Reflections (I Remember)

[intro:] I remember [x7] [verse 1:] Back before The record deal And the cars And the cribs And the way That things Took off I was signin' At lucy's On 1-25th Just tryin' My best To get on Back when Me and puff And b.i.g. Was kids And i knew Jodeci I was young And tough And fresh in love And it was All a dream Signing a contract No guiding light Just hopin' i I can get out The projects And get my Family right 'cause they Were my life In red zones In bentley's You can Catch me Tryna do me I was jaded On the block I coulda faded On the block But i made it Off the block And i [chorus:] I remember Back when I didn't know Which way To live I remember Back when Pain was All i had To give The reflections Of my life I see the Lessons that i've learned And now i know Heartbreak don't exist When it's been Torn apart By love [verse 2:] I use to Throw a fit I use To shed A doubt And blame it On a man But that Was mary than And this is Mary now You gotta understand It's about How we Respect ourselves And the men Have no control Of our self-esteem And when We see that Then we can Let go [hook] [bridge:] Now i made Some mistakes I lost some Friends along The way But i don't Carry it 'cause it Made me A better chick Its my life And i know That there's More for Me to see I may not be What i'm Suppose to But i can Tell you right now I ain't what I use to be [hook] [outro:] I remember [x7]