Reflections (I Remember)

[Intro] I remember, I remember I remember, I remember I remember, I remember I remember [Part 1] Back before the record deal and the cars And the cribs and the way that things took off I was signing 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 Red Zones, in 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 [Hook] I remember, back when I didn't know which way to feel 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 [Part 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, oh [Hook] [Bridge] Now I made some mistakes, I lost some friends along the way But I don't carry it cause it made me a better chick It's my life and I know that there's more for me to see (So much more) I may not be what I'm suppose to But I can tell you right now, I ain't what I use to be [Extended Hook] (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 (I remember) Don't exist no more (I remember) But I remember, I remember (I remember) I remember, I remember (I remember) I remember I remember