Long Story Short lyrics

[Verse 1: Illy]
There's more to life than gettin’ leg up and foot in the door
I mean I’d love more money, hey, wouldn't we all?
But putting cash over loved ones couldn't be more
I could be flat broke, still wouldn't be poor
And as for all the hard times that I guess should hurt
I don’t skip a beat, still put my best foot first
Wish I could talk about my fam, but it wouldn't have worked
Cause when the love's that strong, it can't be put into words
So I dedicate this, better songs, better grades
Tryna be a better son, better brother, better mate
And I've learned from mistakes and I don't know what I am
But a part o’ that's knowin’ what you ain't
And I ain't never put a dude down just for tryna catch his break
Never gave sh*t based on the ways
They'll never said I did it any other way than my own way at my own pace
With my own wrong turns, no brakes, but I, I, I

[Chorus: Cisco Tavares]
Said I'm gonna be somebody
Knowing no one can stop me
They can say what they say, just watch me
And when I get there, you know

[Verse 2: Illy]
And high school wasn't for me much, nah
Most of my teachers swore I was f*cked
But then a couple had faith in me, helped me back up
I’ll prob’ly never quite thank them enough
But thanks to them, I'll be steppin’ on stage at my graduation
Long way from walkin’ train tracks from the station
Riding the four-oh-five Flinders Street, in amazement
The spray-paint can control, dedication
Displayed on the walls, disputed its name
As artform ‘til I tried and wasn't able at all, ha
I still wonder how graffiti goes under
When naked little girls go on magazine covers
Okay, but I grew up, now I'm all o’ six feet
No more f*ckin’ around, it's uni courses and beats
And what's important to me is my family tree
The now and knowin’ whatever will be will be ‘cause, man
[Chorus: Cisco Tavares]
Said I'm gonna be somebody
Knowing no one can stop me
They can say what they say, just watch me
And when I get there, you know
Thanks to the love you gave me
The road up ahead don't faze me
Look how far we’ve come, it's crazy
And when I get there, you know, you know

[Verse 3: Illy]
And so, I live with aims to make the most of it when
I know that we'll never have this moment again
Headphones on my head, board shorts on my legs
Cigarettes, notepad and a pen
Going back to them lunch smokes, weekend binges with my kin
In my FUBU jeans with my fringes to my chin
Even before that, barely finished bein’ kids
When we'd give sh*t to the girls we interested in, ha
And blew up soda bottles to keep us entertained
When I kept my cigarettes in my pencil case
And couldn't wait ‘til each sixth of September came
Come the seventh, pickin' days off the calendar again
And some mates went astray
I love 'em, but things change, what can I say? You lay in the bed you make
And I'm tryna make mine a king
But life's now, so I slow down, take it all in, no?
[Chorus: Cisco Tavares]
Said I'm gonna be somebody
Knowing no one can stop me
They can say what they say, just watch me
And when I get there, you know
Thanks to the love you gave me
The road up ahead don't faze me
Look how far we’ve come, it's crazy
And when I get there, you know, you know