Released: February 10, 2004
Songwriter: Kanye West
Producer: Kanye West
Hey Jimmy, where you going?
I don't know where I'm goin'
My Dad died, and uh, he left me his degrees
My mom would always say "Dad, why don't you work?"
But he just kept learning
All the other kids' parents were working and saving up money for school
And I was actually in school all while my dad was in school!
He was so greedy with degrees, he took my degree
And now I'm just glad he left me these
Because all the regular homeless people have newspaper, and look what I have
These are documented
My father left them to me
And I'm going to leave them to my kids
I'm going to learn too
I'm going to get super smart, so I, too, can die without money
But I'll be the smartest dead guy!
Who has that?
I don't know where I'm goin'
My Dad died, and uh, he left me his degrees
My mom would always say "Dad, why don't you work?"
But he just kept learning
All the other kids' parents were working and saving up money for school
And I was actually in school all while my dad was in school!
He was so greedy with degrees, he took my degree
And now I'm just glad he left me these
Because all the regular homeless people have newspaper, and look what I have
These are documented
My father left them to me
And I'm going to leave them to my kids
I'm going to learn too
I'm going to get super smart, so I, too, can die without money
But I'll be the smartest dead guy!
Who has that?
more tracks from the album
The College Dropout
- All Falls Down
- Slow Jamz
- Heavy Hitters
- I’ll Fly Away
- Graduation Day
- School Spirit (Skit 1)
- Intro
- School Spirit (Skit 2)
- Lil’ Jimmy (Skit)
- Workout Plan
- Breathe In Breathe Out
- Family Business
- Never Let Me Down
- Through the Wire
- We Don’t Care
- Jesus Walks
- Spaceship
- Two Words
- Last Call
- Get Em High
- The New Workout Plan
- School Spirit
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- The College Dropout (2004)
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