Gettin' Grown

I'm gettin' grown, I'm gettin' grown
Gettin' grown, gettin' grown
Now I got three children to raise
Life is just learning as you go

(La la la la la, la la la la la)
I wish my mama was alive to see
It either hits me or it robs me blind
(La la la la la, la la la la la)
But workin' on it is worth it I know
Now I remember the good ol' days
Because I know you will get by

Prepare me for what may come my way
Even if I could I wouldn't change a thang
You have to evolve inevitably
You got to walk before you learn to fly
Every day that goes by I find
I-I-I never won't be perfect I know
And I've sure come a long way
Gettin' grown, gettin' grown
(La la la la la, la la la la la)

Ooh, time changed but it feels the same
(La la la la la, la la la la la)
(La la la la la, la la la la la)
From the statistic that I started to be
Nobody knew if I would make it here
I'm gettin' grown, I'm gettin' grown
To live to my late nineties'd be nice

Gettin' grown, gettin' grown

I'm gettin' grown, I'm gettin' grown

Gettin' grown, I'm gettin' grown hey
Ooh everyday my heart burns to try

But thanks for wakin' me up today
Hey little boy you're not allowed to stay
(La la la la la, la la la la la)
Back slidin' down the bottom of beer

Broads and boxes and blunts to blaze
The road up ahead is so unclear
Look your destiny in the eye
I had to learn how to sacrifice
(La la la la la, la la la la la)
Gettin' grown, gettin' grown
There's no tellin' what tomorrow will bring
Hey, I'm gettin' grown, gettin' grown
(La la la la la, la la la la la)
And hey say, young man, there's no need to cry
(La la la la la, la la la la la)

And when I fall it's usually hard
And hey sweet music set me free
God I owe You this life of mine
And we all got to earn to die
The memories of the pain have scarred
And hey hey, Lord I know I'm not here to stay
Been selfish once or twice

But I get up and keep followin' God
I'm gettin' grown, I'm gettin' grown