["","And everyone still packs","All you do is sleep, eat and cry","","Everything I know, I'm gonna tell you about","But one day, you're gonna be askin' me why","Little thing now here you are","Self-respect helps you to protect your soul","","Appreciate your blessings, son, you'll see what it amounts to","Causes to reevaluate directions we take","And I gotta teach him about life","Grow up to be kings and queens","And bein' up in the club is mad fun 'til they act dumb","What it really takes to be a man","I've played my position, so why don't you try to play yours?","All the young girls wanna swing, my wifey says, she wants a ring","Don't want to make a move too quick and get left behind, yo","Little thing now here you are","But one day, you're gonna be askin' me why","Starin' at me with those baby eyes","Be in command of whatever you encounter","","","","Starin' at me with those baby eyes","All you do is sleep, eat, and cry","","Anything I don't, you'll figure out","Make little girls and boys","I love you kid, so keep your head to the sky","Starin' at me with those baby eyes","My life is changed now, plus I got a shorty now","And what it means to be the head of fam","Everything I know, I'm gonna tell you about","Starin' at me with those baby eyes","Always bring your game direct, cut out the middle man","I wonder what the next days, are gonna bring?","Every since you fell out of the heavens","And to my home boys, who clearly understand","Never give up, always be ready to try","And then you pass it on","Anything I don't, you'll figure out","Everything I know, I'm gonna tell you about","Dedicated to my son that's about to be born","Life is full of sacrifice, for truth you might have to fight","Listen, to my little man, you can never have too little plans","","So I'll share with you everything","But one day, you're gonna be askin' me why","Keep all the jokers from the game","","Obtainin' your goals, maintainin' control","Little thing now here you are","Be sure to use your mind, though, look for all the signs, yo","'Cause livin' is learnin' and learnin' is livin'","Someone'll bring you down 'cause they ain't livin' right","'Cause livin' is learnin' and learnin' is livin'","Baby child, did you know?","And then you pass it on","","","And then you pass it on","Little thing now here you are","'Cause livin' is learnin' and learnin' is livin'","The ups and downs of life plus the choices we make","My son'll be born","We must live and fight for the right causes and be ready to die","But one day, you're gonna be askin' me why","All you do is sleep, eat and cry","","All you do is sleep, eat, and cry","So by the time you people hear this record","It's time now for us to seperate the mediocre from the great","","Walk your own walk and keep your head to the sky","","","I've made my decision, plus you're in my prayers","Anything I don't, you'll figure out","Mad responsibilities, it's like, I'm almost forty now","","You make me wanna grow","Everything I know, I'm gonna tell you about","And then you pass it on","Anything I don't, you'll figure out","'Cause livin' is learnin' and learnin' is livin'"]
Performed by: Guru Written by: Keith Elam; Amel Larrieux; Guesley Larrieux; Maurice White
Credits: Elam, Keith (Songwriter); Larrieux, Amel (Songwriter); Larrieux, Guesley (Songwriter); White, Maurice (Songwriter); ELIZA'S VOICE PUBLISHING (Publisher); EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. (Publisher); ILL KID MUSIC (Publisher); JIZOP MUSIC (Publisher); SONY/ATV SONGS LLC (Publisher)
