Kendrick Lamar - Black Boy Fly lyrics

So I'm saying, "What up? What up? Nigga
You made it"
So I'm saying, "What up? What up? Nigga
You made it"
So I'm saying, "What up? What up? Nigga
You made it"
So I'm saying, "What up? What up? Nigga
I hate it"
So I'm saying, "What up? What up? Nigga
I hate it" frustrated and I'm riding down
Them back streets
Making my conscience ask me
"Will I survive to make it up
Out this hole in time?"
Black boy fly, black boy fly
Black, black boy fly, black boy fly

I used to be jealous of Arron Afflalo
I used to be jealous of Arron Afflalo
He was the one to follow
He was the only leader


Foreseeing brighter tomorrows
He would live in the gym
We was living in sorrow total envy of him
He made his dream become a reality
Actually making it possible to swim
His way up outta Compton with
Further more to accomplish
Graduate with honors
A sponsor of basketball scholars
It's 2004 and I'm watching him score thirty
Remember vividly how them victory
Points had hurt me 'Cause every basket was a
Reaction or a reminder
That we was just moving backwards
The bungalow where you find us
The art of us ditching classes
Heading nowhere fast
Stick my head inside the study hall
He focused on math determination ambition
Plus dedication and wisdom
Qualities he was given was the
Shit we didn't have
Dug inside of his book bag and
Coach Palmer asked for his finals
He had his back like a spinal, meanwhile
We singing the same old
Song spinning the vinyl
Eleven graders gone wrong
He focused on the NBA
We focused on some Patron
Now watch that black boy fly

Black boy fly, watch that black boy fly
Black boy fly, watch that black boy fly
Black boy fly, watch that black boy fly
Black boy

I used to be jealous of Jayceon
I used to be jealous of Jayceon
Taylor when I was young
Taylor made a career out of
Music from writing songs
A Buick had driven past bumping him
When I mowed the lawn
Money laundering hustling
Homies pondering up against
Schemes to make a million even
If doing you harm war's the case and just in
Case you wasn't alarmed
The city had fought with firearms and
Many had died before dawn
It's 2004 and I'm hearing the people roar
For the name of The Game
They line in front of the store
Swap meets, selling our mixtapes
I'm like, "Oh shit, wait"
Don't wanna be another nigga
Stuck regretting mistakes
Mixed feelings was my opinion
I was defending my insecurities
Chillin' my conscience next to a villain
Compton made you believe success wasn't real
Be honest, none of us knew of a record deal
So as I peel through these lottery tickets
I see a Harley Davidson truck visit
The same plaza we shopped
A tall nigga hopped out with Jordans
And a white tank top
He was top of the rap game
We was the top of the block
So watch that black boy fly

Black boy fly, watch that black boy fly
Black boy fly, watch that black boy fly
Black boy fly, watch that black boy fly
Black boy

My mama didn't raise me up
To be jealous hearted
Like most of the winners call it
Regardless of where you stay
Hold your head and continue marching
That's what she said
But in my head I wanted to be like Jordan
Award touring the country with
Money from mic recording
The only way out the ghetto
You know the stereotype
Shooting hoops or live on the
Stereo like Top 40
And shortly, I got discouraged
Like every time I walked to the corner
Had them guns bursting
Nigga, I was rehearsing in
Repetition the phrase
That only one in a million
Will ever see better days
Especially when the crime waves
Was bigger than tsunamis
Break your boogie boards to pieces
You just a typical homie
All these niggas facetious and they
All standing beside me
They all'll buy me a chopper if
Any one of you try me what am I to do when
Every neighborhood is an obstacle?
When two niggas making it out
Had never sounded logical?
Three niggas making it out?
That's mission impossible
So I never believed the type of
Performance that I could do
I wasn't jealous cause of
The talents they got
I was terrified they'd be the last black
Boys to fly out of Compton thank God
(Black boy fly, watch that black boy fly)