Yeah, uh, look
The older I get, the more I realize
Almost everything I believed in
In my life was a lie
It started as a child, first was santa claus
Then I believed that a brawl
Would never come between my dawgs (wrong)
My sister mary filled me in when I was 7
Told me hulk hogan only existed on television (what?)
The stone cold stunner and the leg drop?
Scripted, n. w. o and x-pac? dang
I used to walk up to the mall to 'matic doors
My momma told me my finger was the power source
So I pointed with my pointer
It was open, then come to find out she was joking
Had to let it soak in, my mind as a boy
Didn't wanna believe
That mcgwire or barry were on the 'roids
But when I was young, I thought the world was alright
It's funny, I even thought that jesus was white, but yo

All that glitters ain't made of gold
It's the things you heard a million times before
It took a lot of time, now I realise
Now I know better
It's better late than never
Now I know

Over the years, I've become more accustomed to pain
I used to believe my dad
When he said he'd come to my games
Even believed my momma was a saint
And could do no wrong
And then she sat me down and told me how I was born
(shoot)
Mind-blown, but now it all makes sense
Why she didn't spazz on me
When she caught me having sex
I was perplexed but now I get it
I used to think america was finished with racism
How could I miss it?
I'm mad so many people don't get it
Holding this list of black names but now I'm blacklisted?
Got older, it's like it got no different
I found out that these independent artists
Aren't independent
Major labels fund them quietly to keep perception
That's deception in the game
Used to believe that I wanted fame
Plus my name written in the lights
Now I know it's so much greater
Because it's written in the hand of christ
I used to say the radio would play
What the people wanted
Now I know they playing what's payin'
Feeling jaded, but somehow I still believe in god
I even thought of college education
And getting a job, man

All that glitters ain't made of gold
It's the things you heard a million times before
It took a lot of time, now I realise
Now I know better
It's better late than never
Now I know better
Yes I know better
Now I know better
Yes I know better
Now I know better
Yes I know better
Now I know better
Yes I know better
Now I know
Too many times before