(Verse 1)
Sitting here on the back of this bus
Just wondering what happened to us
My generation's eyes
Used to cast our visions into the sky
Now it's seems like we barely getting by
Say what happened to the dreams
Ambitions I had at 16
Like the first time I penned a 16
And thought this rap thing was my ticket out
Now all I'm seeing is them days getting shorter
And my life clock ticking out
They say our stubbornness and fickle routes
Are the reasons we end up staying at our parent's house
Much longer than they did
Back when they was kids
With no idea of when we moving out
So what we moving for
Are we moving forward
Or staying stagnant
Praying that we don't settle for average
Am I the only one
Or is this the song that many sing
Wanna go back to them days when we could be anything
(Chorus)
Can somebody tell me what happened to those days
When I could be anything, anything
I still remember when my mom and dad used to say
That I could be anything, anything
(Repeat)
(Verse 2)
I woke up early on my born day
I‘m grown, it‘s a blessing, the essence of adolescence
Leaves my body
But I'm stressing
Cuz I know it's gone
Graduated, but still living at home
Need to learn just how to live on my own, own
Remember them high school girls
Who had they goals set
I see ‘em around
They still ain't met they goals yet
22, and now they dealing with that drama
Most all the bad chicks turned into baby's mamas
Right after graduation
Lady, what happened to your dreams
You went from being the homecoming queen
To a queen coming home
With no throne
Or a king
But a child
That's gon come into they own
Yo, I mean
It's been running through my dome
The urge just to figure out
How to get back to when
We had it all figured out
So, is this the end of our fate
Or is there still a chance to make it happen
Maybe it's not too late
(Chorus)