Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Growing Up (Sloane's Song) lyrics

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Ft. Ed Sheeran

(Verse: Macklemore)

They say boys don't cry

But yo dad has shed a lot of tears

They say I should be a strong man

But baby, I'm still filled with fear

Sometimes I don't know who I am

Sometimes I question why I'm here

I just want to be a good dad

Will I be? I have no idea

They say girls shouldn't be tough

And moms should raise their kids at home

But baby, I know that that isn't true

Cuz yo mama's the toughest person I know

I want to raise ya to be like her

And watch ya show the world how to do it on yo own

I'm still tryna figure out who I am

I don't want to mess this up or do this wrong

I'm goin' to be there for yo first breath

I don't know if I'll be there for yo first step

I can promise ya that I'll try to work less

But the tour's routed, and I got this album

Put in so many hours, and I just want the outcome

To be sumethin' that I can look back and I can be proud of

Don't want to be a dad that's livin' in FaceTime

But I've got a world to sing to and ya at the same time

I won't spoil ya, ya can trust that

For yo sweet sixteen, ya get a bus pass

Had yo heart broken? Been there, done that

I luv ya and I can't give ya enough of that

Get back to community that raised ya up

Read Langston Hughes, I suggest 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Listen to Sam Cooke, a change gon' come

Ya put the work in, don't worry about the praise, my luv

Don't try to change the world, find sumethin' that ya luv

And do it erry day

Do that for the rest of yo life

And eventually, the world will change

(Hook: Ed Sheeran)

I'll be patient, one more month

You'll wrap yo fingers 'round my thumb

Times are changin', I know, but who am I if

I'm the person ya become

If I'm still growin' up, up, up, up

If I'm still growin' up, up, up, up

I'm still growin' up

(Verse 2: Macklemore)

I recommend that ya read 'The Alchemist'

Listen to yo teachers, but cheat in calculus

Tell the truth, regardless of the consequence

And erry day, give yo mama a compliment

Take yo girl to the prom

But don't get too drunk hangin' out the limo

Slow dance with yo woman in yo arms

Sneak her in after but boy, ya betta tiptoe

Don't wake yo mom up,do yoga, learn 'bout karma

Find God, but leave the dogma

The quickest way to happiness? Learnin' to be selfless

Ask more questions, talk about yourself less

Study David Bowie, James Baldwin and 2Pac

Watch the sun set with best friends from a rooftop

Wear a helmet, don't be stupid,jaywalk, but look before ya do it

If it snows, go outside, build a jump, get some help

Get a sled, thrash the hill with yo friends, till it melts

Go to festivals, camp, fall in luv and dance

You're only young once, my luvd one, this is yo chance

Take risks, cause life moves so fast

You're only young once, my luvd one, this is your chance

(Hook x2)

(Outro)

I'm still growin' up

I'm still growin' up, ooh

I'm still growin' up

I'm still growin' up