We Once Were Lyrics

I've seen a rich man beg

And a strong man cry

I can understand the pain in their eyes

And who they once was

Who he once was

I've seen a brave man scared

And an honest man lie

Happy people who's empty inside

And who they once was

Who he once was

I took this time just to step back

Been walked on like a doormat

Gave it all

Got nothing back

Trying to understand where the love at

I know some gangsters who had to fall back

And it's fifty nine fifty like a ball cap

And you can ask my city where I thug at

But then ask my wife where my heart at

See a juvenile won't understand

On what it takes to be a man

Especially if you feel like no-one cares

And make excuses like life ain't fair

Same book another chapter in it

Same memory put some laughter in it

The nicest guys they can turn killer

I shook trees and turned gorilla

I've seen the world

I've seen the world through these eyes

Change from something I know to what i don't recognize

Yea yea

I feel the change in these tides

Maybe I'm just getting older

All my life I've been a soldier

I've seen a rich man beg

And a strong man cry

I can understand the pain in their eyes

And who they once was

Who he once was

I've seen a brave man scared

And an honest man lie

Happy people who's empty inside

And who they once was

Who he once was

Switch it up

Get a different view

If your minds clouded then make some room

Them mirrors got me fed up

Due to all this shit that we've been through

All this shit we got into

There was a moment in time when we were lost

And that's the price you pay when you got faults

It's the look in your eye when you feel loss

Coming up where I'm from

You either went to school

Or you held a gun

We dabbed up

It was 1 love

It's different now

See the tears of a thug

Running my face in the rain

Damn we've changed

I can now see these things

To all the time I was facing

To my first child is just amazing

I've seen the world

I've seen the world through these eyes

Change from something I know to what i don't recognize

yea yea

I feel the change in these tides

Maybe I'm just getting older

All my life I've been a soldier

I've seen a rich man beg

And a strong man cry

I can understand the pain in their eyes

And who they once was

Who he once was

I've seen a brave man scared

And an honest man lie

Happy people who's empty inside

And who they once was

Who he once was