Used to chill up in my treehouse High above the clouds, inside a world I couldn't be found I was doing me, all by myself and staying positive Fall asleep and wake up, had a dream about accomplishments Ima do it all As long I can stay committed I don't want a 9-5 Cuz I'm too high above the city Know my mom is getting worried, promised I would make her proud, but... Then they cut my treehouse down Flash forward twenty years Group work, twenty peers Stuck in grad school I'm mad cool, but that don't matter here Had to sacrifice my goals, cuz now I got a family No more music, no more lyrics, no more dreams of winning Grammys Had to man up for my girl, and drop my plan to change the world Cuz they said that ain't realistic Especially for misfits Integrity was cut in half Sit atop a lonely stump Think about what could've been I can't go back, but we ain't done Cuz I built my son a treehouse And made it somewhere he will always be found He can be himself, Ima cherish his accomplishments Got a new role, great man on my father shit Ima tell him everything they never let me learn And Ima teach him how to swim in case the bridges ever burn I know that one day, he gon' make it and I'll see him at the top Love my family forever, even after time stops