Store Stories

[Intro]
Yeah, look
I'ma talk about some personal shit real quick
Y'know what I'm sayin'?
Gotta get this off my chest, uh, look

[Verse 1]
Growin' up, I never knew how to jot rhymes
But the sooner I did, it got me through the hard times
Back when I was feelin' so low
Thought I couldn’t hit my ceilin' before
Never would’ve saw myself in a store leavin' with the po-po
For a year I kept it on the low
But every now and then I wonder 'bout scenarios
A scary dose of reality that could’ve gone south
And ended with a form of tragedy, not a doubt
Plays in my mind when I rewind and playout the mindset I was in Sittin' in the back wrestlin'
The consequences of my actions settin' in
Shaken up to the point where sedatives wouldn’t settle shit
Other than my own recklessness

[Chorus]
Think about who you represent, youngin'
Stay away from all that dumb shit, youngin'
Need to stay away from the pen, youngin'
Need to make a way make it big, youngin'
Stay away from all that dumb shit, uh
Stay away from all that dumb shit, youngin'
Need to stay away from the pen, youngin'
Need to make it big, youngin'
Stay away from all that dumb shit, uh

[Verse 2]
Got to the station, my face stayed in a grin
But deep down, I was anxious not knowin' when relations
Would show up, I wasn’t sure of what they thinkin'
When they got the call, I was in a cop car with a few familiar faces Once I got home, I made a billion statements
Explainin' the situation, I was placed in
And how I should’ve been home
Next day, my uncle came over, explained his frustrations
Took me outside and start saying how I, a youngin' like me
Shouldn’t be messing around outside
There’s no excuses, I know right from wrong I couldn’t lie
I know right from wrong, I couldn’t lie... uh, so

[Chorus]
Think about who you represent, youngin'
Stay away from all that dumb shit, youngin'
Need to stay away from the pen, youngin'
Need to make a way make it big, youngin'
Stay away from all that dumb shit, uh
Stay away from all that dumb shit, youngin'
Need to stay away from the pen, youngin'
Need to make it big, youngin'
Stay away from all that dumb shit, uh