Seven Years

When I was seven years old Nobody told me that Everyone you with, they ain't your homies When I was seven years old Look, uh Life goin' fast, but we kids and we thinkin' it'll be that way forever So we waste time (waste time) Roamin' the hood as a kid seem big, yeah 'Cause we never went 'cross the state line (state line) Had to go outside just to talk to each other back then 'Cause we didn't have FaceTime I was gettin' off track, seein' what - seen It was hard tryna walk in a straight line By 13, we was smokin' weed and poppin' them perkies At that time, I didn't even know what a perc' mean I was gettin' beatin', my momma would hurt me So I had to cope Numbin' myself from the pain, I would tote 13, when my first song got wrote 13, when my lil' heart got broke Wishin' that I wasn't born, but I didn't have a vote, uh 14, when I first seen what it's like with no support or no team Prone to givin' up on your dreams I learned the definition of a dope fiend Just somebody who's strugglin', battlin' life That could've been me on a regular night It 'posed to been me, but I put up a fight Despite what I was told, knew my future was bright 15, when I was first met Steff Thank God, I was all by myself Havin' sinned, God knew I needed help Love really do it for you when it ain't nothin' else left I was 'bout to give up, I put my heart on the shelf Wuan gettin' locked up wasn't good on my health Even though I had it hard growin' up every step It's priceless, I promise, the memories kill Once I was 20 years old I knew that I'd be great Even though they did me wrong for so mo- long It feel good to put a smile on they face 'Cause I knew damn well, I'd do everything that I dreamed It just showed up late (showed up late) But God's timing is real, it's the reason he made me wait Oh, once I was 20 years old Life finally shown me that Some of those around wasn't my homies Once I was 20 years old Soon I'll be 30 years old Some went platinum, some went gold Everything I said I'd do, I finally finished Soon I'll be 30 years old (30 years...)