How I Grew Up in Two Seconds
Protection
It's what I grew up knowing I had
What would happen when all that went bad
Took two seconds
Was that not enough?
Growing up in Southcentral was truly rough
Thank God, I always had two parents
Thank God, they were always really caring
But they couldn't protect me once I was grown
This is the story of how my neighborhood's true colors were once shown
Mom and I driving from church
I had a craving so we went to Western and turned
Mind you, I went to elementary school there
A safe space, so why when I drive by I feel scared?
Mom had two hands on the wheel
My hands were texting a friend
Mom told me, "What's all the commotion?"
I looked up and instant demotion
My heart fell to the ground
A gun barrel, time truly slowed down
Hearing my heartbeat
Thinking about my future
I shout "Get down!",
Told my mom to drive faster
Some people grow slow,
Some people grow fast
I grew in two seconds
I learned to appreciate, make moments last
I grew up here, always heard the gunshots
She grew up in the ghetto, she's heard shots lots
But I realized we numb ourselves to insanity
Once you grow up, insanity becomes reality