[Verse 1]
Times are changing for the worse
Gotta keep a positive outlook
Growing up in such violent times
Have some faith and you'll get by

[Chorus]
Thinking back when I was a kid
Times have changed so much since then
All grown up, I gotta do for myself
Refuse to depend on anyone else

[Verse 2]
Life's hard, you struggle sometimes
In the end, I'll get what's mine
But for now I'll deal with the times
Have some faith and you'll get by

[Chorus]
Thinking back when I was a kid
Times have changed so much since then
All grown up, I gotta do for myself
Refuse to depend on anyone else

[Bridge]
Times are changing for the worse
Times are changing
[Chorus]
I keep thinking back when I was a kid
Times have changed so much since then
All grown up, I gotta do for myself
Refuse to depend on anyone else

[Outro]
I know my family is there for me
And without them, where the hell would I be?
But still I gotta try to be my own man
Make good of what I got, do the best that I can