Dis not no fury tail

I ain't live no perfeck life

I start'd drinkin wen I wuz 8

Mi moms was drunk and gave me da wrong cup

I lik'd the warmnis it gav me since we ain't had no heet

But mi head hurted too and put me to sleep

At skool I was lafed at cuz my close wur torn and cuz I smelled weerd

Mi only frend cameesha tol me I got to get bettr close or she wont be mi frend no more 

Wen we went to the mal I stol close and shoos n put 'em in mi buk bag

I lik'd lukin gud but I didn like steelin 

I sold mi ass for cash wen I wuz 12 

I quit skool soon afta

Fo 4 yeers strait I hookerd 

Bi dat tim my folks got kiked outta dey hous

N I staid at a homless hom fo kids

I broke down wen I saw familis lovin on each oter

I wantd 1

A luv to

Dis lady usta cum on mi corner

She usta say let god sav me

I ne'er lisen'd to her til I didnt wanna be sad no mo

I went to church 1 day n the man said I wuz reborn 

He lemme sta at his hous

He clofed me

And feed me 

We wen to church almos evriday

He tauht me how to ad and subtrac, how to speek and to write

When I was 20, He helped me get my GED and into college 

I was humble and thankful that God placed him in my life

I knew that one day I will pay him back

However, that day will never come

He died

I am now 24

It is my graduation day

Because I have the highest GPA, I have to speak

I approach the podium with tears in my eyes

And began my speech by saying 

"This isn't a fairy tale and I haven't lived a perfect life"