[Verse 1]
I was UP in my ROOM, it was LATE, I was LOOPIN' a BEAT
(yeah!)
Thinkin' 'bout HOW I'm finna MAKE it and RUN up the STREET
(run it up!)
Mama WALKED in, saw the PAper, she STARTED to TWEAK
(huh?)
Looked in my EYES, grabbed my SHIRT, then she STARTED to PREACH!
(she did!)
"BOY, you a CATHolic! WHAT is you DOIN'? You LOSIN' your MIND!"
(what?!)
"Rappers be SWEARIN' and KILLIN', you WASTIN' your TIME!"
I looked at her FACE, had to TELL her she CROSSIN' the LINE
(look!)
I ain't out here WILDIN', I'm out here just TRYNA to SHINE!
(I am!)
But she DIDN'T hear ME, she CALLED up my AUNTIE and PRIEST
(dang!)
They SAT at the TABLE, they LOOKIN' at ME like a BEAST
(they was!)
GRANDma got ROSaries OUT, she was PRAYIN' for PEACE
(she prayin'!)
But I got a HUNGER inSIDE that is FINNA get LEASED!
(Von!)
[Chorus]
They LIKE, "VON—don't DO that! You a CATHolic KID!"
(don't do it!)
They JUDGIN' the MUsic, they JUDGIN' the LIFE that I LIVED!
(they judging!)
But I ain't out here SWEARIN', I'm KEEPIN' it CLEAN for the GRID
(I am!)
I POPPED off the LID, look at the DAMage I DID!
(look at it!)
They SAY, "Don't DO that, you a CATHolic KID!"
(what?!)
They SCREAMIN' and SHOUTIN', they HATE that I DID what I DID!
(they hate it!)
But I got a VI-sion, I'm GRIPPIN' the MIC and I'm PUSHIN' the KID!
(Von!) 🎤
[Verse 2]
Night’s deep silence, but my mind’s racin’ real fast
A choir of doubts, tryin’ to chain what I cast
Mama’s faith, strong like the ribbons on her wrist
But I’m scribblin’ verses, my truth insist
They want me kneelin’, bowed down praying on time
But I’m clockin’ my rhymes, breakin’ out these lines
Rosary beads slip through my fingers in stress
Still got my script clean, no need to confess
[Chorus]
They LIKE, "VON—don't DO that! You a CATHolic KID!"
(don't do it!)
They JUDGIN' the MUsic, they JUDGIN' the LIFE that I LIVED!
(they judging!)
But I ain't out here SWEARIN', I'm KEEPIN' it CLEAN for the GRID
(I am!)
I POPPED off the LID, look at the DAMage I DID!
(look at it!)
They SAY, "Don't DO that, you a CATHolic KID!"
(what?!)
They SCREAMIN' and SHOUTIN', they HATE that I DID what I DID!
(they hate it!)
But I got a VI-sion, I'm GRIPPIN' the MIC and I'm PUSHIN' the KID!
(Von!) 🎤
[Bridge]
Whispers through the halls — "he ain't walkin’ the line"
But I’m drawin’ my map, crossing black and white confines
No shoutin’, no swearin’, just fire that glows inside
Carving out a place where my soul can confide
[Chorus]
They LIKE, "VON—don't DO that! You a CATHolic KID!"
(don't do it!)
They JUDGIN' the MUsic, they JUDGIN' the LIFE that I LIVED!
(they judging!)
But I ain't out here SWEARIN', I'm KEEPIN' it CLEAN for the GRID
(I am!)
I POPPED off the LID, look at the DAMage I DID!
(look at it!)
They SAY, "Don't DO that, you a CATHolic KID!"
(what?!)
They SCREAMIN' and SHOUTIN', they HATE that I DID what I DID!
(they hate it!)
But I got a VI-sion, I'm GRIPPIN' the MIC and I'm PUSHIN' the KID!
(Von!) 🎤
[Outro]
Room's empty now, papers scattered, beat on repeat
Mama’s words linger like a slow heartbeat
But I’m chasing dawn with my words, slick and vivid
‘Cause I’m more than a label — I’m a Catholic Kid.
