Back When

Lyrics

🎵 Title: “Back When”

(Intro)
Yeah…
It’s been a minute since I really said what’s on my mind
Let me talk for a sec…

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(Verse 1)
Back when I ain’t have much, I had peace
Now I got everything, can’t find sleep
Used to walk to the corner store for a dream
Now they talk like they knew me before the streams

People change quick when the money come
Now they all fam, now they all want some
I ain’t bitter, I just move a little smarter
Circle got smaller, my vision got larger

No text back, now she blowin’ up my line
Funny how they miss you when they see you in your prime
Did it independent, never asked for a dime
Now the ones who doubted try to act like they aligned

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(Chorus)
Back when, they ain’t see the vision
Back when, they ain’t pay attention
Now I’m in a different position
Lookin’ back, I made the right decisions

Back when, I was quiet with pain
Now I speak and the world know my name
Lost some people, but that’s part of the game
I ain’t mad, I just charge it to change

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(Verse 2)
Told my mom I’d never fold to the fame
She said, “Son, just remember why you came”
Used to dream ‘bout the jet rides
Now I’m in the sky with a pain I can’t let slide

Yeah, I love deep, but I trust slow
Had to lose her just to grow
Everything come full circle
Even fake love got a glow

They say “You different now,”
I just grew into the man I wrote about
I ain’t chasin’ no clout
I’m just tryna make my future self proud

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(Final Chorus)
Back when, they ain’t dap me up
Back when, I was broke, no luck
Now I’m up, but I still feel stuck
Guess some highs don’t heal what’s cut

Back when, it was me and a pad
Now it’s flights, shows, and a life I never had
Still the same soul, still the same heart
I just learned who was real from the start