GPA

I got, I got, I got, I got

Honor roll inside my DNA

Essay skills, debate, and grades inside my DNA

I got focus, I got hustle, I got drive inside my DNA

I got notebooks, I got pencils, I got pride inside my DNA

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I just scored a hundred on that test, ay

Teacher said, “You blessed,” ay

Never late, I’m study great,

I cram all night, no rest, ay

Check my desk, no mess, ay

Brain full like a chest, ay

Cheat? Nah, that’s not me, I pass with finesse, ay

Born a scholar, got that knowledge in my chromosomes

Doing math like I’m in battle with these x and unknowns

Lunch tray, hallway, posted with my headphones

I’m reciting history like verses from my old poems

This that student life, this that late night grind

This that coffee sip, deadlines on my mind

This that never quit, keep your GPA in line

That “I did the group project when they didn’t” kind

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I got GPA inside my DNA

Straight A’s and essays every day

I got Wi-Fi stress and hallway tests

That pressure, pain, and still I slay

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I got calculus, I got chemistry

I got finals chasing me

I got dreams to get that cap and gown and live so endlessly

I got proof, I got truth, my transcripts never lie

Principal said, “Keep it moving,” I said, “Watch me fly.”

All my teachers know I’m bout that growth

Every notebook, every quote

Graduation on my coat

That’s my anthem, that’s my oath

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You see motivation, dedication in my DNA

You see anxiety, society, still I find my way

You see the future, I’m a tutor to the next to stay

I got, I got, I got, I got — school pride in my DNA

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I got, I got, I got, I got

Honor roll inside my DNA

Never fold, forever bold,

I’m chasing goals inside my DNA