I came up off the street Took some pissy steps up to the belly of the beast Which way I go? Kinda confusing, the machines are not working There ain't no tokens or nothin', this shit done changed all a sudden It's like I died and came back Different faces and ages On their phones and computers, no one is reading the papers Don't know who's contagious White lady look funny This Black kid talkin' 'bout dropping 40 and 20 Only thing on my mind "You won't take nothin' from me" And the nurse sittin' across from me, she really look lovely And the lady sittin' next to me was slow to move her stuff She ain't wanna let me sit down Afraid of how I get down Ain't dealing with that shit now I'm going on a ride I wonder how these people feeling really deep inside I'm home But damn, this shit don't feel like I remember Matter fact, it been about 30 Decembers And these kids don't even know who I am You don't know you in the presence of a real-made man You standing too close Ain't nothing sweet, no sugar, no glucose Move for the bread and you toast Been so long The whole world turned upside down while I was gone I'm looking at the signs, I don't wanna read 'em wrong You can cut it with a knife, the vibes are so strong I stand up, step off, step on new platforms Wow This shit don't really transform A new breed of killers Yellow-eyes gorillas Backs against the wall Looking at me with a snarl We sizing each other up, I would hit motherfuckers up But I really want peace today, reborn like it's Easter day They hungry, looking at me as if I took they feast away I smell the emotions, deep down they are hoping To escape this invisible mental prison they're living in Like a zombie, walking dead, head down and giving in I see a crack of light, the monster's closing in This dude is staring at me, what I feel I hold it in Saw a girl who had a rough life Living in the moment, playing music on her phone We conversated briefly, I could tell she hold her own Energy in her eyes make people move aside The dude behind the counter had a million-dollar smile But sum'n told me he gon' make the world pay for it When the vibes in the air, you just can't ignore it So that's my cue to slide off with my crew Home sweet home, to thy self be true Mind in the sky, but keep a street-level view Inspiration for the future dreams we will pursue If I made it off the streets of Queens, you can too It's been 30 Decembers, still remembering you A lifelong hero's journey and I'm always en route What has now become wine started off as mere fruit It's been 30 Decembers out here, nurturing roots It's been 30 Decembers 30 Decembers 30 Decembers, this world ain't like I remember 30 Decembers 30 Decembers 30 Decembers, this world ain't like I remember 30 Decembers 30 Decembers 30 Decembers, this world ain't like I remember 30 Decembers 30 Decembers 30 Decembers, this world ain't like I remember 30 Decembers 30 Decembers 30 Decembers, this world ain't like I remember 30 Decembers 30 Decembers 30 Decembers, this world ain't like I remember