Andy Mineo - Now I Know lyrics

The older I get, the more I realize
Almost everything that I believed in
My life was a lie
It started as a child, first was Santa Claus
Then I believed that a broad would
Never come between my dawgs, wrong
My sister Mary filled me in when I was seven
Told me Hulk Hogan only existed on television
(what?)
The Stone Cold Stunner and the Leg Drop
All scripted? NWO and X-Pac? Dang
I used to walk up to them automatic doors
My momma told me that my
Finger was the power source
So I pointed with my pointer
Then, pow! It was open
Then come to find out she was jokin'
Had to let it soak in
My mind as a boy didn't wanna believe that
McGwire or Barry were on the 'roids
But, uh, when I was young
I thought the world was alright
It's funny, I even thought
That Jesus was white, but yo

All that glitters ain't made of gold
It's the thing you've heard
A million times before i know, I know
It took a little time, now I realize
Now I know better
It's better late than never now I know

Over the years
You get more accustomed to pain
Used to believe my dad when he'd
Say he'd come to my games
Even believed my mother was a saint
And could do no wrong
And then she sat me down and
Told me how I was born (shoot)
Mind blown, but now it all makes sense
Why she didn't spazz on me when
She caught me havin' sex
I was perplexed but now I get it
I used to think America
Was finished with racism
How could I miss it?
I'm mad so many people don't get it
Holdin' this list of black names
But now I'm blacklisted?
Got older, it's like it got no different
I found out that these
Independent artists isn't independent
Cause major labels fund them
Quietly to keep perception
That's deception in the game
Used to believe I wanted fame
Plus my name written in them lights
Now I know it's so much greater cause
It's written in the hand of Christ then, I
I used to say the radio would
Play what the people wanted
Now I know they playin' what's payin'
Feelin' jaded
But somehow I still believe in God
I even thought a college education
Got me a job, man

All that glitters ain't made of gold
(All that glitters ain't made of gold, man)
It's the thing you've heard
A million times before (I know, I know
I know you heard it all before)
It took a little time, now I realize
(It took a little while, now I know)
Now I know better
It's better late than never
(it's better late than never) now I know

Now I know better yes, I know better
Now I know better yes, I know better
Now I know better (took me a while)
Yes, I know better (just to realize)
Now I know better (now I know better)
Yes, I know better now I know
Too many times i know, I know, I know better
Alright, alright