Nas - 2nd Childhood Lyrics






[Nas] Yeah, hahaha

"Cause when I flow the for the street.." - ".. who else could it be"
"Nas.."

[Nas]
Yo
Explode, my thoughts were drunken from quarts of beers
Was years back, before Nasir would explore a career in rap
As a music dude, I mastered this Rubik's Cube
Godzilla, fought Gargantua, eyes glued to the tube
Was a, long time ago, John Boy Ice
Geronimo po-lice jumpin out Chryslers, easywider paper
Pops puffin his sess, punchin his chest like a gorilla
Outside was psychoes, killers
Saw Divine, Goon and Chungo, Lil' Turkey
R.I.P. Tyrone, 'member no cursin front of Ms. Vercey
Big Percy, Crazy Paul, the Sledge Sisters
My building was 40-16, once in the blue, hallways was clean
I knew, all that I'd seen had meant somethin
Learned early, to fear none little Nas was huntin
Livin carefree laughin, got jokes on the daily
Y'all actin like some old folks y'all don't hear me
Yo I'm in my second childhood

[Chorus: repeat 2X]
"Cause when I flow the for the street.." - ".. who else could it be"
"N-A-S" - "Nas.."
"Resurrect, through the birth of my seed.." - "Queensbridge"
"Make everything right.." - "Get yours, nigga"

[Nas]
Yo, dude is 31, livin in his moms crib
Ex-convict, was paroled there after his long bid
Cornrows in his hair, still slingin, got a crew
They break his moms furniture, watchin Comicview
Got babies by different ladies high smokin L's
in the same spot he stood since, eighty-five well
When his stash slow, he be crazy
Say he by his moms, hit her on her payday
Junior high school dropout, teachers never cared
They was paid just to show up and leave, no one succeeds
So he moves with his peers, different blocks, different years
Sittin on, different benches like it's musical chairs
All his peoples moved on in life, he's on the corners at night
with young dudes it's them he wanna be like
It's sad but it's fun to him right? He never grew up
31 and can't give his youth, he's in his second childhood

[Chorus]

[Nas]
Baby girl she's always talkin name droppin hangin late
Drinkin smokin hates her baby daddy, craves shoppin
E poppin Ecstasy takin, won't finish her education
Best friend she keeps changin, stuck with limitations
Lustin men, many hotels, Fendi Chanel
With nothin in her bank account frontin she do well
Her kid suffers he don't get that love he deserve
He the Sun, she the Earth, single mom, even worse
No job never stay workin, mad purty
Shorty they call her the brain surgeon
Time flyin she the same person, never matures
All her friends married doin well
She's in the streets yakkety yakkin like she was 12
Honey is twenty-seven, argues fights
Selfish in her own right, polite, guess she's in her second childhood

[Chorus]

"Who else could it be.." - "N-A-S" - "Nas.."





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  1. K.... R....

    Compliments to the chef 👨‍🍳

  2. P.... G....

    its almost 2020 Nas will forever be a mf legend

  3. F.... S....

    I first heard this song in 2007. After 12 years this song hits hard man

  4. S.... H....

    She’s n streets tack y’all like she was 12

  5. S.... H....

    Best friend she keep changing

  6. S.... H....

    31 can’t give youth up

  7. K.... ....

    This is funny because Nas looks like he's living his second childhood on the album cover.

  8. q.... ....

    This album came out 18 years ago today. Classic!!

  9. S.... H....

    My guy no curse n front ms. Music dude master this rubix cube

  10. N.... W....

    I’m 25 and as I’m listening I’m doing through that scary transition I’m ready to change

  11. M.... P....

    Nas, a real one

  12. R.... Z....

    2nd Childhood"

    [Nas] Yeah, hahaha

    "Cause when I flow the for the street.." - ".. who else could it be"
    "Nas.."

