We were half asleep we were half awakened It's hard to find yourself in 11th grade so We go out and we drink too much Just to have an excuse to touch And make out so the jocks could watch They'd say oh my god that's so hot I wanted to be girlfriends But we were just girl friends yeah I wanted to be girlfriends But were just girl friends yeah I know you wanted me too Yeah even back then I knew You wanted to be girlfriends But we were just girl friends yeah There was something different about us But we didn't show it Maybe we were scared of ourselves Maybe homophobic Took my hand pulled me out to the hall Pushed me hard up against the wall And I said we should go back in Didn't want anybody to think I wanted to be girlfriends But we were just girl friends yeah I wanted to be girlfriends But I were just girl friends yeah I know you wanted me too Yeah even back then I knew You wanted to be girlfriends But we were just girl friends yeah I saw your boyfriend one night at the bar He leaned in real close Over the noise I asked how you are He said that he knows He knows that we used to kiss He laughed like it was joke I guess he don't know I guess he don't know that I wanted to be girlfriends But we were just girl friends yeah I wanted to be girlfriends But we were just girl friends yeah I know you wanted me too That's something we couldn't do You wanted to be girlfriends But we were just girl friends yeah

If I lost you What would happen That is a question That I've been asking a lot These days Cause I can't imagine Facing a morning And not getting to see you first I'll wait, I'll wait, I'll wait I'd rather pretend, I'd rather pretend That we're the only thing That doesn't have an end I'd rather pretend This never has to end But I should know better I should take your picture But it wouldn't capture Everything that I see I see you clearer So I hold you tighter These average nights are The ones I remember most I'll wait, I'll wait, I'll wait I'd rather pretend, I'd rather pretend That we're the only thing That doesn't have an end I'd rather pretend This never has to end But I know that I'm just dreaming And I know that I'm just dreaming Cause all of the castles And all of the shopping malls They're gonna fall, ooh they're gonna fall All of the mountains And all of the big spruce trees They're gonna fall, ooh they gonna fall But if I lost you What would happen That is a question That I have been asking

Leaving today, I'm leaving today I don't need to pack my things, I'm leaving today I don't need no car no keys, I'm leaving today Keep it all baby, I'm leaving It's still hurting But not like it was Grey skies behind me now Open above I'm still breaking but not like I was You helped me down now you won't help me at all I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm leaving today, leaving today I'm leaving today, leaving today Now get off and dry your eyes You don't get my time for free I finally realize you where never there for me So read your books and write me letters Call your problems out my name But you never change, no you never changed It's still hurting But not like it was Grey skies behind me now Open above I'm still breaking but not like I was You helped me down now you won't help me at all I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now If you had your ways still be breathing for your suffocating Just when I'm ok you come back and it starts over again If you had your way nothing would ever change I'd be under you needing you You never let me go I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now I'm runnin' runnin' runnin' you can kiss me now, now

