Intro 

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Growing up as a young boy 

Sometimes can be rough 

At six years old I was thinkin 

Seven would be just enough 
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But I was wrong 
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Ooo I was wrong yea 
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Ten years old and Im growin 

Thinkin I got it sussed 

Mama said youll be a fine young man 

I thought I already was 
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But I was wrong 
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Ooo I was wrong 
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Cause when you get where you're going 
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The roads still long 
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Eighteen years Im a rebel 

Thinkin Im pretty tough 

Daddy said you got a lot to learn 

I thought that Id learned enough 
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But I was wrong 
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Ooo I was wrong yea 
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Twenty-five was a good time 

Comin into my own 

Climbed the mountain 

And I reached for the sky 

I thought that I had it all 
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But I was wrong 
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Ooo I was wrong 

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Cause when you get where youre going 
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The roads still long 
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When you get where youre going 
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The roads still long
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They all try to tell you 

But who are they to say 
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Cause the best things that you learn 

You find out on your way 
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No time for feelin sorry 

Just time for being strong 
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When you get where your going 
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The roads still long 

(G  O) Repeats

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Now I see where I come from 

Now I see where I am 

Now I see that you never really know 

So you just gotta do the best you can 
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And that aint wrong 

Ooo that aint wrong no 
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Cause when you get where youre going 
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The roads still long 
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When you get where youre going 
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The roads still long 
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When you get where youre going yea