🎶 Kids Are Growing Up (Part 1)

Capo 4


[A#]Growing up I used to [Bb]wanna be my Uncle Wayne
[Em]Until I saw his [E7]body layin' in the grave (Rest in peace)
[A#]Growing up I [Bb]used to want a Jeep Wrangler (Haha)
[Em]..Un[E7]til I got to drive a Range
[A#]Growing up I used to [Bb]have a lot of friends (Fuck 'em all)
[Em]Un[E7]til I saw the money change 'em
[A#]Growing up I [Bb]used to want a lot of hoes
[Em]Un[E7]til I met Ben Franklin (Haha)

[A#]I'm writin' this [Bb]from a place that you ain't heard about
[Em]That you could only [E7]comment through the word of mouth (That's real)
[A#]Growing up, I [Bb]used to tell my ma, "I'll work it out"
[Em]I worked it out but now [E7]still somehow shit ain't working out (Real shit)
[A#]Growing up, I [Bb]watched my favorite rappers interviews
[Em]I ain't believe 'em when they [E7]said, "It ain't all what it seems"
[A#]But now I'm here, [Bb]realized they were tellin' truth
[Em]'Cause you sacrificed your[E7]self for everybody's needs, by any means

[A#]I'm married to the [Bb]game for this diamond ring
[Em]And I spend more time with her than [E7]anybody else it seems
[A#]Court side with my bitch, [Bb]we can't see the nosebleeds
[Em]Afterparty, Bootsy Bellows, [E7]hoes make they nose bleed
[A#]Always stressin' 'bout my brother, [Bb]I know this shit hard on him
[Em]Always stressin' 'bout my momma [E7]but I know that God got her
[A#]I'm stressin' out more now [Bb]than what I did at rock bottom
[Em]And I'm blowin' more clouds, [E7]hopin' that'll help stop it
[A#]It's all smoke and mirrors with these [Bb]bitches
[Em]It's all smoke and [E7]mirrors with 'em all (For real, haha)
[A#]Promised the world and [Bb]delivered me a atlas
[Em]But I guess that's [E7]how it goes

[A#]Ooh[Bb], I don't [Em]know why I can't be[A#]lieve it ([Bb]Oh, yeah)
[Em]Oh, nothin' ever as it [A#]seems at [Bb]all ([Em]Ooh)
I thought my nightmares were my [A#]dreams (Ooh, I[Bb] don't believe)
This [Em]ain't what it seems now, no⠀