Umm pum-pum-pum

Pum-pum, pum-pum, pum-pum



Look behind myself

As I reflect on all the memories

The times they come and go

Lost everything from friends to Family

If I could turn back the hands

There would be some things I'd change about me

I know that my past is not what my future holds



Where I come from

Who could believe

All the pain and misery

Look in my eyes and you'll see

The diary of me



Rewind my life

Just go back and correct all the wrong

And ask God to direct my path

So that I can make it home

And if I could turn back the hands of time

There would be some things I would change about me

But I know that my past is not what my future holds

'Cause



Where I'm from

Who could believe

All the pain, misery

Look in my eyes and you will see

The diary of me



Years ago a child was born (a child was born) (ooh)

And raised without a man (without my... father, and wonder why he's in these streets) (ooh)



My mother's gone (mothers gone, yet still... found the strength to pray for me) (ooh)

But still reached out her hand

Just open the book (na-na-na-na-na-na)

Turn the pages of my life (na-na-na)

And you will read

A true story about one man's journey



Where I'm from (ahh...)

Who would believe, yeah

That all the hurt and pain and misery (ahh...)

Look in my eyes (ahh...)

You'll see the diary of me (pum-pum-pum-pum-pum)

Where I'm from (where I'm from, who could believe) (ahh...)

Who could believe (the hurt and pain and misery)

(Look in my eyes) in my eyes (and you will see) (ahh...)

(The makings of) the makings of

(My diary) my diary

(Where I'm from) look in my eyes (ahh...)

(Who could believe) you'll see

(The hurt and pain and misery)

(Look in my eyes) (ahh...)

(And you will see) yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah

(The makings of my diary)

(Where I'm from...) (ahh...)