Child

When I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya I had a father who came from nothing He took that and he made it something He'd seen it all by his 21st, right His mum and dad both left this Earth, why? It was the drinking that killed his mother He's watching the same thing kill his brother And he doesn't say it much, but he really loves us And he doesn't want the same thing to kill his sons When he sees me with a drink in my hand I understand now why he thinks that it's bad 'Cause he knows that it's so evil But he knows we're our own people, so he lets us go When I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh Now I know, now I know, now I know oh, oh, oh Now I know, now I know, now I know oh, oh, oh I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh See, I don't know if God's real But if he is, I can image how God feels And there's things I'd discuss with him I bet he wouldn't change much But there's shit he would have done different When my grandpa passed away I remember sayin' bye on his last few days And I'm hoping there's a heaven I want to meet again And I never met anybody as positive as him Not many were as sick as him But he didn't let the illness kill his grin And that's why I went ahead and inked my skin 'Cause I remember the smile when I think of him, like When I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh Now I know, now I know, now I know oh, oh, oh Now I know, now I know, now I know oh, oh, oh I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh I didn't know that my brother got bullied at school If I could go back now, I wouldn't be fooled He probably thought mum and dad don't fucking care But it wasn't even that, they were so unaware Livin' in a family where money is favored Makes us wanna say, "I fuckin' hate it" Brother thought we gotta feel blessed as fuck Just remember they only want the best for us We got a mum that's an angel, I'm thankful To even have her in my life, I'm grateful (grateful) Family is anybody close to you But, see, this song right here, it is overdue for you When I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh Now I know, now I know, now I know oh, oh, oh Now I know, now I know, now I know oh, oh, oh I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh