[Chorus: Phoebe Lou (sampled)]
You said this would be your year
You said this would be your year

[Verse 1]
But the time is never stoppin'
Only gave the kid one option
Go to school and get a job
But it's so common
All around me they slavin' for the bills
But I knew I wanted more
Told my boys that we could make it to the hills
Livin' real
Doin' what I love goin' day to day
But I know it takes time and I'm patiently waiting
Sometimes I contemplate 'cause
One day you feel so close and the next it's outta sight
But I know I gotta hold on tight
Or go back to just goin' out every night
Like, if I'm 'boutta let it go now, I could live alright
Live a normal life, do a 9 to 5
But I know I'm more than that
I gained this skill, wasn't born with that
At the end of the life, it's a memory
And I wanna know how they'll remember me
Either hate the kid for what I am
Or love the boy for what I'm not, right?
Changes
But the game is never gon' change us
They never said it was painless
Ain't no recipe to be famous, but
I'mma take my time and I know it's worth it
Step by step, climbin' up the surface
Yeah I'm never gon' fall
I'mma make it to the top and that's for certain

[Chorus: Phoebe Lou (sampled)]
You said this would be your year
You said this would be your year
You said this would be your year

[Verse 2]
And they won't believe I'm doin' it
Unless I got a record deal
And they only think it's worth it
If the music is gonna pay the bills
So, how do I tell my fam I'mma make it
When they neva gonna know it's real
I'm goin' alone and I'm never gon' stop
And I know I'mma get that mass appeal
I got it
Never doubt it
They gonna find out I'm about it
When I'm on the come up and they know my name
Nut up in the game and I got that aim
But it's more than the women and the chain and the fame
I've been puttin' my life into words
Knowing my story they don't even know me
They feelin' the flow and they think that I'm holy
I tell 'em to stop
A kid on the block
Takin' a shot at the game and I'm beating the clock
Knowin I'm flowin', I never been slowin'
Been runnin' the race and I'm already goin'
They lookin' to hold me back
'Cause I've been doin' it better than ever
And for all of the people that hated before
They act like they never had left
I've been steppin to the right now
Can't stand those people 'cause they all so crazy
And they lazy, so I had to put 'em on mute
My lady too, not tellin' the truth
But I'm on my own now, yeah
I know what's best for me
I told my team just one more year
And y'all gettin' nothin' but the best from me
I promise
[Chorus: Phoebe Lou (sampled)]
You said this would be your year
You said this would be your year
You said this would be your year
You said this would be your year