Quick verse about how I changed over the past couple of years. I was going to make this into a full-length song, but I got lazy.

Said good-bye to the love, good-bye to the trust
based on that hate dividing us, plus
confiding was never tried enough, so
our relationship was shallow like the tides went up

Then I said good-bye to the drugs, good-bye to the cuffs
I tried to get up, then I said good-bye to the hood name
and "hey there, how's it goin' " to the good grades

Said hello to the new life,
the type where you do what you like
where potential means somethin'
and people have the common sense to want to seek somethin'

Said no to all the offers of going back
which really means a "no" to popular
but I guess I'll be a better man
... I might as well not even sweat it then