Elementary Trill

[Intro]
Elementary trill
Will I ever have to eat a penitentiary meal?
Will I die young, buried in the earth six feet
Or will I listen to my daddy?
Elementary trill
Will I ever have to eat a penitentiary meal?
Will I die young, buried in the earth six feet
Or will I listen to my daddy?

[Verse 1]
Daddy never raised me up to call myself a nigga
Prolly picked that up in elementary I figure
Older kids are asking is you bloods or is you crip'n
Man, I'm in the fourth grade, I go to school to pay attention
'Cause my family is faithfully some Baptist church goers
1524 Lemon St. that be the corner
That I caught my first fade wit' a peewee in the ally
And lost my first fade, dawg, my chin was leakin' badly
Older brother left and I'm the youngest child of three
Third time is a charm, that mean the chosen child is me
Papa was a firm believer in the usage of a belt
Hard head make a soft behind, I used to stay with welps
Come to school like, wish I'd tell a teacher how I got this
That was not an option, mama workin' in the office
Often times I reminisce on elementary years
Go to school and act a fool, elementary trill, wassup

[Chorus]
Elementary trill
Will I ever have to eat a penitentiary meal?
Will I die young, buried in the earth six feet
Or will I listen to my daddy talk about the six P's, trick please
Proper prior plannin' indeed
Prevents poor performance, I'm about to succeed
Still I'm elementary trill
Caught my game as a youngin' elementary skills
Elementary

[Verse 2]
Hell was lurkin' in my home
At age seven knew I wanted to be in heaven with the Lord
Daddy was a preacher man, he lost his mind due to war
And who've thought we'd see the consequences of a desert storm
Mamma schedule was on, we left the school and hit the K-Mart
She had a second job, God blessed her with a brave heart
Struggle was just a part, trouble was at a dark
Seen my first home invasion chillin' at the skate park
Street light come on that mean we had to hurry home But I was just a curious, so privy to live soul
Stayed and watch the trill unfold, police
Screamin' hit the floor, seen
Five black brothas get up, hop the chief slow
Could I sleep no, layed up in my bed that night trippin'
Knowin' I should get some sleep, turn on TV with no permission now
But that was elementary years
Know the rules but played a fool, elementary trill, wassup

[Hook]
Elementary trill
Will I ever have to eat a penitentiary meal?
Will I die young, buried in the earth six feet
Or will I listen to my daddy talk about the 6 P's, trick please
Proper prior plannin' indeed
Prevents poor performance, I'm about to succeed
Still I'm elementary trill
Caught my game as a youngin' elementary skills
Elementary

[Bridge]
I was just an innocent soul, I was just an innocent soul
In elementary, I was just an innocent soul
I was just an innocent soul

[Outro]
Child: My booty everywhere, I check my booty outta here
Man: You do what?
Child: I check my booty outta here, I shake my booty everywhere
Man: No
Child: And it goes shake, shake, shake