Intro
Johnny Gill
These are the things that change boys to men
Verse 1Johnny Gill
Growing up can be a pain
You're not a man until you come of age
We've given up our teenage years
In the effort to pursue our career
Who assumes responsibility
Of having to support our families?
Who's protecting us from harm?
Is there anyone around, that we can trust?
Before chorus 1New Edition & [Johnny Gill
So we search for answers to our questions
[Looking for the answers
No answers but we are taught a lesson every time [Every time
Through mistakes wе've learned to gathеr wisdom [Ohhhohhh
[Life's responsibilities falls in our hands]
ChorusNew Edition & [Johnny Gill
Keep on learning, keep on growing
[Wisdom helps us understand
We're maturing, without knowing
[These are the things that change boys to men]
Verse 2Johnny Gill
Oh, the goals we set may exceed reality
'Cause failure always is a possibility
Who can tell us that we're wrong?
It's up to us to figure out, what life is all about
Before chorus 2New Edition & [Johnny Gill
So we search for answers to questions
[Looking for the answers
No answers but we are taught a lesson every time [Every time
Through mistakes we've learned to gather wisdom
[Whoa, whoa, whoa
[And wisdom helps us see our responsibility]
ChorusNew Edition & [Johnny Gill
Keep on learning, keep on growing
[Oh yeah, wisdom helps us understand
We're maturing, without knowing
[Yeah, these are the things that change boys to men]
OutroNew Edition & [Johnny Gill
Keep on learning, keep on growing
[I know it gets hard sometimes, yeah
[Growing up can be a pain
We're maturing, without knowing
[You're not a man, not a man
[All you have to do, all you have to do is hold on
[Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on...
So we search for answers to questions
[No-no-no-no-no-no-no
No answers but we are taught a lesson every time
[Yeah, yeah, keep on growing
Through mistakes, we've learned to gather wisdom
[Who's gonna protect us from our heart? Yeah
[You see life's responsibility, falls in our hand, falls in our hand
Keep on learning, keep on growing
[Yeah yeah yeah, no no, no, no no no no no
We're maturing, without knowing
[See, growing up, can be a pain, can be a pain...
[Yeah, yeah, yeah yeah]
