Stirling 4, Adelaide 19

[Intro]
[?] if you're driving into Adelaide on the freeway
From Melbourne, one of the last signs you come to
Before you stop says "Stirling 4
Adelaide 19" and every time I've seen that sign
[?] driving back, it's like "I'm home now
[?]" That sign's like a marker for me

[Verse]
I was walkin' by the spot where all the battle nights happened now it’s all broken down like the hazard lights flashin'
Before we even knew that what we could have a life rappin'
And for 99% of us, it hasn’t quite happеned but, shit
Why would you do what you couldn’t do best
I did evеrything right, they said I shouldn't move left
My family wonder what I’m gonna put 'em through next
I can’t save face, I’m like a bullet-proof vest
But then it hit me like a shower from the sky
Now I’m in my prime from now till I die
Much love to the ones who gave up hours of the time
Or gave props on a page like they were flowers on a shrine
They said I did it based on how it was advised
If you believe that, then you ignore the power of my mind
I was shocked when people didn't click, but now I’m not surprised
If you don’t understand the issues, how can you subscribe?
I seen dirt become purity, danger become security
Best-kept secret MCs become touristy
The lucrative attractions of the time slip away
Ones that try to steal the glory, find that crime didn’t pay
Right now is not quite where I wanna stay
So I grind every day, do not lie in my way
But since it used to be a dream, and now I’m livin' it
For their accreditation, I will bleed for the certificate
There ain’t a show that I could see as insignificant
Not gettin' that much paper, so for me, I’m here for rippin' it
They asked me if I’m nervous and I treat 'em so ridiculous
And tell 'em, "Nah, of course not" even though I’m brickin' it
I know some dudes who love it, need it just to live from it
What good is the oxygen you breathe if you get sick from it?
The last day before winter and it was so cold
I turned twenty-five, to me that sounds so old
People thinkin', by that time, I should go gold
And if I don’t, then I got nothin' to show for it
Are they don’t chauffeur it, they hand the keys and say go for it
And when I’m at the wheel, all I’m thinkin' is don’t floor it
I still know that when it’s clutch time I won’t stall it
Sometimes you gotta take a step back to go forward
My chance is comin' and I don’t wanna waste it
Shit is so close, I can taste it