YOU SAID:
i got a lot of brains but no polish, i got to holler just to be heard with every word i drop knowledge
INTO JAPANESE
私は頭脳をたくさん持っていましたが、磨きはしていませんでした。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I had a lot of brains but I was not polishing.
INTO JAPANESE
私はたくさんの頭脳を持っていたが、私は磨いていなかった。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I had a lot of brains, but I did not polish.
INTO JAPANESE
私はたくさんの頭脳を持っていました、しかし私は磨きませんでした。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I had a lot of brains, but I did not polish.
You've done this before, haven't you.