When I Was Young ft. Aylius Lyrics

When I was young, the world seemed a little bit brighter

My fears seemed a little bit lighter I knew it'd be all okay

When I was young, my dreams hit a little bit stronger

My heart felt a little more wonder Of what I'd become someday

When I was young

When I was young, I'd watch YoMTV raps

Get out my pen and pad

I started to hone my craft

I'll make it one day, I'm certain that's a fact

Fake gold chains, baggy jeans, and a backward hat

People laughed, boy, what you think, you black? I ain't let it stop me, I was right back in the lab

Barely knew what I was doing, I would get flustered

Ain't have a big vocabulary, ain't know about structure

Sound influenced by Big Pac, Eazy, and Busta

I'd spit it with every ounce of aggression that I could muster

Needed an outlet, my heart just got punctured I was eight, needed escape, I just lost my brother

And it was that, life seemed hard, rap was fun

We would just spit, didn't matter where you were from

Before the blue rags and packing a gun Man, I really missed them days

When I was young, the world seemed a little bit brighter

My fears seemed a little bit lighter I knew it'd be all okay

When I was young, my dreams hit a little bit stronger

My heart felt a little more wonder Of what I'd become someday

When I was young

Some years passed, I met the homeboy, Mass He made beats that were top class, that boy spit straight gas

Shit went so fast, he signed to a label He told me, put together a demo, he told him I'd spit flames too

I put some 16s on a tape, then he took it to Quint They gave me a contract, I really ain't know what it meant

I was living out my dream, I was getting a chance to spit

I'll admit, I thought that it was heaven sent We made some motherfucking bangers, but not bread

Starving artists searching for crumbs, but never got fed

Caught an assault charge, facing five years, I'm going down now

Around the same time, they closing Bow Down It rolls through my mind, sit back and the movie plays

I remember them saying that rap shit was just a phase

I really hate to sound so cliche But sometimes I miss them good old days

When I was young, the world seemed a little bit brighter

My fears seemed a little bit lighter I knew it'd be all okay

When I was young, my dreams hit a little bit stronger

My heart felt a little more wonder Of what I'd become someday

When I was young, the world seemed a little bit brighter

My fears seemed a little bit lighter I knew it'd be all okay

When I was young, my dreams hit a little bit stronger

My heart felt a little more wonder Of what I'd become someday

When I was young