Chesspnoi - 20 Years In... Lyrics

I hit another milestone again
I finally got my 20 years in
So stop asking me if I'm retiring
Nobody interesting is hiring
When they gave me that promotion to E-8
It was already too late to drop my appendix J
I'm here to stay earn that pay
And make another decision after my hard 3
I still got love for the streets at M-C-R-D
But it all started when I was 19
When I took my ASVAB with the U.S. Army
But spontaneously ironically ended up in the U-S-M-C
Okay, I could have ended up a dope fiend
But before Y2K, Instead
I became U.S. Marine I was yellow-green

Got on a plane headed to San Diego
Got off that plane hung out the U-S-O
Got on that bus people at the airport
Like the poolees looked just as nervous as us
Got off that bus shoving the hats started
Screaming at us fussing and cussing
And then they told us to run but when we got up
We spazzed sprinted and started rushing
They told us to stand on the yellow footprints
Shut it then taught us the position of attention
They directed us to call home got a forever ringtone
So I hung up the phone
Back then I was like f*ck my life damn
Emptied contraband from my pockets
Also, in my head i was like what the f*ck did I just do man

I was recruited into the delayed entry program
September 24, 1998 at Pearl Harbor
I left for recruit training February 21, 1999
Assigned to Platoon 1045
Bravo Company 1st Battalion

Black Boots tri-colored cammies
Uniform, ironed-on logos
But today's the era of net-gens and later millennials
Pride and discipline was so long ago
We getting way too lenient on formation no-shows
Most of them Staff N-C-O-S
I guess they wont find out who's on the hit-list for medical and dental
But they wonder why our youths are feeling so f*cking very entitled
Don't know shit about being humble
Don't see worth anything working hard for
Even with high school diplomas their English pitiful
I wish it was an illusion that shit is painful
I hope they find a solution
I love you all, but in conclusion
Never place me in a position for me to choose between you and the institution
Stop being part of the organization's pollution be more of that person with all the contribution
They need direction mentorship and leadership
In other words, stop being a piece of shit