Oh man I wish I knew

I wish I knew it then

But that won′t let it stop me

You know I'll be back again

All the mistakes I made

Troubles that I been in

It shaped me into the person you see standing here

I wish you knew me

Back when I was young

You can′t see me

Just how far I come

So don't judge me

You don't know me

Please, ohh yeahh believe me

Up to 3rd grade it was all A′s

Forth and 5th grade was the hard days

Detention and suspension was a always

By the time I made it to high school it was the hall ways

Yeah that was them wish I had a car days

It was all pay

And we were all broke that′s when the law broke

Cop catch us we don't say a word like our jaw broke

Picture me back then look at me right now

Before I′m 20 the 20 thousand...

I caught a couple cases I had to pipe down

Living in the dark I'm in the light now

You grind hard then you shine harder

I′m goin hard like my last name's Carter

Dwayne, Shawn... we play my life and I′ll be born again

Oh man I wish I knew

I wish I knew it then

But that won't let it stop me

You know I'll be back again

All the mistakes I made

Troubles that I been in

It shaped me into the person you see standing here

I wish you knew me

Back when I was young

You can′t see me

Just how far I come

So don′t judge me

You don't know me

Please, ohh yeahh believe me

You don′t have to listen to me

You don't have to believe a single word I say

No. that′s what my mother told me

Still I run out at learned everything the hard way

I been crying no no

I been crying no no

Oh yeah she told me to grow up I grew up

I stood up and each day I move up again

Got a minute to say what I want

I'm trying to make up for everything

That I might have done wrong

But that made me how I am

And if I broke your heart

Well I am sorry again

Oh man I wish I knew

I wish I knew it then

But that won′t let it stop me

You know I'll be back again

All the mistakes I made

Troubles that I been in

It shaped me into the person you see standing here

I wish you knew me

Back when I was young

You can't see me

Just how far I come

So don′t judge me

You don′t know me

Please, ohh yeahh believe me

Thinking back when I was in a trap

Without a dollar to my name I wouldn't think of rap

Niggas said I changed asked what I think of that

Say change for the better I′m never thinking back

Now I should be a power forward

Shittin so much I think my toilet out of order

Take em out the box they like a fish up out the water

Well me I'm a survive

I put that on my mom

Swear to God

How you gone when you never try

I can see no future like I am living a miraj

Every day I am living life like I could never die

Old clothes in my closet new cars in my garage

New chick in the bedroom old chick by my side

New watch on my wrist saying this is my time so

Don′t judge me just love me

There is nothing above me

My future so pretty

Say God don't like ugly they lyin

Oh man I wish I knew

I wish I knew it then

But that won′t let it stop me

You know I'll be back again

All the mistakes I made

Troubles that I been in

It shaped me into the person you see standing here

I wish you knew me

Back when I was young

You can't see me

Just how far I come

So don′t judge me

You don′t know me

Please, ohh yeahh believe me