the way I've lived
You're not defined by what you've got, but what you make of it
Hall of Fame, I'll make sure they put my name in it
You won't appreciate the truth if you've never lied
You can't be truly happy if you've never cried
I'd rather be prepared and ready than to get surprised
I'd rather say I didn't make it than I never tried
Life's a journey, I just hope I've got enough gas
Give up on my dreams, that's a tough pass
Make the family tree proud even if I branch out
I can't sit in no crowd cause I was born to stand out, gone

[Chorus]
Always been on the outside
Can't fit in, I'm my own kind
I ain't nothin' like them other guys
Just give me a chance, bet I'm gon' shine