if i knew then, what i know now

it took a tragedy for me to see

for me to come back to reality

it took my family

sanity

this wasn't part of the plan for me

people talked about me

went on without me

as if i had never existed

i guess a blessing taught me a lesson

i'll remember as long as i'm living

if i knew then what i know now

i'd be different

i would slow down

i would not be running around

if i knew then what i know now

if i knew then what i know now

i'd be different

i would slow down

as the world spins round and around

wish i knew then what i know now

i did it to myself

blamed nobody else

people warned me before it went down

i was out of control

drugs and alcohol

living life like there was no tomorrow

and i'm not no superstar

times are super hard

i'm still finding my way day to day

and i'm a man of my mind

i apologize

no one's perfect we all make mistakes

if i knew then what i know now

i'd be different

i would slow down

i would not be running around

if i knew then what i know now

if i knew then what i know now

i'd be different

i would slow down

as the world spins round and around

wish i knew then what i know now

spent a lot of time upset

lot of things i regret

damn it's so hard to let it go it go

they say that this gonna pass

i know but i'm still mad

it just all happen so fast

for sure for sure

mommy say life is prayer

daddy say life ain't fair

but at least life still here

ya know ya know

if i could take it back i would

if you could take it back you should

bad times come with the good

hold on hold on

if i knew then what i know now

i'd be different

i would slow down

i would not be running around

if i knew then what i know now

if i knew then what i know now

i'd be different

i would slow down

as the world spins round and around

wish i knew then what i know now