[Verse 1:]
Yo I remember way back before the shows and the buzz
We was poor before I even fucking knew what it was
Grew up in low income housing with the freaks and the scrubs
Remember momma crying tryna' find some eats for her cups
Remember when we had to get our groceries from the church
I used to think that if I disappeared nobody would search
Around the time I met Matt and we became friends ever since
Listening to gangster rap and throwing 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 stealing mad shit and getting chased at 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 staring at the city from the window in my studio
Just thinking bout' my life and how it's kinda like a movie yo

[Chorus:]
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's 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's just written in our chemistry
But I guess that's life.. man, all we got left is these memories
[Verse 2:]
Yo I remember way back before the fans and the fame
Putting plastic bags in my shoes just to stand in the rain
All of these diabolical thoughts that I planted in my brain
All of them times it was my birthday and nobody came
Remember grade 9 when me and Vern were starting 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 kickflipping the set
We skated every day 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 staring at the city from the window in my studio
Just thinking bout' my life and how it's kinda like a movie yo

[Chorus:]
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's 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's just written in our chemistry
But I guess that's life.. man, all we got left is these memories