Very seldom do, they grow up with you Life got cute on me, so filled with gratitude Very seldom do (Ooh), they grow up with you (Ooh, you) Life got cute on me, so filled with gratitude My first hype man, baby boy's number one fan Always said to ask questions And found growth in the lesson (Ooh) Where you lacked understandin', you didn't disregard Love had no conditions, before it even started Very seldom do, they grow up with you (Oh) Life got cute on me, so filled with gratitude (Hey, hey) Very seldom do (Ooh), they grow up with you (Ooh, you) Life got cute on me, so filled with gratitude You gave me black man rarity (Rarity), sincere apology (-Pology) Said you coulda did better And I appreciate the honesty (Honesty) Finally love every part of me (Part of me) 'Cause you see so much of you in me The good, the bad, the fluid, and the ugly The man I am is because of who you were to me, yeah, yeah The man I am is who you were to me (Oh-oh) The man I am is who you were to me, yeah Very seldom do, they grow up with you Life got cute on me (Real cute, baby), so filled with gratitude (Yeah) Very seldom do (Oh, ooh), they grow up with you (Ooh, you) Life got cute on me, so filled with gratitude Ooh-ooh, mm-hmm I really need to just start acknowledging that Levon Bennett is a, is a influence of mine