no i aint got a high school diploma
  no i aint got a masters degree
  but what you got to realize
  is that you dont mean shit to me
  because what i wanna do in life
  dont take no education
  what it takes is pure love and dedication
    being told im gonna go nowhere
  being told im gonna do nothing
  that shit dont phase me bitch i aint bluffin
  did ya really think all that shit ya said that it would phase me
  guess again you puto I'm already loco
    I know I can't turn back the time
  and I know I can't change my state of mind
  one thing that I know for sure
  is even if I end up poor
  I'll still be strummin' my guitar
    I know I can't turn back the time
  and I know I can't change my state of mind
  one thing that I know for sure
  is even if I end up poor
  I'll still be strummin' my guitar
    it was so long ago but not too far away
  calumet park is where I used to stay
  and when I was a kid everything went right
  and now I'm growin' up and it seems to be going wrong
  so say what you want to say
  and do what you wanna do
  take some words of advice from me to you
  be yourself through and through
    I know I can't turn back the time
  and I know I can't change my state of mind
  one thing that I know for sure
  is even if I end up poor
  I'll still be strummin' my guitar
    say what you want now
  say what you want now
  it has no effect on me
  say what you want now
  say what you want now