Where I've Been Lyrics - No More Drama - Mary J Blige

[Spoken] 

(To all the youth in the world that thinks nobody understands... 

Well I understand that) 

It's been hard for me 

Trying strugglin' in the streets 

But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at 

And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at 

It's been hard for me 

Trying strugglin' in the streets 

But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at 

And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at 

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I grew up as a 70's baby 

Brought up in poverty and sin 

Makin' jokes at the crazy lady 

Never acred how she was dealin' within 

I knew all the words to 

Micheal Jackson's album as a kid 

And when it came to the biggest crusher 

No he wasn't my man 

At the age of seven years old 

A strange thing happened to me 

Before I even saw 

My life had flashed before me 

And I've got the mark to show 

And it became a thang of beauty 

So I gotta let you know 

That my life, that my life 

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It's been hard for me 

Trying strugglin' in the streets 

But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at 

And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at 

It's been hard for me 

Trying strugglin' in the streets 

But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at 

And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at 

It's been hard for me 

Trying strugglin' in the streets 

But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at 

And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at 

Now mama's workin' hard all day 

And she said this before she left home 

Take care of your little brother 

Have the place cleaned when I get home 

All these priorities 

Me and Tanya had to learn to be grown 

But at the time for me 

Being grown had seemed so lone 

Woke up and I'm seventeen 

With nothing going for me 

Except the fact that I sing 

You know it hurts so much 

From all the sights that I've seen 

From abusin' the hole in trust 

You probably couldn't take some of things 

That I've lived in my life 

It's been hard for me 

Trying strugglin' in the streets 

But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at 

And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at 

It's been hard for me 

Trying strugglin' in the streets 

But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at 

And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at 

It's been hard for me 

Trying strugglin' in the streets 

But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at 

And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at 

It's hard and the street's a jungle (I'm telling you, I'm telling you) 

Especially with your pretty colors (I'm telling you, I'm telling you) 

So stay low and keep it humble (I'm telling you, I'm telling you) 

Black women hold it down, keep your feet on the ground 

Black men keep searching and you'll be found 

It's been hard for me 

Trying strugglin' in the streets 

But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at 

And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at 

It's been hard for me 

Trying strugglin' in the streets 

But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at 

And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at 

[Rap by Eve] 

In this world of continuous bullshit and full clips 

Seems all we have to pass down is being useless 

Broken homes, babies all alone, parent's never there 

No food, no clothes to wear, anger everywhere 

Ain't no values being taught, no productive thoughts 

Jealousy rules the world, take shit at any cost 

Gotta change our state of life, keep it worth livin' 

God gave us voices to speak and that's our way of givin' 

It's so much bigger than the furs and the jewels 

What about encouragin' the youth to do well 

What about givin' back- what about unifying 

Shit we all black- get it together 

Everybody's got their trials and tribulations 

Learn to change the negative to positive situations 

Don't hold the lessons that you learn 

Pass it on and except the blessings that could earn 

It's been hard for me 

Trying strugglin' in the streets 

But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at 

And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at