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Invincible


Strutting through school thinking you’re all that Thinking you’re invincible, able to fly 16, 17, 15, 14 Walking out of school walking into a party Drink put in hand, no big deal Few sips won’t kill you, you’re the man Few sips turn into a beer, one into two into seven into eight Drifting off into lala land your so called friend says the magic words I. Dare. You. Before it can register, shirt goes flying, shoes kicked off And you’re running down the street king of the world .... Not realizing you’re friend is filming for Youtube stardom One night, now no college will accept you Not wanting a naked drunk running through their halls One night, now no job will hire you thinking every day you take off you’re downing a six pack Soon you’re on the street doing what you can to make ends meet All cause of one night Cops come, pounding on your door, footage in hand of you selling weed to a minor Trial comes and goes, five years behind bar Five years of your life wasted Five years of mama sitting on her bed, crying her eyes out, screaming “Where did I go wrong?!” Flashback to the present beer in hand, echos of tears in your head Put it down little boy, it’s finally hitting you Invincible is just a word they put in the dictionary
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