no i aint got a high school diploma

no i aint got a masters degree

but what you got to realize 

is that you dont mean shit to me

because what i wanna do in life

dont take no education

what it takes is pure love and dedication



being told im gonna go nowhere

being told im gonna do nothing

that shit dont phase me bitch i aint bluffin

did ya really think all that shit ya said that it would phase me 

guess again you puto I'm already loco 



I know I can't turn back the time 

and I know I can't change my state of mind

one thing that I know for sure 

is even if I end up poor 

I'll still be strummin' my guitar 



I know I can't turn back the time 

and I know I can't change my state of mind

one thing that I know for sure 

is even if I end up poor 

I'll still be strummin' my guitar 



it was so long ago but not too far away 

calumet park is where I used to stay 

and when I was a kid everything went right

and now I'm growin' up and it seems to be going wrong 

so say what you want to say

and do what you wanna do

take some words of advice from me to you

be yourself through and through 



I know I can't turn back the time 

and I know I can't change my state of mind

one thing that I know for sure 

is even if I end up poor 

I'll still be strummin' my guitar 



say what you want now 

say what you want now

it has no effect on me

say what you want now

say what you want now