[Verse 1: Rico Caine]
Back in 99'
When everything was fine
Not a care in the world
I was happy all the time
I had a pa**ion for fashion
Flashing and rapping
Brain damaged from s**ing on batteries; Hyper-active !
f**ing up the house trying to practice gymnastics
Almost broke my neck on a back flip; Cla**ic !
In school I was a bad-a**
Always got my a** whipped
Constantly being transferred
In and out of cla**es
Gained progression through lessons
Aggression became pa**ive
Mom thought I was possessed
Brought me to see a pastor
He put his hand on my head to pray
I let out laughter
n***as' live evil
Trying to live backwards
Disastrous !
Something I can't imagine
As fast as the flash
No captions was captured
Speed racer watch but the times fly faster
A nation under God
Putting mind over matter
[Hook:Rico Caine]
It was all good when I was growing up
I thought I knew it all
I didn't know enough (x3)
It was all good when I was growing up
Growing up, Growing up
Growing up, Growing up...
[Verse 2: Rico Caine]
2008 young age, 8th grade
No label, no name
Grey Nikes with the suede
More than likely had the waves
Watching girls in dance cla**
Practice on the stage
Use to make them laugh
But they rarely gave play
Baddest of the dames
Ashamed to claim a name
That ain't popping on a team
Had some hand me down shirts
Hand me down pants
Could of used a hand out
With my hand me down swag
Damn...
All the things I never had
Caused me to want it all
And unfortunately live fast
Dreams of a sports car
A bad chick with thick hips
Slim built in a sports bra
Nasty...
sh**ting on kids I had cla** with
Mad bent,Prom Queen on my mattress
Back bent, cloud 9 be the address
Laughing...
I'm a motherless ba*tard
[Hook: Rico Caine]
It was all good when I was growing up
I thought I knew it all
I didn't know enough (x3)
It was all good when I was growing up
Growing up, Growing up
Growing up, Growing up...