Kredity
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jimmy Jam
Performer
Johnny Gill
Background Vocals
Michael Bivins
Background Vocals
Ralph Tresvant
Background Vocals
Ricky Bell
Background Vocals
Ronnie DeVoe
Background Vocals
Terry Lewis
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Harris
Songwriter
Terry Lewis
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jimmy Jam
Producer
Terry Lewis
Producer
Steve Hodge
Mixing Engineer
Texty
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 assumes responsibility
Of having to support our families?
Who's protecting us from harm?
Is there anyone around, that we can trust?
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 (oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Life's responsibilities falls in our hands
Keep on learning, keep on growing
Wisdom helps us understand
We're maturing, without knowing
These are the things that change boys to men
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
So we search for answers to 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 (whoa, whoa, whoa)
(And wisdom helps us see our responsibility)
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 (I know it's hard sometimes, yeah)
Growing up can be a pain
(We're maturing, without knowing) you're not a man, not a man, oh
All you have to do, all you have to do is hold on
Hold on (hold on) hold on (hold on)
Keep on learning, keep on growing (no-no-no-no-no-no-no)
Yeah, yeah, keep on growing
(We're maturing, without knowing) who's gonna protect us from our heart? Yeah
You see life's responsibility, falls in our hand, falls in our hand
We search for answers to questions
No answers but we are taught a lesson every time
We're maturing, without knowing (see, growing up, can be a pain, can be...)
Writer(s): T. Lewis, J. Harris Iii
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