[00:10.00]Reminiscing on the days I ain't know what was ahead[00:14.27]What I gotta do to make sho the family fed[00:17.20]Staring at the ceiling struggling to go to bed[00:20.20]Tryna pass class split the needle with a thread[00:23.22]Far away from home and feeling so alone[00:26.30]A boy amongst men I ain't even wear cologne[00:29.34]Girls call me MCM, I'm tryna be Jerome[00:32.43]The Jazz up the road I wanna play for Jerry Sloan[00:35.40]Got to college me and mama had to setup the dorm[00:38.18]Shortly after got the first tat on my my upper arm[00:41.28]Hit the volley ball game yea that welcome was warm[00:44.35]She crying driving off time to weather the storm[00:47.39]First day I stumbled in teacher hand us the syllabus[00:50.57]I'm Dame from east Oakland I don't know if I'm feeling this[00:53.75]The notice the temperament right away[00:55.71]Wonderin if I should stay[00:57.40]In my heart I know that this the right move for nicer pay[01:00.30]They ask me Dame how ya classes, I saw a few distractions[01:03.49]But nothin serious enough to make me late for practice[01:06.49]I'll be there coach, I'm jumping on the shuttle[01:09.60]He said if you on time that mean you late you better hustle[01:12.50]Grab my bags, got that town swag[01:14.96]IPod slappin, listenin to "Black Mags"[01:17.91]That boy out on his own, thinking that he grown[01:21.07]Wet behind the ears tryna show he got some stones[01:24.10]Reminiscing on the days I ain't know what was ahead[01:27.10]What I gotta do to make sho the family fed[01:30.14]Staring at the ceiling struggling to go to bed[01:33.21]Tryna pass class split the needle with a thread[01:36.13]Far away from home and feeling so alone[01:39.17]A boy amongst men I ain't even wear cologne[01:42.28]Girls call me MCM, I'm tryna be Jerome[01:45.36]The Jazz up the road I wanna play for Jerry Sloan[01:48.28]I been on campus for some time, but I ain't working hard enough[01:51.20]I claimed I wanna make it, Phil was first to call my bluff[01:54.54]I ain't have curfew I'm seeing what that work do[01:57.71]Up through the campus I could tell you every perfume[02:00.64]Turnt at every party, my cut on Steve Harvey[02:03.53]Tryna MC and be fly call me Marty[02:06.63]Was hardly ever tardy, we showed up like a army[02:09.68]A lot of love for hoopers, a couple sports was salty[02:12.66]I'm sorry, eventually I got up on my job[02:15.58]Game winning treys and I started catching lobs[02:18.74]Won a MVP everybody givin props[02:21.76]Broken 5th metatarsal headed to the docs[02:24.70]Can't believe it, in my feelings[02:26.26]Head up in my palms[02:27.87]Moms livin with my auntie set off an alarm[02:30.84]Stayed at school for summer cuz the city doin harm[02:33.90]Bout to make the most of the given deck of cards[02:36.80]Reminiscing on the days I ain't know what was ahead[02:40.07]What I gotta do to make sho the family fed[02:43.04]Staring at the ceiling struggling to go to bed[02:46.06]Tryna pass class split the needle with a thread[02:49.07]Far away from home and feeling so alone[02:52.09]A boy amongst men I ain't even wear cologne[02:55.23]Girls call me MCM, I'm tryna be Jerome[02:58.22]The Jazz up the road I wanna play for Jerry Sloan[03:01.31]Fall 2011, I'm high minded, noble[03:04.46]Did the work it's time for me to do what I'm suppose to[03:07.46]Huey told me dominate and let them coaches coach you[03:10.57]Started gettin media, none of it was social[03:13.52]Elevated my mentality all I see is casualties[03:17.10]How he get to Weber State, my performance baffling[03:19.98]All the girlies after me, I got reporters chattering[03:23.07]Started hearing whispers, they thinking bout draftin me[03:26.12]I'm to the lab, let's work that dribble jab[03:28.56]If I get this down I'm gettin 20 at the half[03:31.66]They try to double me I hit a shot look at the staff[03:34.90]I was in my bag, I'ma get the last laugh[03:37.60]Coach said come on by my office, I got a bone to pick[03:40.70]Busted out in tears you know how them moments get[03:43.77]He said this year ya last, gotta put you in the Draft[03:46.88]Blazers took me 6th, that's a mission passed[03:49.85]Reminiscing on the days I ain't know what was ahead[03:52.99]What I gotta do to make sho the family fed[03:55.98]Staring at the ceiling struggling to go to bed[03:59.08]Tryna pass class split the needle with a thread[04:01.97]Far away from home and feeling so alone[04:05.03]A boy amongst men I ain't even wear cologne[04:08.12]Girls call me MCM, I'm tryna be Jerome[04:11.30]The Jazz up the road I wanna play for Jerry Sloan[04:15.84]