Reflections (I Remember)

Written by：Mary J. Blige/Bryan-Michael Cox/Kendrick Dean/Johnta Austin

I remember

I remember

I remember

I remember

I remember

I remember

I remember

Back before the record deal and the cars

And the cribs and the way that things took off

I was signin' at lucy's on 1 25th just tryin' my best to get on

Back when me and puff and big was kids and I knew jodeci

I was young and tough and fresh in love and it was

All a dream

Signing a contract no guiding light just hopin' I

I can get out the projects

And get my family right 'cause they were my life

In a red zones oh in bentley's oh you can catch me tryna do me

I was jaded on the block I coulda faded on the block

But I made it off the block and I

I remember back when I didn't know which way to live

I remember back when pain was all I had to give

The reflections of my life I see the lessons that I've learned

And now I know heartbreak don't exist when it's been torn apart by love

I use to throw a fit I use to shed a doubt

And blame it on a man but that was Mary than

And this is Mary now you gotta understand

It's about how we respect ourselves

And the men have no control of our self esteem

And when we see that then we can let go oh

I remember back when I didn't know which way to live

I remember back when pain was all I had to give

The reflections of my life I see the lessons that I've learned

And now I know heartbreak don't exist when it's been torn apart by love

Now I made some mistakes I lost some friends along the way

But I don't carry it because it made me a better chick

It's my life and I know that there's more for me to see

I may not be what I'm suppose to

But I can tell you right now I ain't what I use to be

I remember

I remember when I didn't know which way to live

I remember

I remember when pain was all I had to give

The reflections of my life I see the lessons that I've learned

And now I know heartbreak don't exist when it's been torn apart by love

I remember

I remember I remember

I remember

I remember I remember

The reflections of my life I see the lessons that I've learned

And now I know heartbreak don't exist

When it's been torn apart by love by love

Don't exist no more

I remember

But I remember I remember

I remember

I remember I remember

I remember

I remember

I remember