Memories

Yeah, yo, I remember way back before the shows and the buzz

We was poor before I even fuckin' knew what it was

Grew up in low income housin' with the freaks and the scrubs

Remember mama cryin', tryna find some eats for her cubs

Remember when we had to get our groceries from a church

I used to think that if I disappeared, nobody would search

Around the time I met Matt and we been friends ever since

Listenin' to gangsta rap and throwin' rocks at the fence

My older brother, Kyle, was the wildest of all

When other kids wanted to brawl, who the fuck you think that I called?

Remember stealin' mad shit and gettin' chased out the mall

I can't describe how good it felt to paint my name on the wall

I used to stay up late nights to develop my skills

You wanna talk about the struggle, well, I know how it feels

And as I'm starin' at the city from the window in my studio

Just thinkin' bout my life and how it's kind of like a movie, yo

Can't change the past, it's gone for good, don't waste your energy

Gotta be yourself, forget the person you pretend to be

Gotta learn from our mistakes, that just written in our chemistry

But I guess that's life, man, all we got left is these memories

Can't change the past, it's gone for good, don't waste your energy

Gotta be yourself, forget the person you pretend to be

Gotta learn from our mistakes, that just written in our chemistry

But I guess that's life, man, all we got left is these memories

Well, I remember way back before the fans and the fame

Puttin' plastic bags on my shoes just to stand in the rain

All of these diabolical thoughts that I planned in my brain

All of them times it was my birthday and nobody came

Remember grade nine when me and Vern were startin' a band

My first concert was my high school Halloween dance

That night altered me forever, never knew the extent

That music would stay a part of me wherever I went

I remember my little sister kickflippin' the set

We skated everyday together, some shit I'll never forget

The kid was accident prone, I was always in the hospital

I wanted to be important but I thought it was impossible

I used to stay up late nights to develop my skills

You wanna talk about the struggle, well, I know how it feels

And as I'm starin' at the city from the window in my studio

Just thinkin' bout my life and how it's kind of like a movie, yo

Can't change the past, it's gone for good, don't waste your energy

Gotta be yourself, forget the person you pretend to be

Gotta learn from our mistakes, that just written in our chemistry

But I guess that's life, man, all we got left is these memories

Can't change the past, it's gone for good, don't waste your energy

Gotta be yourself, forget the person you pretend to be

Gotta learn from our mistakes, that just written in our chemistry

But I guess that's life, man, all we got left is these memories

(And while you're walking through that journey)

(Collecting them memories)

(Always have a positive outlook on life)

(Every memory you collect maybe you make it serve you bad)

(You make it serve you good)

(Look, they your memories, and it's your outlook)

(Your positive outlook that makes the difference)

(Of how those memories affect your life)