My Own Way Lyrics

Tell you a little story on this one baby

We going for a ride

Uh

Yeah

Yeah

Haha

Okay

I'm riding round town with my goons

And I don't know how I'm gonna tell 'em the news

That in a couple of months, I'll be moving far away

And when I come back things just won't be the same

It never is

And I don't know why

But once a chapter's written it can never be revised

My life is rich because it's so full of change

I'm sorry homie but I'm going my own way

I'mma run this track cause I grew up in Kenya

Vivid memories glow inside of me like embers

That beautiful country influenced me more than anything

The people, the places, my friend I'm talking about everything

And every

Kenyan I've met has been nothing but kind

They raised me up and made me such a fiend for the grind

They taught me don't you copy, Jackson, just be yourself

Your inner riches outweigh anyone's material wealth

Mombasa to Naivasha to Nanyuki to Nakuru

Nairobi to Diani to Kisumu

I gotta be so grateful

In Kenya we were living for today, never tripping 'bout tomorrow

But now I feel sorrow

That part of my life has long past

Since then I've grown weary and jaded

I need to go back

My feelings are painted all over the map

Why does growing up have to happen so fast

I'm riding round town with my goons

And I don't know how I'm gonna tell 'em the news

That in a couple of months, I'll be moving far away

And when I come back things just won't be the same

It never is

And I don't know why

But once a chapter's written it can never be revised

My life is rich because it's so full of change

I'm sorry homie but I'm going my own way

I'mma take you back to 2012

The world didn't end but mine turned into hell

It was a sunny Saturday, I was in seventh grade

I'd just gotten back from sleeping over at my mates

We we're having a family lunch

When my parents told us

That in couple of months

We'd be

Moving away from Nairobi

I knew at that very moment the old me

Was dead and gone

It felt like someone hit me in the head

I ran up the stairs

Buried my face deep in my bed

I screamed and I cried

Until I had completely emptied everything inside

We boarded the flight

I looked out the window and waved my one true home goodbye

I thought to myself

If I were die right now

I'd be happy with way my life turned out

I was only fourteen years old but I had no doubt

I'm riding round town with my goons

And I don't know how I'm gonna tell 'em the news

That in a couple of months, I'll be moving far away

And when I come back things just won't be the same

It never is

And I don't know why

But once a chapter's written it can never be revised

My life is rich because it's so full of change

I'm sorry homie but I'm going my own way

Back then I didn't know I would benefit

All the changes in my life made me resilient

Kenya was the base of my pyramid

But I had to leave home to keep on building it it

I had to let go so I could really get a grip

But I couldn't've held on if it wasn't for my friends

They showed me love

You know who you are

I thank god above

That I met you all

Damn

I don't think you really know how much you mean to me

I'd give you both my kidneys and my right arm if you need

We went through so much side by side, you guys my ride or dies

Even if the memories fade over time

It's the feelings we had that will stay in my mind

I love you all

And I'mma keep on loving you till the end of time

If you're ever missing me my soul will forever reside in these lines

I'm riding round town with my goons

And I don't know how I'm gonna tell 'em the news

That in a couple of months, I'll be moving far away

And when I come back things just won't be the same

It never is

And I don't know why

But once a chapter's written it can never be revised

My life is rich because it's so full of change

I'm sorry homie but I'm going my own way