Back In the Day

Back in the day when I was young
I'm not a kid anymore yeah
Cold sweat when I'm waking up
But it's the same as the tears
Late night I should be dreaming
Pictures flash of my fears yeah
See old pictures and I wish I was there
And when my niggas was here
I'm rolling up yeah
And it's getting smokey just like mirrors yeah
I got things on my mind yeah
That I been tryna put behind
But I still feel it inside
I still feel inside
I still feel it inside
But take me back to back in the day
Before I had to visit Dev at a grave
Before Dreaquan was in a cage
He locked up way in maine yeah
And he ain't call me in some weeks and some days
And I know he fighting demons and he fighting sleep
But I just want you to know
My love for you it won't never change
Remember times we use to wrestle of just play the game
I use to give you my old Jay's cus nigga we the same
And only lord knows the shit that's running thru ya brain
Outside the gates they killed Kevin shit like who to blame
On the sleeve no chrome hearts
Just old scars and red stains
In the hood it's purple or cold hearts just tryna maintain
I smile and say I'm fine
On the low I'm really lying yeah
I try to keep em entertained thru the vain in my lines
Veins in my neck bloom like a flower
See the veins on the vine
And I know that you know
That I be steady on my grind
Fuck chilling and wasting time
But I'll always cherish the times
When I always use to have time yeah
Cus I never got the time fr
Or I never wanna make the time fr
Decisions layin on my mind
But I'm certain to put this work in
I'm feeling like I deserve it and I reap what I sow
So I know that I gotta earn it yeah
I know that I gotta earn it

Back in the days when I was young
I'm not a kid anymore yeah
but sometimes I sit and wish I was a kid again
Sometimes yeah
Sometimes yeah
take me back to back in the days yeah
Take me back to back in the days when I was young yeah
Cus sometimes I sit and wish I was a kid again
Sometimes yeah
Sometimes yeah
Sometimes I sit and wish I was a kid again

Now it's back in the day yeah
Now I gotta visit Dev up at a grave yeah
And my cousin Drea he locked up in a cage up in maine yeah
Ahhh Yeahh
But now I do what my OGs instructed
Before I self destruct
In my city they know who be getting busy
I use to be down to risk it
Nah forreal I had to structure up
I gotta shot so I can't fuck it up
My chin is up
My chain ain't never tucked
I rather live lit and live
Than go and hide and duck
I wish we could just pour it up ah
I wish we could just pour it up ah
Take me back in the day yeah
I still think about that call yeah
Like over and over and over and over again
Serena called that was back when we was more than friends
Well shit we still ain't make amends
And shit hurt me still no I can't pretend
Late night we was hand in hand
But that was back in the day when I was young
I'm not a kid again
That was back in the days when I was young
I'm not a kid anymore
But sometimes I sit and wish I was a kid again
Sometimes yeah
Sometimes I sit and wish I was a kid again
Back in the day yeah
I still wish I was a kid again