[Intro: Johnny Gill + (New Edition)]
These are the things that change boys to men...
Yeah, yeah
Ooh
(Ahh)
[Verse 1: Johnny]
Growing up can be a pain
You're not a man until you come of age
We've given up our teenage years
In the effort to pursue our career
Who a**umes responsibility
Of having to support our families
Who's protecting us from harm
Is there anyone around, that we can trust
[Pre-Chorus: Johnny + New Edition]
So we search for answers to our questions
Looking for the answers
No answers but we are taught a lesson every time
Every time
Through mistakes we've learned to gather wisdom
Life's responsibilities falls in our hands
[Chorus: Johnny + New Edition]
Keep on learning, keep on growing
Wisdom helps us understand
We're maturing, without knowing
These are the things that change boys to men
[Verse 2: Johnny]
Oh, the goals we set may exceed reality
'Cause failure always is a possibility
Who can tell us that we're wrong
It's up to us to figure out, what life is all about
[Pre-Chorus: Johnny + New Edition]
So we search for answers to our questions
Looking for the answers
No answers but we are taught a lesson every time
Every time
Through mistakes we've learned to gather wisdom
And wisdom helps us see our responsibilities
[Chorus: Johnny + New Edition]
Keep on learning, keep on growing
Oh, yeah, wisdom helps us understand
We're maturing, without knowing
Yeah, these are the things that change boys to men
Keep on learning, keep on growing
Every day, every day I'm learning, I'm learning a little more
Yeah, yeah
We're maturing, without knowing
These are the things, these are the things that turn a boy into a man
So we search for answers to our questions
No answers but we are taught a lesson every time
Through mistakes we've learned to gather wisdom
Oh, in our efforts, in our efforts to pursue our career
Oh, no, no
Keep on learning, keep on growing
I know it gets hard sometimes, yeah
Growing up can be a pain
We're maturing, without knowing
You're not a man, not a man
All you have to do, all you have to do is hold on
Hold on (Repeat 4X)
So we search for answers to our questions
No answers but we are taught a lesson every time
Keep on growing, yeah
Through mistakes we've learned to gather wisdom
Who's gonna protect us from our heart? Yeah
You see life's responsibility falls in our hand, falls in our hand
Keep on learning, keep on growing
I know it gets hard sometimes, yeah
Growing up can be a pain
We're maturing, without knowing
See, growing up can be a pain, can be a pain...