When I Grow Up

When I grow up, I wanna be like me Can't tell me nothing, 'bout who to be When I grow up, I wanna be like me Can't stop me runnin' young, wild and free Livin' life in fast pace Traded all my tours for foreplay Sleepless nights turned to slumber parties Looking juice tryna coke and Bacardi (uh-huh) From daydreams and stories That I live now, night 'til morning From crawlin' to walkin' Now I run the game like Spalding Hands up in the air if you livin' life young, wild and free Made something out of nothing from a dollar and a dream Close my eyes and see my younger self smilin', smilin' at me Looking back is funny 'cause I said When I grow up, I wanna be like me Can't tell me nothing, 'bout who to be When I grow up, I wanna be like me Can't stop me running young, wild and free When I grow up When I grow up (mm) When I grow up When I grow up When I grow up Catch a bad chick by her toe Be my little eenie meenie 'til I pick some more (pick 'em up) Good brain, you make honor roll I'm a cat, I'm a dog, I'm a paw-patrol (mm-mm) Back then, they didn't want me now Mike Jones, they all up on me From free throws to soarin' Shoot my shot, they jump like Jordy, yeah When you run the game this long, it starts to jog your memory Learning ABCs to traveling global from A through Z Cold shoulders turn to Miami heat and all through the club Livin' out my childhood dreams, I say, one day When I grow up, I wanna be like me Can't tell me nothing, 'bout who to be When I grow up (when I grow up), I wanna be like me (I wanna be like me) Can't stop me runnin' (can't stop me runnin') young, wild and free (ay) When I grow up, I wanna be like me Can't tell me nothing, 'bout who to be When I grow up (that's what's up), I wanna be like me (that's what's up) Can't stop me runnin' (can't stop me runnin') young, wild and free (ay) When I grow up When I grow up (mm-mm) When I grow up Can't stop me runnin' young, wild and free When I grow up