    [Nas]
    Yo
    Explode, my thoughts were drunken from quarts of beers
    Was years back, before Nasir would explore a career in rap
    As a music dude, I mastered this Rubik's Cube
    Godzilla, fought Gargantua, eyes glued to the tube
    Was a, long time ago, John Boy Ice
    Geronimo po-lice jumpin out Chryslers, easywider paper
    Pops puffin his sess, punchin his chest like a gorilla
    Outside was psychoes, killers
    Saw Divine, Goon and Chungo, Lil' Turkey
    R.I.P. Tyrone, 'member no cursin front of Ms. Vercey
    Big Percy, Crazy Paul, the Sledge Sisters
    My building was 40-16, once in the blue, hallways was clean
    I knew, all that I'd seen had meant somethin
    Learned early, to fear none little Nas was huntin
    Livin carefree laughin, got jokes on the daily
    Y'all actin like some old folks y'all don't hear me
    Yo I'm in my second childhood

    [Chorus: repeat 2X]
    "Cause when I flow the for the street.." - ".. who else could it be"
    "N-A-S" - "Nas.."
    "Resurrect, through the birth of my seed.." - "Queensbridge"
    "Make everything right.." - "Get yours, nigga"

    [Nas]
    Yo, dude is 31, livin in his moms crib
    Ex-convict, was paroled there after his long bid
    Cornrows in his hair, still slingin, got a crew
    They break his moms furniture, watchin Comicview
    Got babies by different ladies high smokin L's
    in the same spot he stood since, eighty-five well
    When his stash slow, he be crazy
    Say he by his moms, hit her on her payday
    Junior high school dropout, teachers never cared
    They was paid just to show up and leave, no one succeeds
    So he moves with his peers, different blocks, different years
    Sittin on, different benches like it's musical chairs
    All his peoples moved on in life, he's on the corners at night
    with young dudes it's them he wanna be like
    It's sad but it's fun to him right? He never grew up
    31 and can't give his youth, he's in his second childhood

    [Chorus]

    [Nas]
    Baby girl she's always talkin name droppin hangin late
    Drinkin smokin hates her baby daddy, craves shoppin
    E poppin Ecstasy takin, won't finish her education
    Best friend she keeps changin, stuck with limitations
    Lustin men, many hotels, Fendi Chanel
    With nothin in her bank account frontin she do well
    Her kid suffers he don't get that love he deserve
    He the Sun, she the Earth, single mom, even worse
    No job never stay workin, mad purty
    Shorty they call her the brain surgeon
    Time flyin she the same person, never matures
    All her friends married doin well
    She's in the streets yakkety yakkin like she was 12
    Honey is twenty-seven, argues fights
    Selfish in her own right, polite, guess she's in her second childhood

    [Chorus]

    "Who else could it be.." - "N-A-S" - "Nas.."

  13. D.... C....

    I’m still listening 👂 to this
    Nas is so000000 slept 🛏 on ... stop 🛑 sleeping 💤

  14. A.... O....

    #nasty da 1...

  15. s.... ....

    it sounds early 90s

  16. R.... M....

    Now I usually hate these 'whos listening in x year??' posts but...This just topped my spotify wrapup as my most listened song in 2019.

  17. j.... j....

    Lyrics 📝💎🌶🙏🏿

  18. b.... r....

    PRODUCED BY : DJ PREMIER ??? WHO DAT BOY MAN ??? THE BIGGEST PRODUCER ALL THE TIME .

  19. 2.... ....

    This song hits once you are a certain age

  20. R.... B....

    Stillmatic>Illmatic

  21. I.... K....

    The real lil Nas is the one mentioned in this song (NaS as a kid) not that fake ass lil nas x who barely even raps. You can't have Nas in your name of you ain't even the slightest lyrical, let alone can rap.

  22. A.... W....

    Who else came here from Redman my 2nd lighter

  23. C.... T....

    Explore my thought drunken 4rm gods-beer..

  24. 1.... ....

    No one ever talks about this track...definitely in my top 3 Nas tracks 💯

  25. G.... M....

    Sadly this is still going on

  26. R.... F....

    🎵🎵It's sad that people are still living in their 2nd childhood & they don't wanna grow up hopefully they'll see the light.🎵🎵

  27. W.... t....

    I remember when this dropped just under 3 months after 9/11 2001 was a year to remember for many reasons good and bad this was one of the good.