[Intro: Sample with Female Singer] How can I give you, what you're asking for? Oh baby When the feeling is gone (when the feeling is gone) [Verse 1: Classified] It's been a while since we last conversated, still can't believe we never made it Lookin back at the way it was, high school love, both of us embraced it Let me take it back a bit, to the place where the whole story starts Before we ever had a clue or even knew, how hard relationships are We was in the same class and I, use to try to make her laugh, then I Tried to take it farther then a friend, but she just a little hesistant It took longer then I thought, yeah I'll admit it, but I stayed patient Was a lot like the music game, never had the skills but I had the motivation Then in Grade 12, hooked up, became officially involved I got the lady I've been waitin on, you could say the the mystery is solved I graduated that year but never left, stayed another one Told my parents I was upgradin, really I was waitin for you to be done After that, moved to the big city, got a small place together Slept, lived, drank, ate together, but it made it hard for us to stay together Life is oh so unexpected, shouldn't have, the good and bad Now I'm lookin back at it all, these are problems a man and woman have [Chorus: Chad Hatcher (Kaleigh Cole) - w/ ad libs] She says that I should leave, she says I should go She don't understand, all I've been waitin for is everything {is everything} For something {for something}, to change {change} (But I think that I should stay, things could be the same It's just me and you, with no one to blame But you don't see {but you don't see} It's only me {it's only me}, that would change) {changeee} How can I give you, what you're asking for, ohhhh baby When that feeling is gone [Verse 2: Classified] So after about a year or so, a lot of bickerin and fightin came Everything we had together, fell apart slow, never seemed worth the pain More hatin then there was lovin, both arguin about nothin Neither one of apologize, I guess the two of us were too stubborn Still lived together though, though decided maybe we should take a break I never really wanted that, I just wanted change, that was my mistake I never thought we would break up, never thought I'd find another like her But I was still thinkin we'd get back together and these loose ends would become tighter But no way, no luck, threw the towel in, we broke up I moved out, choked up, depressed every day I woke up Found out she had another man and this is when it really hit home Fuck I lost everything I had and I ain't the type who likes to be alone Now I'm tryin to move along and I felt it difficult to stay strong But dark days always brighten up, if the fight in ya keeps movin on A couple months after all of this, I bumped into another girl I knew Had a couple dates in high school, a type of girl you don't forget, simply beautiful We talked for a little bit, we took some time out and reminisced And I forgot about my dark days, she taught me heartbreak can lead to happiness When I was down and had no faith, she showed me everything is okay My soul mate, I never would of thought a break up could end so great [Chorus: w/ ad libs] [Outro: Sample with Female Singer] How can I give you, what you're asking for? Oh, let's go our separate ways, oh baby

Do you remember when the days were easier And everybody took the time Well I would like to say that there is still a way To live that life and end up fine Yeah, let's take it back when we were 10 Every day me and my friends Running the streets and playing pretend Ain't none of us ever thought that it would end, no Never dealt with any stress Except maybe homework and tests Couple of kids who were starting some shit But now that never did manifest No, spent the whole day in the forest Me and my boys, the four of us Thinking that we were Chuck Norris Playing war 'til Mom called for us Then we'd break time, high five 'Til the cold pies when the sun set When the night sky had us wide eyed Still dreaming of what we ain't done yet Do you remember when the days were easier And everybody took the time Well I would like to say that there is still a way To live that life and end up fine We doing it all Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh here I go, oh here I go Oh I (let it roll and go with it all) Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh here I go, oh here I go Yeah, yeah Thinking back when I was 20 Started to worry about money So me and my buddies, we went to the city And moved out the country, we gone And we started to stress, tryna be a success Some went to work and then some went to college And some just became alcoholics Spent every night in the club and Drinking and smoking it up and Looking for women for loving Had us going 'til they closed it up then Stayed up 'til the sun rose With a couple girls who let us come home Waking up in a bed that was unknown I rolled over and try to find some clothes And she says You don't gotta go (what?) If you don't wanna go You could stay and I'll be fine (okay) To be honest man, this life is crazy and (I know) I don't wanna lose my mind (yeah) We doing it all Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh here I go, oh here I go Oh I (let it roll and go with it all) Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh here I go, oh here I go Yeah And when I hit 30, big 30 Had a baby, built her a nursery Found love and married in nary's And yearly we celebrate our anniversary, yeah Me and my boys I don't see as much But still catch up now and then Throwing host parties instead of clubs And it's just us, couple o' our friends And I'm good with that, yeah, I'm cool with that Trying to look ahead instead of looking back And I never thought that it wouldn't last And we've grown apart like the wooded path In the forest we played in when we were 10 And what I know now, wish I knew then 'Cause I miss them days, I miss them days But after tomorrow I'll miss today And I'll say Do you remember when the days were easier And everybody took the time Well I would like to say that there is still a way To live that life and end up fine We doing it all Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh here I go, oh here I go Oh I (let it roll and go with it all) Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh here I go, oh here I go Oh lord, lift me up Oh lord, lift me up Oh, da da

