Look around, do you see So many things have changed? And you should know by now I never meant to hurt you at all In my life I have been, an outcast But now I'm being reborn And I see things so clear Open your eyes and realize Hard times are over if you want Open your mind Reach for the stars Answer is there for us to find Years go by Never know when it's too late Years go by Yourself, you seal your fate Don't look the answer from horizon It's closer than you think Years go by, oh how, how they go by Years go by Never know when it's too late Years go by Yourself, you seal your fate Don't look the answer from horizon It's closer than you think Years go by

In our times of trouble We only had ourselves Nobody else No one there to save us We had to save ourselves Mmmm And when the storms came through They found me and you Back to back together And when the sun would shine It was yours and mine Yours and mine forever Chorus: And oh how the years go by And oh how the love brings tears to my eyes All through the changes The soul never dies We fight, we laugh, we cry As the years go by There were times we stumbled They thought they had us down We came around yeah How we rode and rambled We got lost, we got found Now we're back on solid ground, yeah We took everything All our times would bring In this world of dangers Cause when your heart is strong You know you're not alone In this world of strangers Chorus And if we loose our way Any night or day Well we'll always be Where we should be I'm there for you And I know you're there for me Chorus

Stay awhile, when I'm not alone I forget all the anger in me Kiss a tear when the hammer falls They are holding me here in never ending circles I can still remember summer madness I can taste the perfume on your cheek The heat is overcome by coldness, how Consoling words are insignificant Say you'll pray Justify the actions These are days of the mob-rule, sharp tongue, curfew When the mind is in solitary confinement Makes the mood that breaks you There's a spirit seeking liberation Here's a fire with a hungry heart If I listen maybe, time will tell me The reasons why we're torn apart Oh, oh, oh As the years go by Don't make any false promises As the years go by Say you'll pray Here the silence is too loud In a steel barred jail on the other side We invented the difference That weaved the web with which we lied Caught in the middle of a cold war zone I left my lover in a far-off place She'll kiss a tear when the hammer's falling And wipe the darkness from my face Oh, oh, oh As the years go by Don't make any false promises As the years go by Just say you'll pray

There is nothing I can do If you leave me here to cry There is nothing I can do If you leave me here to cry Baby my love will follow you As the years go passing by I give you all that I own That's one thing you can't deny I give you all that I own That's one thing you can't deny You know my love will follow you As the years go passing by I'm gonna leave it up to you So long baby goodbye Yes I'm gonna leave it up to you So long baby goodbye Baby my love will follow you Yes as the years go passing by

You start your fire Keep people down But you have no idea who you're messing with now (Oh-oh) You take it higher Crank up the sound You think you're gonna push us around It isn't going down like that It isn't going down like that It doesn't matter to me 'cause we got it just as bad It isn't going down like that (Oh, oh, oh) La la la la like that (Oh, oh, oh) La la la la like that (Oh, oh, oh) We're takin' over Comin' in hot Or even break a sweat because we got it on live (Oh-oh) We bring the thunder We give it all we got You think we're backing down but we're not It isn't going down like that It isn't going down like that It doesn't matter to me 'cause we got it just as bad It isn't going down like that (Oh, oh, oh) La, la, la, la like that (Oh, oh, oh) La, la, la, la like that (Oh, oh, oh) We're coming out on top You'll never break this crew 'Cause we will never stop No matter what you do We're coming out on top You'll never break this crew 'Cause we will never stop No matter what you do It isn't going down like that It isn't going down like that It doesn't matter to me 'cause we got it just as bad It isn't going down like that (like that) (Oh, oh, oh) La la la la like that (Oh, oh, oh) La la la la like that (Oh, oh, oh) La, la, la, la like that (Oh, oh, oh) La, la, la, la like that (Oh, oh, oh) Hey, hey, hey, c'mon, woo, hey, woo It isn't going down like that It isn't going down like that It doesn't matter to me 'cause we got it just as bad It isn't going down like that (Oh, oh, oh) La, la, la, la like that (Oh, oh, oh) La, la, la, la like that (Oh, oh, oh) La, la, la, la like that (Oh, oh, oh) La, la, la, la like that (Oh, oh, oh)

Yeah, when When I look you in your face I see a good girl who deserves better than me (better than me) You remember that other night in my bedroom? On top of my bed I remember the things that you said Sometimes I forget Sometimes you gotta put me in check, ayy In check, yeah, in check, yeah In check, yeah, in check, yeah Hollywood, set back 3 hours, I'm jet-lagged Still tryna lay up with somethin' Can't believe I just said that Album, overdue You would find it hard to focus too If you met the women I have Hard not to get side tracked, oh woah Hey, don't know where my mind at Hoping you can help find that I wish I could rewind back (I love you) Way back so you could put me Put me in check, yeah, in check, yeah What did I do to you? Made a fool of you I know they told you I'd never be true to you I'm losing you, losing you I miss you in my bedroom, on top of my bed How could I forget what you said? Sometimes I forget And sometimes you gotta put me in check, ayy In check, yeah, in check, yeah In check, yeah, in check, yeah Baby, no Baby, no, no

