**Intro**
Yeah…
Sometimes I look back and laugh
**Verse 1**
Back when the days felt endless
Shoelaces loose, no sentence
Summer stretched like a vinyl crackle
Only stress was bein’ home by the channel
Cartoons hummin’ in the background
Mama yellin’ when the sun went down
Didn’t know much, but I knew joy
Whole wide world in a plastic toy
**Pre-Chorus**
If I could talk to that younger me
I’d say “don’t rush, you already free”
**Chorus**
‘Cause I’m still that kid, just older now
Same laugh, just a slower sound
Life got real, but I still smile
Yeah, I been here a while
Still that kid in a grown-up skin
Learned how to lose, learned how to win
If the years fly by, that’s cool with me
I’m still that kid underneath
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**Verse 2**
Teenage nights in a parked car
Dreams felt big, town felt small
First love felt like destiny
Now I laugh at the memory
Thought I knew it all, I didn’t know
Funny how the truth move slow
Friends said forever, some disappeared
But I keep the ones that stayed sincere
**Pre-Chorus**
Yeah, we was young, we was loud
Chasin’ highs, swearin’ we’d never come down
**Chorus**
Still that kid, just wiser eyes
Less pressure, more time
If I fall back, I don’t lose sleep
Life still sweet to me
Still that kid, heart stay light
Even on the darker nights
I don’t fight the tide no more
I let it take me where I’m goin’
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**Bridge**
Some days heavy, some days gold
I learned you don’t gotta carry it alone
Every scar just proof I tried
Still grateful just to be alive
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**Verse 3**
Now the clock tick louder than before
Bills on the table, dreams at the door
Tryna find balance in the in-between
Between who I was and who I’m bein’
I move slower, breathe deeper
Got less friends, but they real people
I don’t need much, just peace of mind
And a little sunshine every now and then
**Chorus**
Still that kid, just older shoes
Same soul, new point of view
If tomorrow come, I’ll be alright
I made it this far, I’ll be fine
Still that kid, yeah that’s the truth
Still carry wonder like I used to
Life ain’t perfect, but it’s mine
And I love it most of the time
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**Outro**
So here’s to the kid I used to be
And every version that carried me
If I ever forget who I am
I’ll just look back… and understand
Yeah…
Still that kid.
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HollowVotive
