...let me just take a second  to pause and reflect, check the cause and effect  I find myself askin', how did this happen  so fast, cant imagine, man I remember back when  I thought knew the deal, but I didnt understand  it was never in my plans to become a grown man  hopped on a plane destination thailand  where nobody was there to hold my hand  and thats when I believe it started  see I became part of a culture meanwhile my partner  was guarding the scared gardens  and it'll take that inspiration to create an artist  and through the hardships, I grew regardless  of how much I was still stuck in the ways  on the sidewalk some duckin' the strays  some repeating the mistakes their own parents made    CHORUS:  look kid you don't even know the half  true, but its you I will outlast  I'ma be around to see what's to come  cause at twenty-one i've only just begun  Im told   look kid you don't even know the half  true, but its you I will outlast  I'ma be around to see what's to come  cause at twenty-one i've only just begun    twenty one times around the sun  take it in, I knew this day was bound to come  illmatic had told me that the world was mine  and I realized it was way before half-time  listen... I've done what some couldn't  given a chance all because of one women  who taught me knowledge of self, always prayer books  on the shelf for me to delve into myself  trained my voice and my soul from an early age  gave what I can take with me through the pearly gates  fought for opportunities for me, mentored me  even when it didn't make sense to me  I never knew who to blame, see there's a lot more   significance to the name because he once did the same  so why would I bother to be anyone but Badí  spiritual descendent of the Pride of the Martyrs    CHORUS:  look kid you don't even know the half  true, but its you I will outlast  I'ma be around to see what's to come  cause at twenty-one i've only just begun  Im told   look kid you don't even know the half  true, but its you I will outlast  I'ma be around to see what's to come  cause at twenty-one i've only just begun