[Intro]
Yeah, the Av - the - on - da - le
I remember when - ad
Yeah
Dedicated to
Yeah
[Verse 1: Tom Scott]
Used to drink Lion Red
All night up in the corrugated iron shed
That's how my time was spent
Kinda like the change when I used to go to buy the bread
Street fighter hyper fighting like it was for life or d**h
Used to cypher by the Avondale spider where my homie Tama used to buy (mahamaD) I confess
That was when I used to want to try rhyme like EM when he used to rhyme like Redman
I remember when
Used to write with left
Used to fight my friends
Used to try pretend I was hard, I was 10
Used to hang out with my homies, we were smiley then
Then they went inside and when they came out they were violent men
Used to be a Nike head
sh** I used to play that Mai FM
Used to do a lot of sh** that I regret
My old lady used to wonder why my eyes were red, then I got the clear eyes and I got high again
Used to listen to the dude who lived inside my head
Used to say that we'd be happier if I was dead
Used to listen to the teacher saying I was dense cause I never read some book called Mice and Men
So I got a job packing rice
Swore on my life I'd never work a 9 to 5 again
Now I'm looking back on my - life
Like
This is now or now was then I remember when
[Chours]
I remember when
I used to be a stupid boy
I remember when
Now I'm a stupid man
I remember when
I used to be a stupid boy
I remember when
Now I'm a stupid man
[Verse 2: Lui Tuiasau]
Now I don't f** around
Now I moved outta town
Now I'm sweet on the days I'm down
Now I'm spitting free
Understand simplicity
Now the things that people say don't mean sh** to me
Now I'm back in the stu(dio)
Now if I hit the wall then I'm pushing through
Now the weed's a tool
Now I don't wanna walk
Now I don't wanna talk
Now I'm tired after five minutes on the court
Now I don't wanna run
Now I don't wanna jump
Now I wanna love
Now I'm not in a rush now
I'm feeling old
Now I buckle up my belt when I hit the road
Now I know how it goes
Now's really all there is
Now's really all you have
Now I understand when it's gone you don't get it back
Now terrifies me
Now's why I'm writing
Now's a thing quicker than lightning
Now I like what I like
Now I write just to write
Now I'll let it slide
Now I don't wanna fight
Now I wanna see the world
Now I see god when I see my girl and I just wanna feed the birds with her
Now I don't need much
Now I cough when I hit the weed once
And d**h k**s and that will come
So for now I'm in the now while there's still some
[Chours]
I remember when
I used to be a stupid boy
I remember when
Now I'm a stupid man
I remember when
I used to be a stupid boy
I remember when
Now I'm a stupid man