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Too YoungHi-Five

Released: September 25, 1990

Featuring: Prodigy of Mobb Deep

Songwriter: Carl Bourelly Jean-Paul Bourelly Roz Davis Prodigy of Mobb Deep

Producer: Jean-Paul Bourelly Carl Bourelly

[Intro]
Stop, stop stop
Too young
Too young
Too young
Too young

[Verse 1: Prodigy]
As time passes, I flow with the swiftness, G
Showin' you all that I'm with this
Continous flavor, you all wanna savor
And those without no clout will have to pay for this
Dopeness, you ask who wrote this
[?] and I do quote this
Rappers evaporate, flakes, we eliminate
Create the great then I wait as I meditate
For those who can't keep up with the dope rhyme
Huh, I waste no time
[?] they will come to return the life of some
So for now, I guess we're just too young

[Verse 2]
Go to school to listen to the teachers all day
To learn about the history of the U-S of A
I'd like to make a difference starting today
But I'm not eighteen, Uncle Sam says, "No way!"

[Pre-Chorus]
Animals are dying in the worst way
We're getting snow and I'm working late
I wanna save the planet before it's too late
But the E.P.A. won't listen to what I have to say

[Chorus]
Grown folks are talking, but never wanna listen
My head is spinning as I try to get attention
They tell me don't worry, there's just nothing that I'm missing
When will they ever ask for my opinion?
I'm too young to make my own decisions
Too young to choose my own religion
I'm too young to have my own opinion
Too young, I'm too young

[Verse 3]
My daddy goes to work almost everyday
He has to nine-to-five it so there's food on the plate
The boss is cutting corners and it shows on his face
I ask why, he'll reply, "You're too young, son, go out and play"
The city's filled with people with no place to stay
Kids are pushing drugs to find a better way
Babies having babies and throwing them away
All because their parents couldn't give them the time of day

[Chorus]
Grown folks are talking, but never wanna listen
My head is spinning as I try to get attention
They tell me don't worry, there's just nothing that I'm missing
When will they ever ask for my opinion?
I'm too young to make my own decisions
Too young to choose my own religion
I'm too young to have my own opinion
Too young, I'm too young

[Verse 4: Prodigy]
Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!
Yo, I'm too young to even try to get my point across
So why should I try when I just fall for their lies and deception?
No need for correction
Just 'cause I'm underage there's no election
Chill, I'm not with that program
My reading level's not Sam I Am
I am a pro and my brain is objective
Sit here, my son, take some notes, corrective
Adults only is what they told me
So for some, huh, I guess I'm just too young
Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

[Pre-Chorus]
Animals are dying in the worst way
We're getting snow and I'm working late
I wanna save the planet before it's too late
But the E.P.A. won't listen to what I have to say

[Chorus]
Grown folks are talking, but never wanna listen
My head is spinning as I try to get attention
They tell me don't worry, there's just nothing that I'm missing
When will they ever ask for my opinion?
I'm too young to make my own decisions
Too young to choose my own religion
I'm too young to have my own opinion
Too young, I'm too young

Hi-Five

Hi-Five is an R&B group from Waco, Texas, originally consisting of lead singer Tony Thompson, Russell Neal, Roderick Clark, Marcus Sanders, and Toriano Easley, who was later replaced by Treston Irby. They released their self-titled debut album in 1990, which peaked at #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and was certified Platinum. This album featured the #1 R&B/Top 10 Pop hit “I Can’t Wait Another Minute,” and “I Just Can’t Handle It,” which peaked at #3 on the R&B Singles chart, as well as their biggest hit, the Teddy Riley-produced “I Like the Way (The Kissing Game),” which hit #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B Singles chart.

Their follow-up album Keep It Goin' On was released in 1992 and featured the hit songs “She’s Playing Hard To Get,” which peaked at #2 on the R&B Singles chart and #5 on the Pop chart, as well as the R. Kelly-produced single “Quality Time,” which peaked at #3 on the R&B Singles chart. Their third album Faithful was released in 1993 and contained the hit singles “Unconditional Love” and “Never Should’ve Let You Go”, which were also featured on the soundtracks to Menace II Society and Sister Act 2, respectively.

The group disbanded in 1994 and Tony Thompson went on to release his solo album Sexsational in 1995. Thompson re-formed Hi-Five with four new members and released the album The Return independently in 2005 but he was issued a cease-and-desist order by the original members of the group to halt sales of the album. As discussions of putting the original group back together were taking place, Tony Thompson passed away on June 1, 2007 in his hometown of Waco, Texas. Treston Irby and Marcus Sanders have carried on with the Hi-Five name, continuing to make music and tour.

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