When I grow up, I wanna be Everything that I can see Doctor, teacher, flying free That's the dream inside of me What you wanna be when you're older Pops said soldier, but I'm way colder Older but bolder, chip on my shoulder Told ya I'd mould ya, now watch me smoulder Back when I was younger had the hunger Thunder in my stomach made me wonder Plunder through the struggles, burst your bubble Trouble was my middle name, caused rubble Dreamed of being richer than the queen's crown Teen now, seen how the machine sounds Lean down, clean house, make the scene proud Mean crowd screaming loud when I come around When I grow up, I wanna be Everything that I can see Doctor, teacher, flying free That's the dream inside of me When I grow up, I'll be so tall I can do anything at all Catch my dreams before they fall Listen to my future call Could be a doctor cutting patients open Or a broke poet, barely coping, hoping Smoking dreams away in some dark alley Rally 'round the family, tally up the salary Maybe I'll be teaching little children Or dealing with the villains, always chilling Killing every syllable I'm spilling Thrilling like a thriller, Michael Billing Used to play with action figures daily Now I'm chasing figures, going crazy Hazy is the vision, make decisions Prison or position, what's your mission? Stressed out, blessed out, what's it all about? Shout out to the kids who never sold out Bold route through the maze of modern living Giving what you're getting, never quitting Could be a gangster running with the crew Or a preacher telling people what to do True to my roots but the fruit tastes bitter Twitter fingers typing, always bitter Carpenter building dreams from the ground up Sound tough, pound stuff, never back down Track down every opportunity knocking Shocking how the years keep steady rocking When you're older, wisdom mixed with anger Stranger than fiction, life's a banger Danger 'round the corner, stay aware Care about tomorrow, but live for today So what you wanna be when you're older? Every scar just makes you bolder Folder full of dreams getting colder But the fire inside burns like a soldier