Oh, my inspiration comes from you, oh So you think you got what it takes to be my ride or die? Okay, we shall see Ayy, I been out here soul searching Ayy, say you still got it, girl, what makes you so certain? Hit it, quit it, then went cold turkey You been committed through this whole journey Got a girl that don't expect as much from me That's why she gets so much love from me She just might be the one for me Ain't no need to question, now, bitch She 'a pull the gun for me Pop two, she 'a take one for me Set it off, if a bitch come for me Set if off, if a nigga come for me She 'a pull the gun for me Pop two, she 'a take one for me Set it off, if a bitch come for me Set it off, if a nigga come Do you remember them days, I would cut school and come to you Ma' was cool so I got comfortable Sleeping on the couch, sneak up to your room, ayy I found out you was a freak too soon, ayy Your family thought we had baby too soon, phh I told your family not to speak too soon, ayy Three years later, I'm on TV Now your brother, he envy me I don't know what the fuck he be on, ayy Cool with me cool, we was never friends He put your mama under stress, I put her in a Benz Even though she put me in the streets, she made amends Watching over my baby's nigga 'Case her son wanna go back to his ways and be a street nigga Plus my girl just copped the heat, nigga And she gon' kill almost any nigga Including me, nigga Ain't nobody who could be with her, 'cept for me That's my down bitch She 'a pull the gun for me Pop two, she 'a take one for me Set it off, if a bitch come for me Set it off, if a nigga come for me She 'a pull the gun for me Pop two, she 'a take one for me Set it off, if a bitch come for me Set it off, if a nigga come for me Ooh, yeah Yeah, yeah Ayy, think she'll fuck with this song? Yeah, I hope so nigga She ain't call me back for some reason Oh well, I love her

You gotta trust me, yeah That's right, I'ma be okay They be like "Do the task right, don't make no mistakes" They negated what I sacrificed, think I live a flashy life? But really life is flashin' by, 22, go get it now 27, hold it down I got several homies now, but still I keep my bro around Crazy we both older now, babies, no, they older now Plus, I know they count on us to lend more than a shoulder This world is growin' colder But I swear they never get the cold shoulder Sand drippin', should I flip it over? Skimmin' through this picture folder Wishin' I could live it over But you wiser when you gettin' old Normally, I'm closed off but just for this specific song I might try to let them in, save lustin' for a different song, but Baby, you gotta trust me That's right, we gon' be okay You know I'm gon' do that task right, I'm gon' make mistakes But don't you forget what I sacrificed, think I live a flashy life? But I ain't never had this life And I'm talkin' about this rapper life Them flashin' lights and catchin' flights on PJs, crazy, right? But if I gave this life to who I was, on God, I would hate my life And if Jesus take my life? At least I made it to the greatest heights He said "Look, son Don't be afraid of the heights and don't take prayer light Keep me close and watch me change your life Maybe go take a risk, maybe that'll make the whole situation flip" That's true, but even if things don't end up cool At least I know I can I can trust in you Sincerely, um, affectionately, Bryson Just one time, thank you (But I can trust in you, I trust you)

Yeah, oh, yeah, ayy, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Baby, yeah, yeah Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh When I'm lonely, baby It's like my friends don't know me Girl, you used to be my homie (my homie) Left me with a dream she sold me (dream you sold me, yeah) Even the dreams get lonely Left me here, three in the mornin' Questionin' all the things you told me (things you old me) Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy You got lost in thе heat of the moment Baby if you need it, show it And if you еver need it or want it, I got you, you know this And, if you ever homе alone and need a little compagny, I'll swing right over Baby I'll be right over Invite me right over, over, over I said I know, we ain't on the same page no more And that's a shame that we ain't, we used to be so close And yes I'm down and I'm drownin' in my sorrows, babe (baby, yeah) Yeah, yeah You don't miss me, babe Don't know why you're tryin' to convince me, babe Know there's been somebody else since me, babe Think I might do the same, don't tempt me, baby Hit the party and get friendly Honestly no, I don't got it in me It's no fun when you're not here with me It's no wonder you're not here with me, yeah Yet you tell me there's no way Yes, you tell me there's no way, way, way (yeah, yeah) She's like, "How you figure?" Girl, I seen you 'round here with him Trust me, I heard all about him Tell me where you found him He won't get around you No, I won't allow it (no, no) Guess it's over now, if you think I don't know by now Can we slow it down and sort it out, oh, oh You got lost in the heat of the moment Baby if you need it, show it And if you ever need it or want it, I got you, you know this And, if you ever home alone and need a little company, I'll swing right over Baby, I'll be right, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Seen what I said right? Heard what I said right? I'm a boss and you see it, right? You took a loss and you see it, right? We could stop, we could rewind Would you call in the meantime? Ain't no problem, we'll be fine Would you come with me tonight? All the stories you rewrite That's a lie, what it seems like You know you talkin' to me, right? You could tell me anything, right? Yeah, you always got a green light Yeah, you always, always, always, always, always