intro shaggy straight outta flatbush always tek it back fi yuh peeps don t worry about it it s been brought up cause you never know what your gonna turn out to be life has it s funny twist and turns yuh nah mean chorus rayvon back in the days tried and failed but look at me now how things have changed had no friends but look at me now it seems so strange no one cared but look at me now fortune and fame who would guess but look at me now verse 1 shaggy friends spend nuh time wid dem i was the kid who never follow many trends used to wear the glasses with the soda bottle lens girls didn t like me and a few would just pretend it s funny back in school the guys that were so cool are the very ones who wish them could a be walkin inna mi shoes now tell me whose the fool them never have a clue that s why i m here to dedicate this song to all of you hey hey chorus rayvon back in the days tried and failed but look at me now how things have changed had no friends but look at me now it seems so strange no one cared but look at me now fortune and fame who would guess but look at me now verse 2 shaggy i never realized i could make reality di tings i fantasize stuck to my plan and to everyone surprise even those who doubt a stand before mi mesmerized i bloom delay a late i couldn t get an eight di cheerleadin chicks grew up to all be overweight see now i lookin great i wonda what they ate to that i m really happy wid my supermodel date hey hey chorus rayvon back in the days tried and failed but look at me now how things have changed had no friends but look at me now it seems so strange no one cared but look at me now fortune and fame who would guess but look at me now bridge shaggy if you think you got it figured out well listen to me don t ever underestimate what people can be now who s the one that s most likely to succeed it s usually the one s you don t see hey if you think you got it figured out well listen to me don t ever underestimate what people can be now who s the one that s most likely to succeed it s usually the one s you don t see come again chorus rayvon back in the days tried and failed but look at me now how things have changed had no friends but look at me now it seems so strange no one cared but look at me now fortune and fame who would guess but look at me now back in the days tried and failed but look at me now how things have changed had no friends but look at me now it seems so strange no one cared but look at me now fortune and fame who would guess but look at me now outro rayvon oooh back in the days how things have changed said a rearranged hey back in the days how things have changed oh um um um um um um um um um um um hey 