Yeah... first row

Look, I used to sit up in the nosebleeds

But now I'm sitting court side

Next to my dad while he is sipping on his Coors Light

I'm on a big screen, mama look at me now

Sitting so close I can practically get the rebound

But believe me, it wasn't always like this

I should probably wait until after the game to write this

If you see me on the TV, looking down at my phone

I apologize, just know that I was writing this song

Let me take you back, back to 2009

Before the glits and glamour, back when I was on my grind

Now I go to see the heat play

But every single time I had a vision on a mission

Only one thing on my mind

Let me remind you, I had no fan page, no bus

Just another normal kid, nobody knew who I was

But the thought of being average made me lose sleep

So I was sit up in my bed strategizing while you counting sheep

I had this plan, kinda crazy I'll admit it

But Lil Wayne was at the games

I always knew where he was sitting

And back then he was my hero, knew every single song

Every album, every mixtape, every feature he was on

So I figured if I could get my mixtape in his hands

Maybe he would listen to it, maybe he'd give me a chance

So I burned a bunch of CD's, made them look legit

I packaged them up looking all professional and shit

It was my best work, seven of my best tracks

I wrote my name and number on the back

And I would stuff it in my jeans, pants sagging on my knees

I felt like my future was depending on these demo CD's

And I would sneak them past security, they never caught me

Running through the metal detector like you'll never stop me

While everybody watched the game, I never saw a shot

I was staring at Wayne, formulating my plot up in the nosebleeds

Waiting for that half time buzzer to go off

So I could blend in and get lost in the commotion

Like just another fish in the ocean

This is my only chance, this is my moment, man I swear to god

This is it, I feel like destiny is calling me

Walking down the stairs like excuse me, pardon me

All covered in sweat, million thoughts up in my head

Getting closer to my dreams with every single step

And there he was, Lil' Wayne standing 10 feet in front of me

The reason I fell in love with rap, 10 feet in front of me

But as I walked up to him with a mixtape in my hand

I was stopped by his security

And now the only thing standing between me and my dreams

Was that 6 foot 7 man, I said I've got to give something to Lil' Wayne

I been waiting all my life for this

I swear you don't even understand and then he cut me off

He took my CD, handed it to Wayne, he looked over at me I smiled at him and waved

It was the best day of my life

Every now and then I wonder what he did with my cd that night

Maybe he listened to it on his way home

Maybe he used it as a coaster for his drink

I guess I'll never really know this

Not the point, the point is what happened that night inside the triple A

Taught me when there's a will, then there's a way

Fast forward to now, funny how life works out

The same bodyguard who stopped me is my bodyguard now

It's crazy, cause now these kids are coming up to me

Saying Jake, you're my hero, please take my cd

And every time that they do, it's like deja-vu

How you're doing, nice to meet you, I was just like you

It's like I'm looking in the mirror staring at my younger self

Cause I was in your shoes, I remember how it felt

And now I'm touring the world, signing record deals

Millions of people around the globe know my name, only guess what else

Now I'm sitting court side at the heat games

3 seats down from Lil' Wayne, pretty funny, right?

I'm living proof if you set your mind to something

There's no limits on where you can go

So this song is dedicated to the people tryina make it

From the nosebleeds to the first row