~EQUIPTO~      WHEN I WAS LIL A CHILD JUST GOIN TA BEAT   WE WAS PLAYIN FOOTBALL IN THA MIDDLE OF THE STREET   I WAS LIKE MIKE ROSHEER   HAD THE COAST CLEAR   I RUN AROUND AND FEEL CLOWNED WIT NO FEAR   IM INNOCENT SHOWIN NO LOVE   TEN YEARS OLD EXPOSED TO DRUGS   SWEPT UNDER THA RUG WERE BASEBALL CARDS AND DIRT BIKES   AS YOUNG AS I WAS I HAD TO LEARN LIFE   ALL ALONG EVERYTHING FOR ME WAS AN EXPERIENCE   SIDE TRACKED NEVER TAKING ANYTHING SERIOUS (never)   A LIL HOMIE JUST WANNA RUN FREE    LIVE LIFE AS LONG AS HE COULD SEE      ~ANDRE~      THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD   I SEE MY OWN MOTHER GET WILD   AND FOR ME SHE START A WHOLE CROWD   MY REPORT CARD FILE   D'S AND F'S ALL THE TIME   HUSTLE ON MY CHILDHOOD MIND   THROUGH THE EYES OF A BOY   I WANT TO CATCH SANTA CLAUS CREEP   AND SCARE HIM WHEN HE THOUGHT I WAS SLEEP    SO YOUNG IN THE HEART   I WANTED TO BE BILLY RAY VALENTINE   COMIN WITH THA FLY LINES   FOR THA LADIS ALL THA TIME   FILLED WITH HOPE   THEY ASKED ME DID I LIKE BOATS   GOT SEASICK AND SAID NO   FROM THA HEART OF A KID   I ACTED JUST LIKE ALI WE AINT FRIENDS   IM BURNIN THAT BRIDGE   THATS HOW IT IS      ~EQUIPTO~      AT SCHOOL THE CONS SPORT 14TH AND NEW JORDANS   SPORTIN 501'S THE CREASE WAS IMPORTANT   IT'S ALL IN THE DAY PAY THE PRINCIPLE A VISIT   I NEVER COULD PASS CUT CLASS LIKE SCISSORS   ON THA PHONE 'cause IM ALL THAT   ROAM THA HALLS FLASH MY FAKE HALL PASS   I CAN GET AWAY WITH ANYTHING CLOWN THE TEACHERS   OR MAKE A NEW ENEMY STEP ON SNEAKERS      ~ANDRE~      THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD   I DONT UNDERSTAND THE WORD NO   I DONT UNDERSTAND STOP   I JUST UNDERSTAND GO   AS A CHILD   I USED TO SEE LIL CRACK VOWELS    AND NIGGAZ SAYIN HOW YOU LIKE ME NOW   HAIR TO THE SKY   WHAT YOU SAYIN FREAK IM FLY   WEARIN BASKETBALL SHORTS OVERSIZED IN THE EYES OF A BOY   DRUG DEALERS REALLY DONT STRUGGLES   PLAYAS GO TO JAIL AND GET MUSCLE   SLIDE DOWN THA POLE   IF I COULD BE A FIRE MAN    YOU KNOW CURSIN LIKE A DEVIL IN THA CHOIR BAND   NO DESIRE MAN JUSTA CARE FREE BOY   THROWIN FITS IF I DONT GET A TOY   IN THA EYES OF A CHILD   CARTOON IS JUST LIKE JESUS   IF YOU DONT BELIEVE THIS   MAN YOU SHOULD SEE THIS   AS A CHILD A KID IS A PAL   AND YOU PUT EM IN YOU MEMORY FOWL FOR RIGHT NOW!