[INTRO] (Memories in the corner of my mind, flashbacks I was laughing all the time) x3 You're getting older. Glass is half full or half empty [Verse 1] I turn the page on my calendar Oh how the months fly Another day passed, another sunrise Another cloudy day feels like I'm out of shape Worn down, out of place, choked up and tongue tied The weather's getting colder The furnace doesn't heat me it's harsh growing older My grandmothers both passed And the year before last, my grandfather never woke up from his nap I used to hang around with my crew everyday Now, we might have a drink like every other week Life changes in a blink Shit, my eyelids are sore I still can't believe my aunt and uncle got divorced Got me feeling nauseous Too many times I almost lost it Gotta stay responsible but I feel exhausted And when my man Shane Jackson died He had my eyes leaking like the kitchen faucet I'm drained out I wish I never had to grow up The baggage is too heavy for anybody to hold up I used to never have a care in the world And it changed, and I thought am I prepared for this world? I don't know [Hook] Just let it go, let it go now Just let it go, let it go now And you will learn how to run And you will always be The one who found your way, young The sun that made the day, young And you will walk away Number one, one, one, run, run... [Verse 2] Every night we lay to rest So every morning is a rebirth I walked so many paths that my ankles and my feet hurt I was always hands on, always wanted to be first I'm glad I've grown strong and did my research They try to tell me things get better with time And every morning is a new day, open your blinds I always think about the yesterdays And the things I used to stress and be depressed about I'm glad I axed 'em out I'm glad I've grown It's good to be alive Enjoy it cause when the wind blows the years breeze by These lines on my face and bags under my eyes A proof that I've been living and experienced a life I know I lost some old friends and my grandmothers' gone But I made more new friends and my daughter was born Everything I got excited about that grew old I get more joy watching her experience unfold I've seen it all The fakeness, the greatness I'm smarter, I'm sharper, I'm confident and patient I'm more at peace and comfortable with my identity A lot of shit I went through as a kid can stay a memory Let it be [Hook] [OUTRO] (Memories in the corner of my mind, flashbacks I was laughing all the time) X2 I turn the page on my calendar Oh how the months fly Another day passed, another sunrise Another cloudy day feels like I'm out of shape Worn down, out of place, choked up and tongue tied Just let it go, let it go now...

Now is you ready for the man steppin in with the Heavy Artillery Both hands cocked to the back ready and willingly Spit fire over tracks, you ain't feeling me Judging how I look not by lyrical abilities Please, this is for my people in the background Staying out the limelight, molding how a track sounds Walk with my Cap Down Class never back down Weigh bout a half pound Fight to the last round And keep moving, I? m like Parker Lewis, Can't lose I got ya running man, with or without Dance Moves I don't get bad moods sometimes I? m just pissed off Drive by in your ride, wave high and you'll get flipped off It? s like that... All I do is write raps Drop beats for hype tracks, smoke weed for nightcaps Step up, we'll strike back, listen how I word it Always underground but I? ll rise to the surface. Chorus 2 times Getto you dem of the Heavy Artillery That? s why all the girls them love we Flex with the friends we no flex with the enemies Cause we enemy we wanna come hurt we And them whole an apology Cause ya know we have the heavy artillery Flex with the friends we no flex with the enemies Cause we enemy we wan come hurt we Now when I die and head home I wanna picture on my headstone My microphone, 2 tables and my headphones. Cross fader, triton and the MPC Resting here, I'll producer Slash MC But Let's move, sometimes I wild out and wanna let loose (Puff) weed, drink booze for an excuse. I'm in the wrong state of mind All you flashy rappers talking, I? m here to take your shine. Take your props, make em mine, so how ya like me now I see your tempers rising Ya wanna strike me down But I will stay here, and whether or not I play fair Depends on these rappers acting like they need some day care Children, stop playing Start building I don't care who ya know or if you pushed a hard millions It's hard dealing, I'm almost ready to explode Everybody wanna hate, but we really gotta grow, let's go Chorus 2 times Yo, I see you Leaning on the wall, with your hands in your back pocket Acting hard like you can't feel this, stop it I know some rappers in the place really can't rock it But when I get up on the mic it's always hot (shit) Listen As I take you through this Spit from the heart, this is art, more then music Half of you are clueless, don't know the real You repeat what you hear and expect a record deal I live for the moment, class, got ya open This is that (shit) right here, still boasting I see through ya, and I? m finish with the small talk Done wasting time son you guaranteed to fall off. Chorus