Never Woulda Known

I been gifted from the start to the finish But as I've gotten older it's been harder to listen Middle school is when I started resistin' My teachers' told my parents Yeah as smart as this kid is, his heart isn't in it Now they got me arguin' with them Cause Mom and Dad never thought I'd start a new mission Had it all planned out like I be part of the system Now I'm shaking things up like the Parkinsons syndrome I wasn't made for that 9 to 5 I am not the same as you I can see a difference between everything you say and do I can tell you need somebody round That's gonna state the truth So basically I'm saying You just talking while we making moves And this is just the start of my life I done came a long way from that Guitar Hero mic And writing raps with Copeland We recorded in the basement Might've thought is was a phase This is more than dedication I never woulda known I never woulda known I be flipping switches got these bitches That be fiendin' for a playa Man, they beggin' for the bone And my phone is always jumpin' Man, they tryin' to get a hold of me But ain't nobody home Cause they picked a mothafucka, man They picked a mothafucka Like it's eeny miny moe God damn God damn No, I never woulda known I been peeping what these people been saying They being outrageous I see they need a reason to hate it Can't even debate it They come in and they leave in amazement Cause bitch I'm me And my homies put your team in the pavement She say you different yeah I know it It don't need no explaining I got music inside my mind I know they eagerly waiting for me to create it It's guaranteed to be on they playlist I tell my teachers' bout my dreams And they gon' think that I'm playing, but nah I'm really going for this shit My parents talking College I ain't going to that shit I got people that's around me And they know I'm bout to win Don't expect me to respect you We don't know about you kid We don't know about you You fiendin' for attention And searching for a chance just a reason to get mentioned And we got the whole neighborhood terrified Before you ask me for a favor, tell that I never woulda known I never woulda known I be flipping switches got these bitches That be fiendin' for a playa Man, they beggin' for the bone And my phone is always jumpin' Man, they tryin' to get a hold of me But ain't nobody home Cause they picked a mothafucka, man They picked a mothafucka Like it's eeny miny moe God damn God damn No, I never woulda known