Life As A Shorty-Fashawn/Exile

[ti:Life As A Shorty] [ar:Fashawn] [al:Boy Meets World] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Life As A Shorty - Fashawn/Exile [00:31.44]Remember livin' in a trailer [00:32.96]Cookin' dinner out a crockpot or we would microwave it [00:35.67]Basic television same seven stations [00:38.01]On a twelve-inch I had to watch cable at the neighbors [00:41.12]Didn't know how broke we was 'til I got older [00:43.28]Never knew I had a father until he showed up [00:46.26]Out the blue tryin' to get back wit mama [00:48.51]Stepdad walks in now here comes the drama [00:50.72] [00:51.23]Had a couple of 'em to be honest [00:53.48]Like William Scott they would always take me shoppin' [00:56.18]Ralphie and mark they would take me to the doctor [00:58.42]I call 'em all daddy even though they didn't have me [01:01.35]Kids used to make fun of my clothes [01:03.32] [01:03.89]'Til one of 'em got punched in the nose [01:06.35]Kinda like I was forced to be tough [01:08.65]Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough but hey [01:11.93]Even though I'm young and I can't see [01:17.51]The forest from the trees follow me [01:21.22] [01:21.85]And when I'm grown you know I'm bound to be [01:27.26] [01:27.85]The HNIC follow me [01:31.39] [01:32.05]Mama I'll be alright just let me do my thing [01:37.28] [01:37.81]Following my dreams this is me [01:41.31]First fight third grade I was swingin' from the shoulders [01:43.67]With this kid named Dariah he was three years older [01:46.30]And like two feet taller I finished it he started it [01:49.16]All over this chick named Barbara Johnson [01:51.42]Nonsense I thought once the principal came [01:53.78]That fat lip really put a dent in my game [01:56.69]Never in my life have I felt such pain [01:59.07]Got sent home but I held my own [02:01.51]Slept in every morning it was like a vacation [02:04.24]How'd I make it to sixth grade graduation [02:06.71]Cause I was always ditchin' hung around with some misfits [02:08.75]With add and they all smoked weed [02:11.85]Never read a piece of literature wasn't good listeners [02:14.34]Never paid attention so they hung 'round me [02:16.47] [02:17.45]While my parents was out in the streets [02:19.27]I built my world on a blank sheet just thinkin' in myself [02:22.71]Even though I'm young and I can't see [02:27.86] [02:28.39]The forest from the trees follow me [02:32.58]And when I'm grown you know I'm bound to be [02:38.35]The HNIC follow me [02:41.46]Check it out hard to forget all the time I would spend [02:44.25]With my first f**k even had me dodgin' my friends [02:47.08]Wore my heart on my sleeve at the age of fifteen [02:49.46]She would tell me that she loved me it was all just pretend [02:52.10]She cheated on me so it quickly came to an end [02:54.47]She put the blame on him got played I'll admit that [02:57.06]Hangin' with my friends never called her again [02:59.70]Five years later heard she had a kid damn [03:02.67]I guess time flies when you're havin' fun [03:05.16]So enjoy life you only get one [03:07.69]I love my childhood despite the gunfire [03:10.09]I was quite happy growin' up in the slums [03:12.72]It wasn't too bad havin' a few dads [03:15.30]The only thing I disliked was not havin' cash [03:17.81]What I'd give for a couple of bucks [03:19.93]Man life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough but hey [03:22.78] [03:23.37]Even though I'm young and I can't see [03:28.91]The forest from the trees follow me [03:32.49] [03:33.23]And when I'm grown you know I'm bound to be [03:38.93]The HNIC follow me [03:42.68] [03:43.39]Mama I'll be alright just let me do my thing [03:48.65] [03:49.19]Following my dreams this is me