First Day Out

Lyrics for First Day Out

Yeah, yeah, uh-huh, first day out, can't wait Been locked down so long I lost track of the days Threw my calendar away, as I sit back in a daze Making marks on the wall and going out of my mind I tried to take any route I could find, no escape I'm guilty till proven innocent Tryna do my due diligence But sitting in a cage will make you militant When ain't nobody listening Screaming but it sounds like I'm whispering Now apathetic, a result of my conditioning Can't stop thinking 'bout my first day out When I break out, and how it's all gonna shake out Will my job phase out? Hyperlinks greyed out? And when I get out, will I be smart enough to stay out? Man, I try not to dwell on it Questioning all my relevance A side effect of arrested development Everything's irrelevant But self-preservation, with no reservations I keep praying, it's the moment I'm awaiting The feeling I've been chasing, the feeling of escaping The nights I spent pacing, the chains I dream of breaking I see the gates raising, I push with no hesitation Liberation, I been craving It's amazing, my first day out! Can't wait till they open up the gates Can't wait till they see my face Without a doubt, on my first day out Can't wait till they open up the gates Can't wait till they see my face Without a doubt, it's goin' down on my first day out Last few hours tick down I watch the hands on the clock inch down Way too nervous, can't even sit down Walking, putting holes in the floor Wondering how much I'll recognize And the surprises that are in store Almost expecting some sorta technicality Or a minor formality to bring me back to this harsh reality I'm counting each second Exhaling on each check-in And looking for each blessing The end of my depression awaits Once I'm out of this place I'm gone without any trace I see my family outside of the gates And they wave, I wave back, but something seems a bit off I've waited what seems like forever to escape these brick walls A siren to my surprise Open my eyes, the moment arrives Crossed every T and I dotted my I's Held on through all of the grit and the grime Now victory's mine They thought that I'd be eaten by the demon But I'm sweetened by the thought of freedom Like the fruit in Eden Time to carpe diem My eyes are blinded by the sunlight Peaceful like the aftermath of gunfights You only get one life Don't forget now I'm about to make the most of it And make those who doubted me throw a fit Till it's over with It's my first day out Can't wait till they open up the gates Can't wait till they see my face Without a doubt, on my first day out Can't wait till they open up the gates Can't wait till they see my face Without a doubt, it's goin' down on my first day out Can't wait till they open up the gates Can't wait to escape, my first day out Can't wait till they see my face Without a doubt, on my first day out Can't wait till they open up the gates It ain't a game, I watch everything change on my first day out Can't wait till they see my face Without a doubt, it's goin' down on my first day out