[Verse: Studrique]

Speech of four years of high school was the topic

That the staff in the office offered me in hindsight

I thought about writing it, making it flawless

But I'm much honest when I rap with a concept

Classmates in the baptism process

Stage is like a church fingers cross like crosses

Now we're off to college, before we progress

I have a couple stories I would like to address

Freshman year I started off at Burbank in the summer

Never thought that I'd be an X-C runner

Six days a week sounds like a bummer

But running turned out to be my bread and butter

Six days turned to seven as a sophomore

I wanted to explore parks and shores

I took a break from the stage floor

Play Pro on hold to settle scores

5K scores, running races

Felt incomplete when I laced my Asics

Was a dumb kid brain was basic

Til I found the confidence to join my matey's

In AP's, joined AOF

Three years straight yeah I'll never forget

Saw the world from eyes much richer than mine

Started saving dimes into funds and fines

Focused on life and things that matter

Made me reflect on the things that shattered

The friends, the times, myself, my ex

Roaming thru the halls but I still felt regret

Had to come to terms with someone that I left

Behind In the cold ironic enough

My soul is the only thing that froze up

I had a lot of doors I had to close up

See I was living, doing things in vain

Isolated based on old mistakes

Tryn'a find my place then one day

I talked with my ex and everything changed

I figured the way to succeed in what I do

Is knowing she can make it on her own not in two

I put her thru a lot, right then I knew

Closure, terms with the past came true

She accepted the friend request that pended

Pleasant knowing we were stable separate

From that point on I stopped being desperate

Eyes on the future staying independent

Coach marked me cross country captain

I remember when it happened

He knew that I could handle it

He knew that I was capable of running long distance

Consistent he knew I was persistent

Went from chasing misses to missing buses

Moved to Pacoima last year strutting

Dad bought a house no cockroaches

"You made it to varsity" yelled the coaches

I ran with a squad, seniors, juniors

Team of guys who worked for the future

Chance to go to state sooner than later

Uphill battle, everyday labor

We didn't make it to the majors or state

We did however have a plan b for plan a

We caught a plane up north to the place

Where the high school champs played for a trophy

Wasn't fate, no it wasn't planned

Running nationals was something grand

No I didn't win but I didn't come last

Had a lot of laughs with the team running laps

Running fast then we flew back home

Made it to the school zone feeling grown

AP's honors Business Ethics

Worked hard athletic academic

Not the strongest but I did commit

Not the smartest but I had a lot of wit

Known as an enigma loud and quiet

I kept to myself few friends around me

Senior year on senior hill

I joined a crew named Comedy Guild

It was the closest thing I had to acting

Then the play pro teacher asked if I had the passion

If I had the drive to play in plays

With kids on stage act for days

Schedule aligned with cross country

Yea I'm skinny but I played Rocky

Something wasn't right doubts in my mind

I was uptight everyday every night

Acting with might I was running out of spite

Running when the team had internal fights

Things fell apart, my teammates knew

There wasn't much I could say or do

To assuage the problems we went thru

Tripping when I had to focus on school

Stressing over things that didn't affect me

I let thee offend me feed me envy

I let thee distract me from my mission of college

Thank God there was still enough time to progress

Making calls, I was trying to evolve

Going to Monroe, I was acting in the halls

GPA SAT up to par

Room full of plaques medals on the wall

Bought a binder for my résumé

Stacked to the brim with rewards acclaimed

That's my name on the cover page

The same work-o-holic, nothing's change

Now it's May, earlier this month

I made a tape with my back on the front

Now everyone knows the things I've done

Yea my upbringing was tons of fun

And here I stand, off to CSUN for something greater, for a major

Taking risks I don't worry bout the dangers

I'd rather take the chance then worry bout it later

I've learned a lot from the things that I've experienced

From being oblivious to taking things serious

From fishing for compliments to reaching accomplishments

I met my goals thru systems not promises

I lost friends but I found myself

Hope you relate I hope this helps

Went from running and acting to writing and rapping

In four years I made it happen

This is where it happened

That's a wrap