On My Way (Exposition)

When I turned 18 everybody told me "You better start thinking 'bout what you gon' be A doctor, a lawyer, you could go see About college then follow with a good J-O-B Cause you don't wanna be another triple OG On the corner talking 'bout he coulda flipped a whole key If he never would've got bleeped by the police, So Trust me you could be employee of the month if you work hard, put in OT Stack yo' cheese, stack yo' pay And when it get humdrum ask for a raise Get enough sick days to raise a family Find a nice lady, your one and only Have a few babies, your first born seed Have a girl named Daisy, a boy named Steve And your old name Adam, your new name D-A-D-D-Y," shit why not be? That's what my folks did, shit why not me? So that's what I'll probably end up doing but meantime, why not see How far this music will take me? You get one life, I just wanna live mine free Cause one night I could go and D-I-E And for all I know, bro, tonight might be that night So I'mma act like I don't see All the people saying, "Slow your roll and don't speed" I'mma act like I don't see all the people saying, "Don't rock the boat, please Stop trying to dream the impossible dream Stop trying to leap all the obstacles we Put dead in your path, don't laugh and don't lead Don't speak, don't love, and don't breathe Don't fight, don't think you won't bleed Don't ask questions, don't write, and don't read But you better start thinking 'bout what you gon' be You better start thinking 'bout what you gon' be You better start thinking 'bout what you gon' be! Gladly, I just wanna be happy Chorus (2x): Oh I'm on my way, I know I am (I know I am) Somewhere not so far from here (so far from here) All I know is all I feel right now I can feel the power growing in my head I can feel the power growing in my head