“Grew Up Too Fast”

I was 7 with a notebook and a dream in my hands

Mama said, “Boy, don’t rush to be a man”

Skinned knees, big plans, thought I had it all mapped

But time don’t wait—it don’t ever turn back

By 11 I was losing some friends to the street

And I learned that silence can be bittersweet

Daddy worked late, I’d play songs in the dark

Wishing my voice could light up his heart

Now I’m older, and I still don’t sleep

Got these songs that I sing when the pain cuts deep

If I could tell that little boy something true

I’d say, “One day, the world’s gonna need you”

But we grew up too fast, no time to dance slow

Life hit hard like a punch to the soul

Now I’m chasing peace in a suit and a mask

Tryna laugh like I did in the past

Oh, we grew up too fast—

Now I just want to make it last

Got gold on my wrist but I’m broke inside

Smiles in my pics, but they’re just a disguise

Told the mirror I’m fine, but it saw through that lie

Still I walk like I own it, with tears in my eye

What if all we needed was a hand to hold?

Not the money, the fame, or the glitter and gold

I’d give it all back for one more night

Singing bad notes with my brother under porch light

Yeah, we grew up too fast, and the world spun wild

But I still see hope in my inner child

Now I’m dancing slow through the broken glass

Tryna find love in the questions I ask

’Cause we grew up too fast—

But maybe now… we’re home at last