New Edition — Boys to Men Extended Vocal Remixed Version

[Intro: Johnny Gill + (New Edition)] These are the things that change boys to men... Yeah, yeah Ooh (Ah, ah) [Verse 1: Johnny Gill] Growing up can be a pain You're not a man until you come of age We've given up our teenage years In the effort to pursue our career Who assumes responsibility Of having to support our family? Who's protecting us from harm? Is there anyone around, that we can trust? [Pre-Chorus: Johnny Gill + New Edition] So we search for answers to our questions Looking for the answers No answers but we are taught a lesson every time Every time Through mistakes we've learned to gather wisdom Oh-oh-oh Life's responsibilities falls in our hands, ayy, ayy [Chorus: Johnny Gill + New Edition] Keep on learning, keep on growing Wisdom helps us understand We're maturing, without knowing These are the things that change boys to men [Verse 2: Johnny Gill] Oh, the goals we set may exceed reality 'Cause failure always is a possibility Who can tell us that we're wrong It's up to us to figure out, what life is all about [Pre-Chorus: Johnny Gill + New Edition] So we search for answers to our questions Looking for the answers No answers but we are taught a lesson every time Every time Through mistakes we've learned to gather wisdom Whoa, whoa, whoa And wisdom helps us see our responsibility [Chorus: Johnny Gill + New Edition] Keep on learning, keep on growing Oh, yeah, wisdom helps us understand We're maturing, without knowing Yeah, these are the things that change boys to men [Interlude: Johnny Gill, New Edition] Ooh, yeah, yeah-yeah, ooh, yeah (Aah, aah) [Chorus: Johnny Gill + New Edition] Keep on learning, keep on growing Every day, every day I'm learning, I'm learning a little more Yeah, yeah We're maturing, without knowing These are the things, these are the things that turn a boy into a man So we search for answers to our questions No answers but we are taught a lesson every time Through mistakes we've learned to gather wisdom Oh, in our efforts, in our efforts to pursue our career Oh, oh, no, no, oh Keep on learning, keep on growing I know it gets hard sometimes, yeah Growing up can be a pain We're maturing, without knowing You're not a man, not a man All you have to do, all you have to do is hold on Hold on, hold, hold on, hold on So we search for answers to our questions No answers but we are taught a lesson every time Keep on growing, yeah Through mistakes we've learned to gather wisdom Who's gonna protect us from our heart? Yeah You see life's responsibility falls in our hand, falls in our hand Keep on learning, keep on growing Yeah yeah yeah, no-no, no, no, no, no, no, no We're maturing, without knowing See, growing up can be a pain, can be a pain...