when i was younger and now i am a teen/

15 years old and having big dreams/

my mom tell me 2 never be out on the street/

she said i need to get my life starite and think/she said dont follow nobody be yo own man/

and now i being all i can/

and i am learning from right from wrong/

i fell sorry 4 my cousin cause his father is gone/and i can go back and remeber all the memorys/

and we use 2 go places and it was just u and me/

but now u cant see your grandson or granddauther/they getting real big and older/

my brother miss his son so much/

all he want 2 do is just feel his touch/

but everybody know thats life/

thats why when he come out he gon get a better wife/

and dad i cant forget about u u was down with it/

everytime i wanted something you will try yo hardest to get it/

and my big brother he always had my back/

if he wanted me for something i was down for that/

and juwana i cant forget about you/

everytime i had troubles you would come though/

so i am gon stay in school/

and i wont never become a fool/



you would never want me 2 be like them other dudes/

u will keep me in something but mostly at school/

play a sport or be on other teams/

so when i go 2 the nba i am gon remeber all these things/

but the most when i was little i was down/

cause you kicked my brother out the house/

it was 3 kids and u was the only spouse/

but when u said u could do something it was never any dought