(I remember once, I was, I was 13 and you know how teenagers are, and I was pissed off at my parents, so I tried to run away) (bridge) I was 13 tried to figure out a way to hit it mainstream but I felt like mom and dad were tryna slay my dreams told myself, "it's ok", that it's not what it seems but you know how we live when a nigga be a teen we wanna do our own thing (x3) (so I did my own thing) (chorus) So I tried to runaway, runaway, runaway tried to get the paper, tried to figure out a way never thought once 'bout the hell that was paid on my fam (x2) (verse 1) now you gotta hear it from my side not much of one but I still got pride till my life is done I thought I was lied to They said "we love you", "of course we trust you" but it's not enough to keep me amongst you I wasn't free amongst you thought that was the truth took that as the truth why did I? it wasn't the truth (bridge) I was 13 tried to figure out a way to hit it mainstream but I felt like mom and dad were tryna slay my dreams told myself, "it's ok", that it's not what it seems but you know how we live when a nigga be a teen we wanna do our own thing (x3) (so I did my own thing) (chorus) So I tried to runaway, runaway, runaway tried to get the paper, tried to figure out a way never thought once 'bout the hell that was paid on my fam (x2) on my fam