  28. A.... B....

    I get some serious chills hearing this classic.. The nostalgia runs real deep for me with this whole album. I was like 17 when it dropped and just got out from being locked up for 10 months.

  29. B.... B....

    Straight Classic

  30. I.... A....

    Still listening in 2019. I thank my pops for gifting me my first album at 13. It was a Nas album.

  31. E.... G....

    The contrasting differences between this song & Redman's *My 2nd Lighter* is this one is more serious, real life stuff & Red's is more superficial fun about a lighter {lighting blunts}...But both are 😏'Dope.'

  32. J.... E....

    Listening to this all the way to 2020

  33. E.... G....

    Could you imagine if Nas & Preme were a permanent Team?!?!.....Wow!....

    ...That even rhymes....😎👌

  34. J.... c....

    Old days 2001

  35. C.... M....

    Preemo the best👍👍🔥🔥

  36. J.... _....

    I'm guessin the 31 year old was 16 in 1985, and was born in 1969.

    J.... _....

    jay z was born in 1969

  37. m.... ....

    Perfect song to vibe to with a blunt after a long day at work

  38. J.... H....

    Nas is a genius

  39. S.... L....

    There's three rappers that are my favorite ever it is LL Cool J Nas and 50 Cent Nas is just so also when it comes to Poetic rapping all the time and effort that he puts into his notes and then speak in it to the world to see the changes that he can do with his music and what he talks about is just so awesome truly my favorite my favorite rapper

    S.... L....

    All from Queens

  40. M.... E....

    2nd Childhood wowww listen

  41. m.... K....

    I love NAS one of the best

  42. G.... G....

    Anyone else got goosebumps listening to this?

  43. A.... E....

    Forever Classic🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯🎧🎶🎵🎵🎤🎤🎤🎤👑🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

  44. A.... Y....

    https://tunein.com/radio/JAZZ-RADIO---Black-Music-s97310/
    http://tunein.com/radio/24-7-Motown-s191799/
    http://tunein.com/radio/Disco-Fever-s250013/
    https://tunein.com/artist/Bob-Marley-m371240/
    http://www.iheart.com/live/slow-jams-4719/
    https://tunein.com/radio/Wu-Tang-Radio-%28Wu-World-Radio%29-s133913

  45. H.... F....

    He is the real king of rap

  46. H.... F....

    He is one of my most favourite rappers of all time ever

  47. J.... C....

    Yeah grow the fuck up niggaz get yourselves together

  48. b.... d....

    Funny things is
    Nas doing the same shit!

    Baby mother issues
    Trying to fuck with Nicki but she didn't give him play.
    Still chasing young pussy.
    Still trying to relieve his glory days.

    At the end money don't mean you prosper into A man automatically.
    It just means you can afford to be A walking contradiction without people buying into your bullshit because your money will overshadow your ways.

    b.... d....

    Nino-Da Blogger You are a hater. So all the men across the globe who had relationships that didn’t work out are living immature lives huh? And how you know who left who? up until now sun has not said one word publicly regarding Nicki and I’m betting you know neither of them personally. You sound like the type of dude who wishes he could live the life the next man has but can’t, so he goes the self-righteous route and disparages how that man “chooses” to live his life. Nas has a song on Lost Tapes 2 called Who Are You, go listen that shit.

  49. R.... B....

    Slaps 🔥

  50. S.... C....

    I used to love watching Comic View. But 31 at my moms crib? Lol

  51. b.... s....

    The people who put thumbs down is in there 2nd child hood

  52. J.... V....

    2nd verse is the one that fucks me up. It could literally be me hes talking about. Thanks air force

  53. k.... h....

    Back in 2002 Riding around 1 in the morning to this was epic.....

  54. B.... L....

    yes Nas 2019

  55. M.... O....

    EU SOU O MAGNO E EU GOSTEI DO CLIPE, BJS

  56. R.... D....

    https://youtu.be/40baQMJqPf0

  57. P.... 6....

    I love this song, I was in 8th grade when Stillmatic dropped, this has been my favorite Nas album and I can’t explain the feelings I get when I listen to this track, 3rd verse is 🔥.
    Extreme Nostalgia hitting hard, good night from California.
    Peace and Power to all the people.

