Immature

Released: September 22, 1992

Songwriter: Zack Harmon Tony Haynes Christopher Troy

Producer: Zack Harmon Christopher Troy

[Intro: Half Pint, Batman & Romeo]
Did you hear about the riot?
Yeah
Dang
Man, that was crazy
I just don't understand
I guess we're too young to understand
I don't understand why people can't just live together

[Verse 1: Batman]
Why is it no one know I seem to know so much
The people say I must've been here before
But if it's true, then why can't I remember who I was
Where I lived or who I loved anymore?

[Pre-Chorus 1: Batman]
Somehow at my age, I learned a lot
Without going to the school or fall in love
But what it all comes down to is for peace to come to me
Loving as to love itself, that's the key, and that makes me

[Chorus 1]
Wiser than my years, but naïve enough not to know
For many of doubts and fears, so I need somebody ideas

[Bridge]
'Cause I'm wiser than my years, oh yeah
Wiser than my years

[Verse 2: Batman]
And still it seems the price I've paid is often I could pull
'Cause no one tries to challenge my state of mind
So every night, before I sleep, I pray a simple prayer
Give me this chance and give me joy all the time

[Pre-Chorus 2: Batman]
Now, somewhere down the line where I go on
And make it to another world beyond
Through the other puzzle, you will see what I understand
For us to walk in free, that's the key and that makes me

[Chorus 2]
Wiser than my years, but naïve enough not to know
For many of doubts and fears, so I need somebody ideas
'Cause I'm wiser than my years, but naïve enough not to know
For many of doubts and fears, so I need somebody ideas

[Outro: Immature & Batman]
'Cause I'm wiser than my years, oh yeah
Wiser than my years (yes I am, yes I am)
Wiser than my years (I can feel it deep down inside)
Wiser than my years (yes I can, yeah)
Wiser than my years (that I'm wiser than my years)
Wiser than my years (I feel like I've been here before)
Wiser than my years (oh, baby)
Wiser than my years (gonna say a simple prayer)
Wiser than my years (to give me strength)
Wiser than my years (what am I gonna do 'cause I'm so much younger)
Wiser than my years (I feel like I've been here before)
Wiser than my years (oh)
Wiser than my years (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Wiser than my years
Wiser than my years...
Why can't grown-ups learn what kids already know?

Immature, also known as IMx, is an R&B group from Los Angeles, California. The group was formed in 1992 by Marques Houston (Batman), Jerome Jones (Romeo, also known as Young Rome), and Don Santos (Half-Pint). The trio decided to enter a talent show together at the school they were attending. After performing, they were discovered and signed to Virgin Records, and began recording their debut album.

Their debut album, On Our Worst Behavior, was released on September 22, 1992. The album produced three singles: “Tear It Up (On Our Worst Behavior” featuring Jermaine Dupri, “Da Munchies”, and “I Wanna Know U That Way”. Though the album and two of its singles failed to chart, “Tear It Up (On Our Worst Behavior)” managed to peak at #29 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, largely due to its inclusion on the soundtrack to the animated film Bébé’s Kids.

In 1994, Half-Pint’s parents pulled him from the group because they wanted him to focus on his studies more instead of being in the group. Half-Pint was replaced by Kelton Reese (LDB, or Little Drummer Boy), who was already the drummer for the group. Now signed to MCA Records, their sophomore effort Playtyme Is Over was released on August 10, 1994. Unlike their previous effort, the album managed to peak at #26 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #88 on the Billboard 200. The accompanying three singles for the album were: “Never Lie” (the album’s most successful single, peaking at #5 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, “Constantly”, and “I Don’t Mind”.

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