'81 was the year shit hit the fan in a major way   I sat there for an inspiring artist   Almost 20 years after the fact I'm still on my hustle   Diggin' graves for an inspiring artist   Pushing daises up      And never compromise the arts and make a crowd clap   Shit on since the first show   But we turned feces to fertilizer   So when you diss it's just food for the flowers to grow   Sold 15 plus out of backpacks, no trunks   Too young to drive but live hip hop      And the kids are upstate kids that thought rap   Was past tense, hence the last name   Got name for playing basements and such   And making songs that our friends loved   And when the fish bowl got too small to hold the goldfish   We filled our gills with water and ripped that mother fucker like      So take a step back and a breath in   Let it out now, put your chin up   You can do it, tiger, you a man now   And in your dream it's time to do the best you can now      So break ourselves down   And build ourselves up in disappointment   How fragile we are   So fragile we are, we just don't show it   Shake up this town   And shoot down the stars for our enjoyment   So sexy we are   So sexy we are, we just don't know it      This is what you wanted right?   How many nights were spent pouring out your guts, dummy?   How many punishments endured for fucking up in school?   How many teachers proved wrong by writing songs instead?   (My point exactly)      But you knew you had a spark, did you?   Something producin' to the dreams your pop's dreams lent you   Stay focused when nothing seemed to make sense   Stealing verses with that cash's clay confidence   Sometimes you stubborn as shit, that's the McCoy in you   You learn to be a man without losing the boy in you   (Just do your thing man)      So take a step back and a breath in   Let it out now, put your chin up   You can do it, tiger, you a man now   And in your dream it's time to do the best you can now   So take a step back and a breath in   Let it out now, put your chin up   You can do it, tiger, you a man now   And in your dream it's time to do the best you can now      So break ourselves down   And build ourselves up in disappointment   How fragile we are   So fragile we are, we just don't show it   Shake up this town   And shoot down the stars for our enjoyment   So sexy we are   So sexy we are, we just don't know it      We break ourselves down   And build ourselves up in disappointment   So fragile we are   So fragile we are, we just don't show it   Shake up this town   And shoot down the stars for our enjoyment   So sexy we are   So sexy we are, we just don't know it      So take a step back and a breath in   Let it out now, put your chin up   You can do it, tiger, you a man now   And in your dream it's time to do the best you can now   We break ourselves down   And build ourselves up in disappointment   So fragile we are   So fragile we are, we just don't show it      Shake up this town   And shoot down the stars for our enjoyment   So sexy we are   So sexy we are, we just don't know it   We break ourselves down   And build ourselves up in disappointment   So fragile we are   So fragile we are, we just don't show it      Shake up this town   And shoot down the stars