Zi - Memories & Kodaks lyrics

[Verse 1: Zi] Memories of past Christmases Everything was simple then we didn't know much Reminiscing young and innocent my soul was But I was hyperactive and couldn't wait to grow up And life circumstances never told me hold up Skipping cla** sh** my father would've whooped my a** He had me doing more that just show up Had a special way to show love But you know what I guess that's the reason why we're so tough Zi The Warrior 'cause I was raised like a soldier They used to say you'll understand when you get older But sh** I understood why the screaming got louder Would've done anything I could 'cause all we needed was a few thousand And 'til this day I still feel ashamed and wrong For acting spoiled when the dough was too low Had my mother ready to get a loan 'cause I was begging for some new clothes [Chorus: Zi] Go back wanna go back We grow up in a hurry then we wish to go back We're talking 'bout the past memories and Kodaks Believe me little man you don't wanna grow up so fast Go back wanna go back We grow up in a hurry then we wish to go back We're talking 'bout the past memories and Kodaks Believe me little man you don't wanna grow up so fast [Verse 2: Zi] No Play Station at the crib in the dirt we played And when it got cold you'd be watching TV the whole f**ing day Listening to music I was in a perfect place With all these rappers I was always trying to impersonate Not yet a man but I had to learn to play The mother and the father when they were working late And when you wouldn't listen you would go to bed with no dessert but hey Misbehave you deserve the pain Nowadays I hear kids saying sh** I would've never had the nerve to say A young babysitter 10 years old I'm not a chef but I'm cooking dinner Taking care of my brother and my sisters And what a hell of a mission Going crazy 'cause I couldn't get them to listen Struggling to put one to bed while the other 2 are fighting in the kitchen [Chorus: Zi] Go back wanna go back We grow up in a hurry then we wish to go back We're talking 'bout the past memories and Kodaks Believe me little man you don't wanna grow up so fast Go back wanna go back We grow up in a hurry then we wish to go back We're talking 'bout the past memories and Kodaks Believe me little man you don't wanna grow up so fast [Verse 3: Zi] I used to hang out in the halls even though I can't stay I used to play ball even though I can't play And every year we'd learn a new walk and a new handshake That's also when you start letting your pants hang And I ain't talking 'bout the slang sh** was changing everyday Taking words from every place From north to south east to west Africa and the States We looked up to the drug dealers and the thugs So we started acting stupid stealing selling stuff Quickly had bad feelings sh** just wasn't in my blood So I tried to find another way to make a buck To all the kids listening your elders are hard on you for a reason So show respect to your parents and your teachers And live your childhood to the fullest growing up ain't easy Please believe me [Chorus: Zi] Go back wanna go back We grow up in a hurry then we wish to go back We're talking 'bout the past memories and Kodaks Believe me little man you don't wanna grow up so fast Go back wanna go back We grow up in a hurry then we wish to go back We're talking 'bout the past memories and Kodaks Believe me little man you don't wanna grow up so fast