[Intro:]

I remember [x7]



[Verse 1:]

Back before

The record deal

And the cars

And the cribs

And the way

That things

Took off

I was signin'

At Lucy's

On 1-25th

Just tryin'

My best

To get on

Back when

Me and Puff

And B.I.G.

Was kids

And I knew

Jodeci

I was young

And tough

And fresh in love

And it was

All a dream

Signing a contract

No guiding light

Just hopin' I

I can get out

The projects

And get my

Family right

'Cause they

Were my life

In Red Zones

In Bentley's

You can

Catch me

Tryna do me

I was jaded

On the block

I coulda faded

On the block

But I made it

Off the block

And I



[Chorus:]

I remember

Back when

I didn't know

Which way

To live

I remember

Back when

Pain was

All I had

To give

The reflections

Of my life

I see the

Lessons that I've learned

And now I know

Heartbreak don't exist

When it's been

Torn apart

By love



[Verse 2:]

I use to

Throw a fit

I use

To shed

A doubt

And blame it

On a man

But that

Was Mary than

And this is

Mary now

You gotta understand

It's about

How we

Respect ourselves

And the men

Have no control

Of our self-esteem

And when

We see that

Then we can

Let go



[Hook]



[Bridge:]

Now I made

Some mistakes

I lost some

Friends along

The way

But I don't

Carry it

'Cause it

Made me

A better chick

Its my life

And I know

That there's

More for

Me to see

I may not be

What I'm

Suppose to

But I can

Tell you right now

I ain't what

I use to be



[Hook]



[Outro:]

I remember [x7]