I used to wanna be a pro skater
Was a bad little sixth grader
Had to roll around on weekends waking up all the neighbors
Or at the skate park we beefing with roller bladers
so deep up in the spot that we knew that they couldn't fade us
I had a hand me down that I would skate from my mans
I used to super glue the laces fore id skate in my vans
Parking lot sessions never made it to class
We'd just show up for attendance then dash
learned to ollie on the second day
Cuz the first day my arm broke
A couple months later learned to grind outside a Costco
fifteen mixing the weed w cigar smoke
While Lupe was kick pushing but he probably pushed mongo
Momma going nuts cuz my sneakers were done
And all the tickets I was getting if the spot was a bust
Id say one more try - but ones never enough
It's fuck security til cops show up

We were rolling through the city and we deep
Me and the homies used to push in the streets
And every other week I used to fuck up my sneaks
I gotta get the trick clean then I'll leave
And you know we gonna slide
Slide
Slide
And you know we gonna slide
I done spent my whole life outside
Cuz all that mattered was us catching a vibe

I stayed out late I hated going home
Cuz I was coming from a broken home
Momma knew I traded my father figure for broken bones
Broke my fingers and my toes - even broke my nose
I Broke my ankle -
MAN STOP LYING -
Man I broke em both
You aint know a trick until you landing it bolts
And I dont do no double flips - cuz style matters the most
In the winter time - man we had to shovel the snow
Then when it dried we pushed around w thermals under the clothes
Then the homies started fucking w hoes - and some was hustling
If I was in the streets I was grinding on some crusty shit
Or making sponsor me tapes - or getting clips
Or finding a new spot that nobody really fucked w yet
Put a little wax on - like mister miyagi
Ima do the trick until I stop landing it sloppy
Cuz this a public park - so fuck damaging property
Middle finger if you tryna stop me

We were rolling through the city and we deep
Me and the homies used to push in the streets
And every other week I used to fuck up my sneaks
I gotta get the trick clean then I'll leave
And you know we gonna slide
Slide
Slide
And you know we gonna slide
I done spent my whole life outside
Cuz all that mattered was us catching a vibe"