[Verse 1]
I lost my innocence seeing’ crack on my premises
Living’ like primitives, been this way since my genesis
Mama pointing’ my Genesis, selling’ government benefits
In a country where opportunities limited
School, hard to be interested in algebra and formulatin’ sentences
When kids disappearing’ by the increments
So instead of sitting’ in class with a Texas Instrument
Young n***as pitching’ them bags whiter than Eminem
Who gonna mentor when daddy hardly remеmber them?
Moving’ weight, up latе like Jimmy Fallon and Kimmel, them
Pushing’ keys like Timbaland, debt seeming’ so imminent
Tryna get a million and end up on a Gildan
Name spraypainted on a building’
Children, left without a father
I know the feelin’
Nobody that’ll tell you that you’re brilliant
Or take you to recital, so you study BET
And MTV to find an idol, what a vicious cycle
Tryna make it like Mike WiLL, with no life skills
Selling’ crack to pay them light bills
Police hate your guts, give a fuck how they might feel
‘Cause they can’t relate, they straight with some nice wheels
I was raised by reality shows instead of guardians
Life cold-hearted, pray to Jesus, be a cardigan
Racial targeting’, and urban marketors pray
Young n***as off in the cage just to get a fork and a plate
But hey
[Chorus]
Young America, Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Young America

[Verse 2]