Sixty

I've learned more from strangers then I have from my kin
Thats a win and a tragedy said that to my friend
When we conversed a couple hours bout how the world gonna end
And then he poured me a glass of some of his classiest gin
I take a drink a start to think am I imagining this
Cause I feel great usually I'm just this fragile Lil kid
He pours another glass then we start chatting again
I'm rapping verses off Goodie Bag that he asked me to spit
And said he couldn't pick a favorite cause he knew what they meant
He could explain to me the meaning of every line that I've writ
And all the time I spent to make the songs that I make
So he could never pick apart the art the heart could create
It's at this point of the convo where we'd start to relate
And recollect with each other on some of our dumbest mistakes
I've taken backward situations and gave my humblest take
And for that reason alone I should be one of the greats

I've been named "they favorite rapper" by a couple of fans
That's when I came through with the action to rebuttal my plans
I told him I could never stop creating songs if i tried
He could tell i wasnt lying by the look in my eyes
With the topic at hand music will always be life
So easy and therapeutic I'm at peace when I write
I push my speech to the heights up where i want em to be
Its conversations like this that breed the hunger in me
He got real humble and said to me i don't know how you take it
I seen the work that you put in bro you suppose to be famous
I heard a song getting played on every radio playlist
He played it for me I had to agree with what he was saying
I won't say what his name is I won't say what the song is
You can guess what his thoughts were but he was brutal and honest
This bred a whole new topic and the conversation got longer
He cracked a couple jokes then referred to me as a monster

We went back and forth a bit on our opinion of labels
As long as I can tell my story I will always be grateful
Cause there's a time in my life when my family couldn't afford cable
So just to have the opportunity why wouldn't I be thankful
My music's always been driven by this manic depression
It's either that or give my life up to these anti-depressants
I ain't trying to go that route again I've done learned my lesson
I found my path and I'll follow it straight with no second guessin
He put his glass down I start to look at him nervous
Then came the question: how do I carry my burdens
I got off track cracked a couple jokes and we started laughing
Then stuttered honestly I think that's the reason I'm rapping
I found my purpose in life to lift the weight that I carry
It's always good to have some light when the darkness gets scary
Familiar situations tend to put your body at ease
Like muscle memory which also makes it easy to flee

It's like I'm running from fate but like I'm running in place
Thought we were finna eat good looks like we fumbled that plate
I guess them belly rumbles wasn't the type of hunger you'd think
Could've swore that we were next look like it wasn't the case
Too many late nights questioning if it's through
Trying to count the wasted hours as I wrestled the truth
I only see it pessimistic so it lessens my view
Rather than question you the moment that that decimals due
And now I'm waiting procrastinating this awkward position
Got me binge watching your actions since you're acting suspicious
And not to mention how we're lacking when your baggin the riches
But I just laugh and meet you back at the finish
We'll never learn though