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The day started out hopeless in utter dispair
Went to bed chewing bubblicious woke up with gum in my hair!
Skipped breakfast got a whoopin and a bad hair cut
Life as a shorty should be so tough
At school friends and foes pointed and laughed
At my bald spots made it difficult to concentrate on my math
The teacher asked me to go to the board
Solving for x was easy the answer was four
But I could feel the whole classes’ eyes staring me down
I wanted to break out, but I had to be clowned
As I returned to my seat my face wore a frown
Everyone was laughing except a girl sitting in the back
Lisa winked at me, suddenly I didn’t feel so wack
How did I never notice this pretty young thing
I was just getting into girls as a pre-teen
I didn’t know that wanted or needed Love until I heard LL
Cool J, suddenly I was under her spell
The next few periods in my 7th grade day
I was asking everyone about Lisa from around the way
Same school and church since I was small fry
Like that rose bush on the corner I kept ignoring her whenever I’d pass by
But one day full of gloom
My mood and perspective shifted when I noticed her full bloom
At lunch my focus was hopeless
Anticipating band class next so I could revel in her dopeness
How or why did I never holler
Then my boy grabbed me by my collar
And the bell rang
I still felt shame
And self-conscience of my messed up whole hair thing
But she didn’t seem bothered
And saw me for me so I was determine to holla
Grabbed some cookies paid the lunch lady a dollar
And made my way to class
What does she play - I think its something brass
It’s Alto sax - I really dig her Jazz!
Grabbing my French Horn I approached her and her friend
Gave them both a pack of cookies before practice began
Hi Lisa, congrats on making first chair
Please don’t mind the hair
That’s what happens when don’t care
Which barber did you get?
Lisa laughed, Vanessa chucked and slapped her hip
As my confidence was overgrown
I asked Lisa and Vanessa if I could walk them both home
My bike’s basket could carry a sax and trombone
They said no doubt
Explained the basket was on account of my paper route
My boys got annoyed and said what’s that all about
Vanessa, me and Lisa walking down the street my homies were shocked with an open mouth
First we dropped off Vanessa at her house
Then I asked Lisa about the wink
She said what do you think?
I told her that I appreciated that she didn’t clown me
She said its ‘bout time that you found me
She went on about how she had a crush for years
But didn’t really know me or my peers
Plus she was impressed cuz I was the first to know my fractions
And plus I kind of favored Michael Jackson
I told her that dug her too
And that I’d like be her man if that was cool
She said cool, and had a laugh
Are you Roger or Zap?
So you wanna be my man, this ain’t computer love
Let’s take it slow, then later we can try some stuff
I said that I was down, and gave her a hug
She said come on bruh, don’t be a scrub
Then she grabbed my coat
Pulled me close and stuck her tongue down my throat
I was hooked, and a little shook
Lisa’s a preacher’s kid probably knows every trick in the book
She closed my mouth
We were at her house
I just realized that she on my paper route!
