Child

When I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya
I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya

I had a father who came from nothing
He took that and he made it something
He'd seen it all by his 21st, right
His mum and dad both left this Earth, why?

It was the drinking that killed his mother
He's watching the same thing kill his brother
And he doesn't say it much, but he really loves us
And he doesn't want the same thing to kill his sons

When he sees me with a drink in my hand
I understand now why he thinks that it's bad
'Cause he knows that it's so evil
But he knows we're our own people, so he lets us go

When I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh
I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh
Now I know, now I know, now I know oh, oh, oh
Now I know, now I know, now I know oh, oh, oh
I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh

See, I don't know if God's real
But if he is, I can image how God feels
And there's things I'd discuss with him
I bet he wouldn't change much
But there's shit he would have done different

When my grandpa passed away
I remember sayin' bye on his last few days
And I'm hoping there's a heaven I want to meet again
And I never met anybody as positive as him

Not many were as sick as him
But he didn't let the illness kill his grin
And that's why I went ahead and inked my skin
'Cause I remember the smile when I think of him, like

When I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh
I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh
Now I know, now I know, now I know oh, oh, oh
Now I know, now I know, now I know oh, oh, oh
I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh

I didn't know that my brother got bullied at school
If I could go back now, I wouldn't be fooled
He probably thought mum and dad don't fucking care
But it wasn't even that, they were so unaware

Livin' in a family where money is favored
Makes us wanna say, "I fuckin' hate it"
Brother thought we gotta feel blessed as fuck
Just remember they only want the best for us

We got a mum that's an angel, I'm thankful
To even have her in my life, I'm grateful (grateful)
Family is anybody close to you
But, see, this song right here, it is overdue for you

When I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh
I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh
Now I know, now I know, now I know oh, oh, oh
Now I know, now I know, now I know oh, oh, oh
I was just a child, I didn't know much about ya, oh, oh