Roberto & Danny - Young Lyrics

When I was young I figured that I had to keep it gully and
I wasn't budging if it wasn't for the money man
1's under my twenties kept it bundled with a rubber band
But never spent it so the fellas never caught my scam
I used kick it with the baddest
At least I thought then, truth is we just were mad men
Got into trouble, caught up in my boy's scuffle
Dude came out an alley and said he'll put one in our cabbage
Wasn't the first time that a gun was pulled on me
The same happened when I was younger in 03
For tongue-smacking and thinking I was an og
But I was only fourteen
Cops thought my pops sold rocks cause we lived in the hood boy
So they broke in on a Tuesday we were shook boy
Home invasion by some off duty cops had my moms and my pops yelling "take everything we got"
Then came to find out they were never really cops
Caught my parents on a payday, but they never took the guap
Jesús heard my mother's mayday as they laid her on that cot
Pistol pressed upon a pillow for the headshot, but thank God
These were just some scary scenes in a happy movie
You don't get to live the dream if you always snoozing
When I learned that the Son rose up, I dun woke up
Meant to be more than a hood soldier
I used to take for granted what the Lord had granted
Had me covered but I acted like that never happened
Blinded by the things that's visible to me
Bet you can't believe it took for the invisible to see
All praise to the Most High
When some folks cry, they don't know why
So as you inquire consider your asking the wrong question
It's all in the "what" consider it progression

Now I get it Lord
I'm so thankful for your presence Lord
Thankful for your patience, thankful for your blessings Lord
Thankful for the message Lord
Now I look towards what awaits us
Yes I get it Lord
I'm so thankful for your presence Lord
Thankful for your patience, thankful for your blessings Lord
Thankful for the lessons Lord
Thankful cause I made it
I was young
I was young
Yeah I was young
So young

I was 14 when I sold my first dime
15 years old had a baby moms but the baby wasn't mine
16, click well established
Latin Doggz all over Lawtown
Our status grew
You know how Dominicans do
Plus I had a bunch of wild Puerto Ricans in my crew
Ask Jean
Your boy was so mean
'Bout face at the Stadium
Solider with no lean
17, I was breaking them hearts
(Well) every year I was breaking them hearts
College days
Confused, dazed, of course, parents divorced
You can say I lost my way
Doing circles, blowing purple
A lot of internal anger would show externally (I'd hurt you)
Short fuse on my I don't care so
Little empathy to see your arm in a yeso
Was in the club with Stevie, Ralphy and Weso
When the Lord said, "Drop that drink cause I said so"
The light struck like Damascus
On Common and Amesbury moving with the masses
My pastor Nelson Gonzalez would holla
Not cause he was after my dollars
But at the time he was my spiritual father
My spirit was bothered to the point of brokeness
The Lord had me openly calling, "Abba Father"
He who hears, Jehovah Raffa
Restored my life
Took me from improper to living prosperous
No props to the kid, just boast in Him
You toast to me, I toast to Him

Now I get it Lord
I'm so thankful for your presence Lord
Thankful for your patience, thankful for your blessings Lord
Thankful for the message Lord
Now I look towards what awaits us
Yes I get it Lord
I'm so thankful for your presence Lord
Thankful for your patience, thankful for your blessings Lord
Thankful for the lessons Lord
Thankful cause I made it
I was young
I was young
Yeah I was young
So young