Happy Meal w/o the Toy

I used to buy a happy meal with the toy
But that was when I was just a little boy
Full grown man my height getting taller
But just cuz you’re older doesn’t make you wiser
Carefree childhood didn’t know where I was going
Just like this rap song and how I’m flowing
Bildungsroman that’s a coming of age
But I feel like right now I’m living in a cage

Back then we had zero priority
All we knew was to be happy
Now we got all these responsibilities
Now we worry about academic abilities
The sky is the limit
But I’m stuck on the ground
My future I want to kill it
But I’m scared, I wanna be safe and sound

Trust me when I say failure Is inevitable
That’s a lesson you’ll definitely learn
But don’t let that make you feel any less incredible
Yes the pain I promise it’ll surely burn
I know that you’re scared to fail
But unlike the banks, you can’t just bail

How do you live with imperfection
Feeling like nowhere near completion 
In school, it’s nothing but competition
Getting our grades to higher elevation 

Frustrations building up beyond containment
Feeling for myself so much resentment
Grades far from appeasement
Incomplete common assessment
Shackled down into confinement
Feeling underachievement

12 years a student
12 years to vent
Put on your glasses like Clark Kent
Move your mouth so it’s bent
Time is something you can’t rent
Please smile don’t lament

If I could talk to younger me
I’d tell him to not let things be
Have fun when you’re young
Imma preach it at the tip of my tongue
Get the happy meal with the toy
Wish to stay a little boy