[Intro – distant vocal sample, like a child humming faintly]
Used to look out the window like freedom lived outside.
I was only 9, but my thoughts was 35.
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[Verse 1]
I had pain in my backpack, rage in my shoes
Wasn’t taught how to cope, I just learned how to move
Had a grown man stare at the age of ten
‘Cause life ain’t wait, it just rushed me in
Didn’t play with toys, I played with the truth
Watched my homies sell hope from a project roof
Mama workin’ doubles, Daddy was a ghost
So I put on strength like a second coat
Cried quiet, had to sleep with pride
Nobody heard me, but I still survived
I was makin' choices with no real guide
Lookin' grown on the outside, but broke inside
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[Hook – emotional, melody-driven]
Too grown, too young
Had to fight just to feel like I won
Learned to lie with a smile on my tongue
Told 'em “I'm good” when I barely held on
They don't know what the silence do
They just see tattoos, not the inner wounds
I ain't have time to bloom
I just had to move — and move through the fumes
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[Verse 2]
Used to count coins for corner store meals
Now I count time like scars that healed
Middle school days with my stomach on E
Still gave lunch away — that’s the love in me
I seen my innocence boxed and stored
Had to hustle peace while my youth got ignored
Played tough so my tears don’t speak
But I bled in bars and I vent in beats
I ain’t ask to grow up this fast
But I made a future outta my past
Took all the pain, stitched it in lines
So my kids won’t carry what was never mine
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[Hook Repeat – stronger delivery]
Too grown, too young
Had to fight just to feel like I won
Learned to lie with a smile on my tongue
Told 'em “I'm good” when I barely held on
They don't know what the silence do
They just see tattoos, not the inner wounds
I ain't have time to bloom
I just had to move — and move through the fumes
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[Outro – quiet reflection]
If I act older than I am, it’s 'cause I had to.
If I love harder than I should, it’s 'cause I never had room to feel safe.
MoodyLoe
