[INSTRUMENTAL — whistle synth riff over piano stabs, claps bouncing in] [HOOK — party chant, call and answer] Dirty thirty (thirty), dirty thirty (thirty) Jumping in the bounce house with the kids — knees hurting Dirty thirty (thirty), dirty thirty (thirty) I ain't old, I'm seasoned — pass the cake, I'm working [VERSE 1 — bouncy, self-roasting] Niece turned seven, I turned thirty, same Saturday She got a bounce house, I got lower-back pain and a latte Somebody's auntie asked me if I'm still "finding myself" Baby, I been found — I'm just on a different shelf Took my shoes off, sized the castle, told the kids to scoot Uncle of the year don't watch from tables — I recruit Hit one somersault, almost stuck the landing clean Them kids chanted "Uncle!" like I still was seventeen [HOOK — party chant, call and answer] Dirty thirty (thirty), dirty thirty (thirty) Jumping in the bounce house with the kids — knees hurting Dirty thirty (thirty), dirty thirty (thirty) I ain't old, I'm seasoned — pass the cake, I'm working [VERSE 2 — same bounce, the real talk sneaks in] Twenty-five me made a five-year plan with colored pens Ain't hit a single goal, but I got thicker skin Mama had two kids and a mortgage at my age I got a houseplant named Kevin — growth looks different nowadays But I dance better now, I laugh with my whole chest I say "no" without a paragraph, I rest when I need rest Bounced 'til my knee said no, ate cake with the seven-year-olds Thirty ain't the end of nothing — it's just the story getting told [BREAKDOWN — claps and piano stabs only, chant half-voice] Knees hurting (hurting), knees hurting (hurting) Cake working (working), cake working (working) [HOOK — biggest one, whole backyard singing] Dirty thirty (thirty), dirty thirty (thirty) Jumping in the bounce house with the kids — knees hurting Dirty thirty (thirty), dirty thirty (thirty) I ain't old, I'm seasoned — pass the cake, I'm working [OUTRO — chant fading, whistle synth trailing] Dirty thirty (thirty) ... (somebody get the ice pack)
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