Jon Connor, Smoke DZA, Chris Webby - When I Was Young lyrics

When I was young
It seemed that life was so wonderful
Oh it was beautiful, magical
When I was young
It seemed that life was so wonderful
Oh it was beautiful, magical

Rap was all I ever
Thought about, listened to, talked about
Back before money was all they talked about
(aw shit) when I was young, the
Rappers could really rap, kid
Now they more concerned about they ad-libs
Listening to rappers like a
Student in a lecture
Mimicking the cadences and
Practicing the gestures
Eminem was rappin’ ’bout pills
So I popped those
Swinging my shirt in the air like Petey Pablo
Studied the greats from Pun to 2Pac
Walked around my private school with my
Tapes in a shoe box
Handed my music out to people I sold weed to
Watching MTV
Tellin’ myself "that’s gonna be you"
Tapin’ the radio and puttin’ it on cassette
Now I’m gettin’ bombs dropped on
My shit by Funk Flex it’s a trip
Man – I just sit back and roll the purple
Now watch this whole thing
Come around full circle

When I was young
It seemed that life was so wonderful
Oh it was beautiful, magical
When I was young
It seemed that life was so wonderful
Oh it was beautiful, magical

Young nigga, influenced by the TV heavy
Eatin’ Little Debbies’
Tuned into Fab Five Freddy
Vids I watched ‘em all, emulating applause
I ain’t fuck with Superman
My super hero was Biggie Smalls
Rappin’ with my dawgs proudly
Nobody was cold as me
Wishing somebody’d notice me
Dreams to get a deal ’cause
The speech so sick
Now they talkin’ ’bout deals
And I’m like "keep that shit"
Went through a lot of BS, lucky me
Times had me like "this ain’t what
It’s cracked up to be"
What’s good for the goose is
Good for the gander it’s good for the blogs
It’s good for the slander
Nowadays, they wishing it was
How it was before but that was back in the
Days when I was young i’m not a kid anymore
The OGs that I listened to, I’m friends with
When I was younger
A nigga never would’ve thinked this

When I was young
It seemed that life was so wonderful
Oh it was beautiful, magical
When I was young
It seemed that life was so wonderful
Oh it was beautiful, magical

When I was younger nobody told
Us or showed us, crooked promoters
Flint, Michigan
General Motors held the weight
On our shoulders
Until the shops started closing
Felt like ain’t nobody want us
Our parents worked to the bone
Now they ain’t got a bone to throw us
Now see how many kids is
Daydreaming about a label
Yep, this rap shit is a bitch but
The only one that was faithful
Make it or die trying
At times it almost got fatal
My niggas was moving ‘caine and at
Times they was barely able
Brothers killin’ brothers
Shit goin’ on all around me
Genesee County would ground me and teachers
Would try to clown me
‘Cause, I had heart that was
Bigger than my surroundings
I got flooded with hate
But no way I could let ‘em drown me
Picture this one: I used to go to sleep at
Night listening to "It Was Written"
Then fastforward, Nas is tellin’ me "nigga
You gifted" if you fall, just shake it off
Now they sayin’ it’s my time
But time just caught up with my thoughts

When I was young
It seemed that life was so wonderful
Oh it was beautiful, magical
When I was young
It seemed that life was so wonderful
Oh it was beautiful, magical

When I was young
It seemed that life was so wonderful
Oh it was beautiful, magical