[INTRO - RUFFIAN] Yeah... Funny how time changes your vision. Same world. Different eyes. [VERSE 1 - RUFFIAN] I know better now, I don't move off emotion Don't jump every wave just because it's in motion Used to chase every door, now I choose where I enter Used to talk to everybody, now I know who remembers I know better now, I can read the room quick Don't confuse being busy with making moves that stick I don't need every opportunity sitting in my hand Some things look good on paper but don't fit the plan I learned my limits, learned when to say no Learned everybody can't go where I'm trying to go Not out of arrogance, it's just part of the growth You can't carry every person and still carry your load I learned success ain't proving somebody wrong It's waking up comfortable with who you've become I learned confidence don't need a microphone And real independence means being good on your own [HOOK - RUFFIAN] I know better now I move better now Same world around me But I see better now I know better now I don't chase what I don't need I learned from yesterday Now tomorrow follows me [VERSE 2 - RUFFIAN] I know better now, I protect my time Don't spend every minute trying to prove I'm right Some arguments don't deserve a response Some people want attention, I just give them a calm I know better now, I invest in the real People who can tell me the truth and still care how I feel People who celebrate progress without needing a piece People who bring me clarity instead of stealing my peace I learned money is a tool, not a personality Learned attention isn't the same as having quality Learned a crowd can disappear when the weather turns So I build relationships that actually return I learned mistakes don't make you permanently wrong If you own what you did, you can still move on And if the younger me could see where I'm at I'd tell him, "Keep learning, don't be scared of the setbacks" [HOOK - RUFFIAN] I know better now I move better now Same world around me But I see better now I know better now I don't chase what I don't need I learned from yesterday Now tomorrow follows me [BRIDGE - RUFFIAN] I ain't smarter because I know everything. I'm smarter because I know what I don't know. That's growth. [VERSE 3 - RUFFIAN] Now I take my time when the stakes get high I don't need instant answers, I can let things ride I know when to push, I know when to pause I know that changing my mind ain't changing my cause I can apologize without feeling weak I can listen to advice without losing my seat I can admit when I'm wrong and still stand tall That's something the old me couldn't understand at all I got more patience, more purpose, more vision Less ego, more focus, better decision Still got fire, still got hunger, still got goals But I don't let the hunger take control I'm not trying to become somebody I see on a screen I'm building the version of myself that I mean And if the road changes, I can change with the road... I know better now. [FINAL HOOK - RUFFIAN] I know better now I move better now Same world around me But I see better now I know better now I don't chase what I don't need I learned from yesterday Now tomorrow follows me [OUTRO - RUFFIAN] You don't always need a new life. Sometimes... you need new eyes.
