7 years, 7 years, 7 years, 7 years,
7 years, 7 years, 7 years, 7 years,
7 years, 7 years, 7 years, 7 years,
7 years, 7 years, 7 years, 7 years,
I cant believe I’ve been out 7 years, I cant believe I’ve been out 7 years,
I cant believe I’ve been out 7 years, I cant believe I’ve been out 7 years,
I cant believe I’ve been out 7 years, I cant believe I’ve been out 7 years,
I cant believe I’ve been out 7
My journey started in that holding cell, underneath that court
Now I'm out here making music for the whole world & arranging a tour
shit, all my hard work has turned my life around to this
I keep looking around cos I'm so proud of all of it
Not got my head down, not having no doubts, not bored of here
I just look at the crowd and give them the sound they wanna hear
Ive got no one to thank I changed my life on my own
Now that’s kinda ironic cos now I don’t ever get time alone
I helped my body to find my soul, the one I left a long time ago
Cos where this bodies about to go, gotta give it my heart, give it my soul give it my soul x3
And I’m not scared yeah I just said it I'm not scared
Changed up my mind when I got there
Starting reading and writing and got here
Stopped stabbing & and fighting and counting the time
Stopped thinking of what I was missing outside
3 & a half, took a grip of my life, took a grip of my life and I got out on time
I got my parole I got back on road, a ticket to Scotland a bag for my clothes
I didn’t have have money I only had goals, that’s kinda funny cos now ive got both
But don’t get it twisted, didn’t make it by being gifted
Took me 6 months but I found a job that I liked but I didn’t like still being part of the system
Franky gave me a job, and I thank him for his assistance
Taught me how to be a boss and how to operate things when it comes down to my own business.
Then I applied to do music, I give my thanks to Bisset
I turned up with no exams, in my hand just the life I have had, And he listened,
Then I committed to music, it has set me free
lady leesh said I need to follow my dreams, and I believed.
Now when I holla at everyone, everyone holla’s right back
Now it befits anyone to hear my mind on a track
You can relate my story to anything if you just understand
You can be under dog but you can turn that to upper hand
I phoned up my ex girl when I got out of jail
I could tell by her voice that she was surprised as hell
I just wanted to say hi, I hope that shes fine and doing well
But she’d been married twice, kids wit 2 guys, and still herself
Now I'm working with boydy & toni , making these videos
Chillin with jazzy, making, beats in our studio
Wear my own clothes, choose where I go, I drive to shows
There’s people I know every where that I go, no jokes
I'm glad its alls done while I'm still young, not going bald
Now ive got kids flesh and my blood, to show the rules
Cos that’s on me to make sure they don’t take the path I chose
And now Im thanking everyone that had a laugh at at jokez….
credits
from XIII,
released December 2, 2016
Title: 7YEARS OUTro
Credits: Written by B.A.R.E JokeZ
Instrumentation Credits: LUCIAN
Mixed by - TONI SMOKE
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