slow down lil' partner, where you goin'?
You actin' like you all that,
but you ain't even knowin'
You see them friends that you hangin' with,
you need to shake
And that path you tryna go down,
you don't need to take
I done been down that road, I seen that
I been to hell and back and
everywhere in between that
You need to listen,
you still got time to turn the page
I know cause I was just like
you when I was your age
Out there bad, you rarely see me sober
In the streets,
November to
October
Runnin' wild, not knowin' you in danger
Your momma prayin', askin'
God to change ya
You're like a stranger,
she don't even know ya
I'm tryna tell ya, that
lifestyle ain't for ya
Get back in school,
you need to put your grind up
Stay in the game, and watch how you wind up
A youngster, sippin' on gin
A youngster, just tryin' to win
He's a youngster, livin' in sin
The hogs, the county, and next to the pen
A youngster, sippin' on gin
A youngster, just tryin' to win
He's a youngster, livin' in sin
The hoes, the county, and next is the pen
Late night, you and all your boys in
Lookin' for trouble,
pockets full of poison
Poppin' pills, smokin' and sippin'
Ain't talkin' bout hittin' or lickin',
you ain't even trippin'
You down with it, ready to hop some fences
On one, so ain't wor ried
about the consequences
Real tough, you ain't scared of no people
But when you die, playboy is no sequel
And I don't really think you wanna be that
Six feet deep and you don't want to see that you
got a chance your family's still there for you
But you acting like nobody cared
for you doing things.
That's not in your nature
Showing up cuz you think everybody hates you
you better slow up and jump in the right lane
The way you live in here can last another night,
man
A youngster, sippin' on gin
A youngster, just tryin' to win
A youngster, livin' his zen
The hood, the jelly, and next to me
You comin' up,
got a cell phone and beeper
Clientele, started gettin' deeper
Takin' trips,
hittin' different places
Touchin' down,
runnin' around with different faces
You think you're livin',
a hustler's what you try to be
But are you really just a
victim of society?
Raised light, but somewhere
he got banned
Overnight, it seems like you got sad
You started changing,
who hypnotized ya?
Know you for years,
but I barely recognize ya
Used to think that you was
gon' be somethin'
Look in the mirror,
thought you was gon' say somethin'
But all you saw was a player
that could've been
More than that,
a player that should've been
You at the plate,
just waitin' for strike three
Don't change it, you
gon' end up just like me
A youngster
A youngster
A youngster, sippin' on gin
A youngster, just tryin' to win
He's a youngster, livin' in sin
The law, the county, and next to me
A youngster, sippin' on gin
A youngster, just tryin' to win
Like y just don't wanna live in the city
The whole, the county,
and next to me
Thank you.