30 Decembers

Lyrics

[Verse 1: LL COOL J] I came up off the street Took some pissy steps up to the belly of the beast Which way I go? Kinda confusin', the machines are not workin' There ain't no tokens or nothin', this shit done changed all a sudden It's like I died and came back, different faces and ages On their phones and computers, no one is readin' the papers Don't know who's contagious, white lady look funny This Black kid talkin' 'bout droppin' forty and twenty Only thing on my mind, "You won't take nothin' from me" And the nurse sittin' across from me, she really look lovely And the lady sittin' nеxt to me was slow to move her stuff Shе ain't wanna let me sit down, afraid of how I get down Ain't dealin' with that shit now, I'm goin' on a ride I wonder how these people feelin' really deep inside I'm home, but damn, this shit don't feel like I remember Matter fact, it been about thirty Decembers And these kids don't even know who I am You don't know you in the presence of a real made man You standin' too close, ain't nothin' sweet, no sugar, no glucose Move for the bread and you toast Been so long The whole world turned upside down while I was gone I'm lookin' at the signs, I don't wanna read 'em wrong You can cut it with a knife, the vibes are so strong I stand up, step off, step on new platforms Wow, this shit done really transformed A new breed of killers, yellow-eyed gorillas Backs against the wall, lookin' at me with a snarl [Verse 2: LL COOL J] We sizin' each other up, I would hit motherfuckers up But I really want peace today, reborn like it's Easter day They hungry, lookin' at me as if I took they feast away I smell the emotions, deep down they are hopin' To escape this invisible mental prison they're livin' in Like a zombie walkin' dead, head down and givin' in I see a crack of light, the monster's closin' in This dude is starin' at me, what I feel, I hold it in Saw a girl who had a rough life Livin' in the moment, playin' music on her phone We conversated briefly, I could tell she hold her own Energy in her eyes, make people move aside The dude behind the counter had a million-dollar smile But somethin' told me he gon' make the world pay for it When the vibes in the air, you just can't ignore it So that's my cue to slide off with my crew Home sweet home, to thy self be true Mind in the sky, but keep a street-level view Inspiration for the future dreams we will pursue If I made it off the streets of Queens, you can too It's been thirty Decembers, still rememberin' you A lifelong hero's journey and I'm always en route What has now become wine started off as mere fruit It's been thirty Decembers out here, nurturin' roots It's been thirty Decembers, thirty Decembers Thirty Decembers, this world ain't like I remember [Outro: LL COOL J, LL COOL J & Q-Tip] Thirty Decembers, thirty Decembers Thirty Decembers, this world ain't like I remember Thirty Decembers, thirty Decembers Thirty Decembers, this world ain't like I remember Thirty Decembers, thirty Decembers Thirty Decembers, this world ain't like I remember Thirty Decembers, thirty Decembers Thirty Decembers, this world ain't like I remember Thirty Decembers, thirty Decembers Thirty Decembers, this world ain't like I remember