[Intro: Classified - talking]
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(I've been up all night)
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Yeah (whoaaaa)
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Mic check, one, two (whoaaaa)
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(I've been up all night)
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I go by the name of Classified (whoaaa-ohh-ohh-oh)
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If you don't know who I am, listen (whoaaaa)
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[Verse 1: Classified]
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Uh, I was born on December 13th (ha)
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At 3:23 by Michael and Kathy (whoaaaa) (yeah)
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An ordinary child named after my grandpa
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Donald Luke Boyd, yeah the guy with the sampler (whoaaaa)
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"Hi, how you doin? Have we been introduced? " (ha)
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I'm the guy you thought would never make it in the group (whoaaaa) (nope)
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But I've been overcomin obstacles since I was two
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When my hearing was an issue and they filled my ears with tubes (whoaaaa)
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I never talked 'til I was three years old
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Then I had a speech impediment that kept me in the cold (whoaaaa)
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Talkin with a lisp, I guess somethin like this (this)
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Now I talk for a living, funny how life gets (whoaaaa)
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I never drank or smoked weed in high school, I was a late bloomer
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For me personally puberty could of came sooner (whoaaaa)
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I always seemed to be a couple years behind
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But I'm comin to believe that everybody has a time (whoaaaa)
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[Chorus: Classified - w/ ad libs]
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(I've been up all night)
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Yeah, writin to the beat, tryin not to fall asleep
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(And I know I'm gon' get things right)
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Tell the story of my life in the middle of the night
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(I've been up all night)
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Lookin back at how it was, reminiscin growin up
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(And I've tryin look back at what I've done
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But I know that I've only just begun)
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[Verse 2: Classified]
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Uh, aiyyo, on New Year's, I bought myself a SUV (uh huh)
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Then I got into a car crash in less than two weeks (whoaaaa) (haha)
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I should have took my own advice, bought somethin cheap
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'Cause my car insurance doubled just to keep it on the street (whoaaaa)
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And damn, I hope I never fly again
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I took a flight to Texas and thought I was dyin when (whoaaaa)
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We dropped a thousand feet in five seconds or less
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Now everytime I get on a plane, I'm a nervous wreck (whoaaaa)
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Back to my childhood, remember Big Wheels?
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When I was a young boy, toys were a big deal (whoaaaa) (ha)
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We cruised big hills (man, just go for it!)
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Smashed my head wide open though, still got the scar to show for it (whoaaaa) (yeah)
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But I never broke a bone in my body
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And it's odd, 'cause my hobbies were skateboarding and hockey (whoaaaa)
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I never had nobody sign my cast
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But you never heard nobody ever rhyme like Class (whoaaaa)
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[Chorus: Classified - w/ ad libs]
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(I've been up all night)
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Yeah, writin to the beat, tryin not to fall asleep
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(And I know I'm gon' get things right)
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Tell the story of my life in the middle of the night
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(I've been up all night, I've been up all night)
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(And I've tryin look back at what I've done
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But I know that I've only just begun)
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(Ohhh, I'm on my knees)
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I need to say somethin
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(From the world with a smile)
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(On my knees)
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You hear that?
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(From the world with a smile)
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You hear that? You hear that?
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[Verse 3: Classified]
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Yeah, the first time I masturbated, I thought I needed help
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It was dark in my room, I thought I was peein on myself (whoaaaa)
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(What the hell? !) Yeah, I never had the birds or the bees talk
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I didn't know the joy that could come from my dirty thoughts (whoaaaa) (ha)
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At age fifteen, I started writin rhymes (uh huh)
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But I think I told this story many times (uh huh)
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I like to believe there's more to me than MCing
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But I write to the beat and that's what I end up being (whoaaaa)
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This ain't a song with a meaningful message
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It's me introducin myself to you through my record (whoaaaa)
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I'm that tall, skinny white guy, rollin up the reefer
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See ya, Classified, very nice to meet ya (whoaaaa)
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[Chorus: Classified - w/ ad libs]
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(I've been up all night)
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Yeah, writin to the beat, tryin not to fall asleep
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(And I know I'm gon' get things right)
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Tell the story of my life in the middle of the night
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(I've been up all night)
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Lookin back at how it was, reminiscin growin up
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(And I've tryin look back at what I've done
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But I know that I've only just begun)
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(Ohhh, I'm on my knees)
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