Amazing (feat. Melanie Rutherford)

Ryan

I am not tryna be in the store all day

Y'all can play the game one time

Let me go get change for a dollar real quick

Hey, my man, what's up? You got change for a dollar?

What's up, man? Y-you don't remember me, do you?

Ryan

I remember you

I remember you, definitely

I remember you took my basketball and wouldn't give it back

'Cause I dribbled it inside your store

But I was just messin' with you, plus that was my lucky ball

My dad got it signed by Isaiah Thomas, so I kept it with me

Everywhere I went, I used to bounce that ball

Everywhere I used to go, I used to bounce that, bounce that ball

I'm Lil' Ryan from sixteen six five-O Baylis, remember me?

I used to buy all the Mystery Mix Now and Laters

I used to wait for God to come down and answer all of my prayers

Never asked for much, when I sit down and say my prayers

All I ever, ever wanted was to be amazing (Ryan)

Same lil' ol' boy used to walk to the corner store

Who used to get the Funyun chips

Who ended up dumb, young, and rich

I had young parents but they both were strict

I had a superstitious granddad, wait, scratch that, crazy granddad

I seen him turn his hat around three times

Drive his car around the corner three times in reverse

Just 'cause he crossed paths with a black cat

Man, you remember Hank?

He used to be at Jitney at the market

My mom used to do his laundry

He used to have me and my brothers dyin' laughin' at him, talkin' 'bout

You know you can't, leave them clothes in the washin' machine too long

When they get done washed

And still put 'em in the dryer

Doin' that make the clothes stink

Damn, being back here bring back so many memories

You sure you don't remember me?

You remember the ball? (Ryan)

Everywhere I went, I used to bounce that ball

Everywhere I used to go, I used to bounce that, bounce that ball

****, everybody know Lil' Ryan from one seven one five zero North Long

I used to come and cop pork rinds

I used to watch drug dealers come through in cars like, if I get one of those, it's showtime

Never asked for much, when I sit down and say my prayers

All I ever, ever wanted was to be amazing (Ryan)

Is that Ryan?

It is always good to see him in the neighborhood

Hey, baby

How your momma?

Look at that car, he did done it

I told y'all he was gonna do somethin' (Ryan)

Hell yeah (Hell yeah) hell yeah (Hell yeah)

Hell yeah (Hell yeah)

Hell yeah (Hell yeah) hell yeah (Hell yeah)

Hell yeah (Hell yeah) (Ryan)

Wow, this is overwhelmin'

It feels like it was just yesterday I was watchin' Good Times

Wishin' I could get ahold of Thelma

Fightin' with my brother over channels

I like watchin' movies

He likes stupid shit like Robin Williams going, "Nanu, Nanu"

Whatever that stupid ass show called

I ain't around here being no attention whore

I need **** to look at these whips

For every time we got those extension cords

God, I miss my big brother so much

He went to prison so much

That I don't think I recognize him these days, much

But I'ma always know what to get him from the ice cream truck

He used to get the Push-up Pops

I used to get the snow cone

I used to wanna be just like Turbo

He used to want to be Ozone

I got all the kids waving at me

All the elderly off their high horse

They wouldn't even let a **** play twenty-one in the driveway, nowadays the ball is in my court (Ryan)

Everywhere I went, I used to bounce that ball

Everywhere I used to go, I used to bounce that ball

Everybody goin', "Ain't that lil' Ryan from over there on Marlowe?"

"I ain't seen him since he's a baby"

Well I'm back in town to let the people know that you don't need no lucky ball

You already amazing, and I'm still your neighbor

Lil' ol' Ryan (Ryan)

And God bless the child no matter how long it seems, somehow he'll find his way home

It's so important, baby

Between the memories and family, I don't know which one is more amazing

Never asked for much, when I sit down and say my prayers

All I ever, ever wanted was to be amazing