作曲 : Austin, Blige, Cox, Dean
作词 : AUSTIN, JOHNTA M/BLIGE, MARY/COX, BRYAN MICHAEL/DEAN, KENDRICK
 I remember 
 
 [Verse 1:] 
 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 B.I.G. 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 the Red Zones 
 In the Bentley's 
 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 
 
 [Verse 2:] 
 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 
 
 
 
 
 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 
 Its 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