D3 - 7 Years (Lukas Graham Remix) lyrics

Once I was 7 years old My mama told me One day you'll live a life like in the movies Once I was 7 years old How could you judge someone you never faced Or found out the background from where they were shaped? Sometimes I think to myself lying awake I wonder what happened to make them this way See me well i learned it at such a young age This world has a pa**ion for hatred and rage It came from the look on my father's worn face It came from the rape my mind now erased It came from the family that left me disgraced Won't say any names but video tapes I held it in and I've kept my place but f** every one of you I did just great Except for my cousins who know how it played It wasn't your fault, we're each in the same But still... Falling apart Out on the road Now I'm about 11 years old Mama took off We ran for the hills 'Cause papa had rage That ain't worth the bills In fact we had none Holes in the walls No lights on the ceiling to even turn on No water to bathe No friends in the town Toledo, Ohio was beating me down Cause once I was 12 years old My mama told me Don't worry baby we gon' be alright now Once I was 12 years old I'm envisioning my name up in lights now But it never was Kept bouncing around From Florida to Pittsburgh and back into town The mental facilities didn't help out Behavioral d**, I've tried them all now They kept me a zombie so I'd shut my mouth But I had opinions and I let 'em out Cause I knew respect was two ways around Then 32 charges had me lock down bound Cause once I was 15 years old My grandma told me One day your mouth gon' land you in a cell block Once when I was 15 years old But I never listened, I had too much pride Then just ten years later my grandmother died But I kept my nose clean since 2013 And my son is a hellion who looks just like me And I hold him tight And tell him I love him I won't touch a bottle unless he's at his mothers 'Cause my father taught me what a mother f**er Just hitting the bottle can be for your loved ones Now I'm almost 30 years old Damn Now I'm almost 30 years old My mind keeps on racing But staying on track And I keep on chasing the fame and the stacks And once I hit main street I ain't looking back 'Cause f** all the bullsh** the time ain't gon' lag And before we know it we're pushing up gra** And I ain't gon' leave here without an impact So heres to the dreamers, the kids in the back It only gets better i promise you that So raise your hands high we ain't give up yet Raise your hands high we can't give up yet Just raise your hands high, then raise up your heads Look up to the sky and know you've been blessed No matter the struggle Keep k**ing that hustle 'til can't no one tell you just what to do next 'Cause homie I feel you You're thinking they'll k** you But you got the will to do better then them And trust me it's a long one But you'll see when it's all done If D3 got this song done Then believe you can be someone Cause once when I was 20 years old... Once when I was 20 years old My mind told me Just give up now, these songs is all a long shot Once when i was 20 years old