Текст песни 30 Decembers - LL Cool J

I came up off the street

Took some pissy steps up to the belly of the beast

Which way I go?

Kinda confusin', the machines are not workin'

There ain't no tokens or nothin', this shit done changed all a sudden

It's like I died and came back

Different faces and ages

On their phones and computers, no one is readin' the papers

Don't know who's contagious

White lady look funny

This Black kid talkin' 'bout droppin' forty and twenty

Only thing on my mind

"You won't take nothin' from me"

And the nurse sittin' across from me, she really look lovely

And the lady sittin' nеxt to me was slow to move her stuff

Shе ain't wanna let me sit down

Afraid of how I get down

Ain't dealin' with that shit now

I'm goin' on a ride

I wonder how these people feelin' really deep inside

I'm home

But damn, this shit don't feel like I remember

Matter fact, it been about thirty Decembers

And these kids don't even know who I am

You don't know you in the presence of a real made man

You standin' too close

Ain't nothin' sweet, no sugar, no glucose

Move for the bread and you toast

Been so long

The whole world turned upside down while I was gone

I'm lookin' at the signs, I don't wanna read 'em wrong

You can cut it with a knife, the vibes are so strong

I stand up, step off, step on new platforms

Wow, this shit don't really transform

A new breed of killers, yellow-eyes gorillas

Backs against the wall, lookin' at me with a snarl

We sizin' each other up, I would hit motherfuckers up

But I really want peace today, reborn like it's Easter day

They hungry, lookin' at me as if I took they feast away

I smell the emotions, deep down they are hopin'

To escape this invisible mental prison they're livin' in

Like a zombie, walkin' dead, head down and givin' in

I see a crack of light, the monster's closin' in

This dude is starin' at me, what I feel, I hold it in

Saw a girl who had a rough life

Livin' in the moment, playin' music on her phone

We conversated briefly, I could tell she hold her own

Energy in her eyes, make people move aside

The dude behind the counter had a million-dollar smile

But somethin' told me he gon' make the world pay for it

When the vibes in the air, you just can't ignore it

So that's my cue to slide off with my crew

Home sweet home, to thy self be true

Mind in the sky, but keep a street-level view

Inspiration for the future dreams we will pursue

If I made it off the streets of Queens, you can too

It's been thirty Decembers, still rememberin' you

A lifelong hero's journey and I'm always en route

What has now become wine started off as mere fruit

It's been thirty Decembers out here, nurturin' roots

It's been thirty Decembers

Thirty Decembers