  58. M.... H....

    My favorite smoking song🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 been banging this shit since middle school💪💯

  59. D.... C....

    Canvas painted Sir Nas...

  60. K.... F....

    This is dedicated to bum ass niggas and bitches with no life

  61. J.... s....

    Classic kid

  62. T.... B....

    151 people must be in they 2nd childhoods.....

  63. N.... B....

    My idol... I grew up to his rhymes. The King of Queens Nas

  64. P.... ....

    Peace to you all

  65. J.... D....

    🔥🔥🔥

  66. E.... V....

    10+ years back

  67. K.... ....

    Primo flipped that beat man! Nas...shhhiiiiiiiiiyud, cold af!

  68. K.... C....

    This song brings me back when hip hop was not corporate

  69. B.... B....

    I'd love a Nas album produced entirely by THEE LARGE PROFESSOR💯💯💯💯

  70. k.... s....

    Rookie talk

  71. M.... B....

    You know how intelligent you have to be to create a art like this. Thank you Nas for guiding me thru my life.

  72. C.... C....

    Crushing all that so called music on the radio to this day. Don't forget this is NAS. no x in his name just NAS.

    C.... C....

    Pls dont even mention that lil nas x bullshit here dawg.

  73. l.... r....

    I feel the verse about the 31 year old is about me even though I don’t smoke or have any babies and I don’t have any felonies but I really need to get my shit together

  74. C.... S....

    Who elese could it be nas

  75. O.... A....

    DJ Premier, man.

  76. I.... G....

    One of Nas greatest songs!!!!!

  77. K.... k....

    2 tough for radio

  78. T.... R....

    One of the greatest writers in the history of music, hands down!

  79. J.... s....

    Classic

  80. A.... P....

    to my old nieghbor dubed this cd back in 2001 from me aka richard pryor my ol nieghbor from boston yo beee back in the kobe an shaq days lakers lakers lakers 3 peat 00/01/02

  81. K.... S....

    Besides NY State of mind and Halftime, this is another favorite Nas song I love.

    K.... S....

    I agree but it’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏈 for life!

  82. R.... D....

    2019 #80sBaby

  83. l.... m....

    Comic View. Wow what a flashback 🔥🔥🔥

  84. E.... M....

    Specific to what most black men deal with when there's no man present. The rhyme is so real to most of us that the story has uncovered some part of what we have come from to get where we are present day. Propz Given! ! ! !

  85. B.... B....

    Nas is a telling a story of so many people in the hood. Coming from the ghetto I know people who are 35 + still doing the same shit since they were 17. They refuse to grow up because they don’t know what their purpose is. It’s so sad some even think prison is just part of their lives. Smh.

    B.... B....

    👏👏

    B.... B....

    There done for sure I know some too bro

    B.... B....

    Life ain’t shit but stress (you’re 9-5 job) and fake niggas (the niggas at you’re job) live you’re life how you want to YOLO

  86. R.... Z....

    Get yours nigga

  87. L.... P....

    Abreva!

  88. L.... P....

    It’s all good; he came all the way here. Dialogue. Oops.

  89. L.... P....

    Pitbull Terrier; Happy Feet. Reebok Pump. Pessimist.

  90. L.... P....

    Zairois; Biso Na Biso. Naza Coto Oyo!

  91. L.... P....

    Waiting for my battery; Nollywood.

  92. L.... P....

    I saw you, I guess it’s just too bad. Second chapter; what’s in it for me. Seiko to Rolex; time is precious. Seafood lover; Alicia Keys.

  93. G.... ....

    So many old children disguised as adults.

  94. T.... B....

    No offense to rewind or ether but this was the hottest song on the album didn't feel it too much and I'm a nas head till I'm gone

  95. T.... M....

    Hood poet Nas felt in Bx Lambert Houses

  96. R.... V....

    Real spill