Thought when I grew up, I would be the same As the ones who gave me my last name I would not give in, I would not partake In the same old drugs everyone else takes I'm better than that, I'm better than that I'm living my life so I go to heaven and never come back But look who I'm at, look who I'm at I'm living the life that I said I wouldn't and wanna go back I used to call my mom every Sunday So she knew her love wasn't far away But now I'm all * up out in L.A. Cause I care more about what other people say I used to not take chances with God's name But it's been so long since I last prayed And now I'm all * up and my heart's changed Cause I care more about what other people say Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Cause I care more about what other people say I have a chocolate shell to the boy I knew From the constant hell I put him through Cause I'm all grown up and I'm black and blue I could use some tape, I could use some glue I'm better than that, I'm better than that I should be living my life so I go to heaven and never come back I used to call my mom every Sunday So she knew her love wasn't far away But now I'm all * up out in L.A. Cause I care more about what other people say I used to not take chances with God's name But it's been so long since I last prayed And now I'm all * up and my heart's changed Cause I care more about what other people say Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Cause I care more about what other people say Said when I grew up I would be the same As the ones who gave me my last name I used to call my mom every Sunday So she knew her love wasn't far away But now I'm all * up out in L.A. Cause I care more about what other people say I used to not take chances with God's name But it's been so long since I last prayed And now I'm all * up and my heart's changed Cause I care more about what other people say Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Cause I care more about what other people say