Up All Night-Classified

[00:00.00] [Intro - Classified - talking](I've been up all night) [00:03.39]Yeah (whoaaaa) [00:06.12]Mic check, one, two (whoaaaa)(I've been up all night) [00:13.98]I go by the name of [00:14.70]Classified (whoaaa-ohh-ohh- oh) [00:18.15]If you don't know who [00:18.72]I am, listen (whoaaaa)[Verse 1 - Classified] [00:22.47]Uh, I was born on [00:23.52]December 13th (ha) [00:24.90]At 3: 23 by [00:26.19]Michael and [00:26.73]Kathy (whoaaaa) (yeah) [00:27.66]An ordinary child named after my grandpa [00:30.48]Donald Luke [00:31.14]Boyd, yeah the guy with the sampler (whoaaaa)"Hi, how you doin? Have we been introduced?" (ha) [00:35.94]I'm the guy you thought would never make it in the group (whoaaaa) (nope) [00:38.55]But I've been overcomin obstacles since [00:40.47]I was twoWhen my hearing was an issue and they filled my ears with tubes (whoaaaa) [00:44.31]I never talked 'til [00:45.39]I was three years old [00:46.56]Then I had a speech impediment that kept me in the cold (whoaaaa) [00:49.59]Talkin with a lisp, [00:50.67]I guess somethin like this (this) [00:52.11]Now I talk for a living, funny how life gets (whoaaaa) [00:54.63]I never drank or smoked **** in high school, [00:56.85]I was a late bloomer [00:57.90]For me personally puberty could of came sooner (whoaaaa) [01:00.81]I always seemed to be a couple years behind [01:03.00]But I'm comin to believe that everybody has a time (whoaaaa)[Chorus - Classified] - w/ ad libs(I've been up all night) [01:07.71]Yeah, writin to the beat, tryin not to fall asleep(And I know I'm gon' get things right) [01:13.17]Tell the story of my life in the middle of the night(I've been up all night) [01:18.69]Lookin back at how it was, reminiscin growin up(And I've tryin look back at what I've doneBut I know that I've only just begun)[Verse 2 - Classified] [01:27.69]Uh, aiyyo, on [01:27.93]New Year's, [01:28.47]I bought myself a [01:30.06]SUV (uh huh) [01:30.36]Then I got into a car crash in less than two weeks (whoaaaa) (haha) [01:33.39]I should have took my own advice, bought somethin cheap' [01:35.73]Cause my car insurance doubled just to keep it on the street (whoaaaa) [01:38.73]And damn, [01:39.69]I hope I never fly again [01:41.43]I took a flight to [01:42.21]Texas and thought [01:43.11]I was dyin when (whoaaaa) [01:44.19]We dropped a thousand feet in five seconds or less [01:46.86]Now everytime [01:47.58]I get on a plane, [01:48.51]I'm a nervous wreck (whoaaaa) [01:49.71]Back to my childhood, remember [01:51.78]Big Wheels? [01:52.65]When I was a young boy, toys were a big deal (whoaaaa) (ha) [01:55.38]We cruised big hills (man, just go for it! ) [01:57.57]Smashed my head wide open though, still got the scar to show for it (whoaaaa) (yeah) [02:00.99]But I never broke a bone in my body [02:03.09]And it's odd, 'cause my hobbies were skateboarding and hockey (whoaaaa) [02:06.15]I never had nobody sign my cast [02:08.55]But you never heard nobody ever rhyme like [02:10.77]Class (whoaaaa)[Chorus - Classified] - w/ ad libs(I've been up all night) [02:13.32]Yeah, writin to the beat, tryin not to fall asleep(And I know I'm gon' get things right) [02:18.75]Tell the story of my life in the middle of the night(I've been up all night, I've been up all night)(And I've tryin look back at what I've doneBut I know that I've only just begun)(Ohhh, I'm on my knees) [02:35.16]I need to say somethin(From the world with a smile)(On my knees) [02:37.59]You hear that?(From the world with a smile) [02:40.92]You hear that? [02:42.21]You hear that?[Verse 3 - Classified] [02:43.53]Yeah, the first time [02:44.70]I masturbated, [02:45.72]I thought [02:46.11]I needed help [02:47.01]It was dark in my room, [02:48.09]I thought [02:48.39]I was peein on myself (whoaaaa)(What the hell! ) [02:50.40]Yeah, I never had the birds or the bees talk [02:52.56]I didn't know the joy that could come from my dirty thoughts (whoaaaa) (ha) [02:55.56]At age fifteen, [02:56.58]I started writin rhymes (uh huh) [02:58.41]But I think [02:58.98]I told this story many times (uh huh) [03:01.02]I like to believe there's more to me than [03:03.48]MCingBut I write to the beat and that's what [03:05.31]I end up being (whoaaaa) [03:06.54]This ain't a song with a meaningful message [03:08.85]It's me introducin myself to you through my record (whoaaaa) [03:11.49]I'm that tall, skinny white guy, rollin up the reefer [03:14.43]See ya, Classified, very nice to meet ya (whoaaaa)[Chorus - Classified] - w/ ad libs(I've been up all night) [03:18.93]Yeah, writin to the beat, tryin not to fall asleep(And I know I'm gon' get things right) [03:24.39]Tell the story of my life in the middle of the night(I've been up all night) [03:29.88]Lookin back at how it was, reminiscin growin up(And I've tryin look back at what I've doneBut I know that I've only just begun)(Ohhh, I'm on my knees) [03:40.80]I need to say somethin(From the world with a smile)(On my knees) [03:46.74]You hear that?(From the world with a smile) [03:49.47]You hear that? [03:59.73]You hear that?