7 Years (remix) (feat. Lukas Graham)

When I was seven years old, nobody told me that everyone you hang with, they ain't your friends
When I was seven years old
Look, uh

Life's moving fast, but we were kids thinking it would last forever, so we wasted time
Roaming the neighborhood as a kid felt huge, yeah, 'cause we never crossed the state line
Had to go outside just to talk to each other back then 'cause we didn't have FaceTime
I was getting off track, seeing what I saw, it was tough trying to walk a straight line
By thirteen, we were smoking weed and popping those Perks
At that time, I didn't even know what a Perc meant
I was getting beat, my mom would hurt me, so I had to cope
Numbing myself from the pain, I would carry
Thirteen when my first song got written
Thirteen when my little heart got broken
Wishing I wasn't born but I didn't have a say, uh
Fourteen when I first saw what it's like with no support and no team
Ready to give up on your dreams
I learned the definition of a dope fiend
Just someone who's struggling, battling life, that could've been me on a regular night
It was supposed to be me but I put up a fight
Despite what I was told, I knew my future was bright
Fifteen when I first met Steff, thank God I was all by myself
Having sinned, God knew I needed help
Love really does it for you when there's nothing else
I was about to give up, I put my heart on the shelf
Wuan getting locked up wasn't good for my health
Even though I had it tough growing up every step
It's priceless, I promise the memories are kept
Once I was twenty years old, I knew that I'd be great
And I know they did me wrong for so damn long, it feels good to put a smile on their face
'Cause I knew damn well, I'd do everything that I dreamed, it just showed up late
But God, timing is real, it's the reason He made me wait
Oh, once I was twenty years old, life finally showed me that some of those around weren't my friends
Once I was twenty years old
Soon I'll be thirty years old, some went platinum, some went gold
Everything I said I'd do, I finally finished
Soon I'll be thirty years old