Hey   Little boy you got a lot at stake   You have to crawl inevitibly   And I've sure come a long way      The road up ahead is so unclear   Back slidin' down the bottle of beer   Nobody knew if I would make it here      Sweet music set me free   From the statistic that I started to be   I wish my mama was alive to see      The memories of pain have scarred   And when I fall it's usually hard   But I get up and keep followin' God      Hey, I'm Gettin' grown, (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin grown   I'm Gettin grown (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin grown, hey      Now I remember the good ol' days   Broads and boxes of blunts to blaze   But now I got three children to raise      I never gon' be perfect I know,    But workin on it is worse than I know,    Life is just learning as you go      Been selfish once or twice   I had to how learn how to sacrifice   So here's to my late nighters be nice      Every day that goes by I find   It eithers hits me or robs you blind   God, I owe ya this life of mine      I'm gettin grown (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin grown,    I'm gettin grown (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin grown      (whistling)      Oooo, time changed but it feels the same,    There's no tellin what tommorow will bring,    Even if I could I wouldn't change a thang      Hey, Lord I know I'm not here to stay   But thanks for wakin' me up today   Prepare me for what may come my way      Say, young man, there's no need to cry   Because I know we will get by   Look your destiny in the eye      Everyday my heart burns to try   You got to walk before you learn to fly   And we all got to earn to die      I'm gettin' grown (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin' grown   I'm gettin' grown (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin' grown   I'm gettin' grown (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin' grown   I'm gettin' grown (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin' grown   I'm gettin' grown (la la la la la, la la la la la) I'm gettin' grown      [fade]