It took getting so old to see
The world is so cold to me

from Kembe X – Welcome II Eighteen Lyrics 2 on Rap Genius

Meaning

the older you get and the less you rely on your parents the more you realise just how cold the real world is, and since kembe’s parents threatened to throw him out as he got older he realised this

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