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[Intro - Classified - talking](I've been up all night) |
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Yeah (whoaaaa) |
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Mic check, one, two (whoaaaa)(I've been up all night) |
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I go by the name of |
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Classified (whoaaa-ohh-ohh-oh) |
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If you don't know who |
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I am, listen (whoaaaa)[Verse 1 - Classified] |
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Uh, I was born on |
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December 13th (ha) |
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At 3: 23 by |
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Michael and |
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Kathy (whoaaaa) (yeah) |
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An ordinary child named after my grandpa |
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Donald Luke |
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Boyd, yeah the guy with the sampler (whoaaaa)"Hi, how you doin? Have we been introduced?" (ha) |
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I'm the guy you thought would never make it in the group (whoaaaa) (nope) |
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But I've been overcomin obstacles since |
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I was twoWhen my hearing was an issue and they filled my ears with tubes (whoaaaa) |
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I never talked 'til |
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I was three years old |
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Then I had a speech impediment that kept me in the cold (whoaaaa) |
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Talkin with a lisp, |
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I guess somethin like this (this) |
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Now I talk for a living, funny how life gets (whoaaaa) |
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I never drank or smoked weed in high school, |
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I was a late bloomer |
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For me personally puberty could of came sooner (whoaaaa) |
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I always seemed to be a couple years behind |
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But I'm comin to believe that everybody has a time (whoaaaa)[Chorus - Classified] - w/ ad libs(I've been up all night) |
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Yeah, writin to the beat, tryin not to fall asleep(And I know I'm gon' get things right) |
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Tell the story of my life in the middle of the night(I've been up all night) |
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Lookin back at how it was, reminiscin growin up(And I've tryin look back at what I've doneBut I know that I've only just begun)[Verse 2 - Classified] |
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Uh, aiyyo, on |
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New Year's, |
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I bought myself a |
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SUV (uh huh) |
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Then I got into a car crash in less than two weeks (whoaaaa) (haha) |
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I should have took my own advice, bought somethin cheap' |
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Cause my car insurance doubled just to keep it on the street (whoaaaa) |
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And damn, |
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I hope I never fly again |
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I took a flight to |
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Texas and thought |
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I was dyin when (whoaaaa) |
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We dropped a thousand feet in five seconds or less |
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Now everytime |
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I get on a plane, |
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I'm a nervous wreck (whoaaaa) |
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Back to my childhood, remember |
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Big Wheels? |
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When I was a young boy, toys were a big deal (whoaaaa) (ha) |
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We cruised big hills (man, just go for it! ) |
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Smashed my head wide open though, still got the scar to show for it (whoaaaa) (yeah) |
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But I never broke a bone in my body |
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And it's odd, 'cause my hobbies were skateboarding and hockey (whoaaaa) |
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I never had nobody sign my cast |
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But you never heard nobody ever rhyme like |
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Class (whoaaaa)[Chorus - Classified] - w/ ad libs(I've been up all night) |
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Yeah, writin to the beat, tryin not to fall asleep(And I know I'm gon' get things right) |
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Tell the story of my life in the middle of the night(I've been up all night, I've been up all night)(And I've tryin look back at what I've doneBut I know that I've only just begun)(Ohhh, I'm on my knees) |
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I need to say somethin(From the world with a smile)(On my knees) |
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You hear that?(From the world with a smile) |
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You hear that? |
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You hear that?[Verse 3 - Classified] |
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Yeah, the first time |
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I masturbated, |
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I thought |
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I needed help |
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It was dark in my room, |
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I thought |
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I was peein on myself (whoaaaa)(What the hell! ) |
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Yeah, I never had the birds or the bees talk |
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I didn't know the joy that could come from my dirty thoughts (whoaaaa) (ha) |
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At age fifteen, |
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I started writin rhymes (uh huh) |
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But I think |
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I told this story many times (uh huh) |
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I like to believe there's more to me than |
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MCingBut I write to the beat and that's what |
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I end up being (whoaaaa) |
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This ain't a song with a meaningful message |
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It's me introducin myself to you through my record (whoaaaa) |
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I'm that tall, skinny white guy, rollin up the reefer |
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See ya, Classified, very nice to meet ya (whoaaaa)[Chorus - Classified] - w/ ad libs(I've been up all night) |
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Yeah, writin to the beat, tryin not to fall asleep(And I know I'm gon' get things right) |
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Tell the story of my life in the middle of the night(I've been up all night) |
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Lookin back at how it was, reminiscin growin up(And I've tryin look back at what I've doneBut I know that I've only just begun)(Ohhh, I'm on my knees) |
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I need to say somethin(From the world with a smile)(On my knees) |
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You hear that?(From the world with a smile) |
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You hear that? |
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You hear that? |
