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Ah-em |
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| [00:20.690][Verse] |
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Sometimes I feel like I ain't ******* |
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Sometimes a ******* feel like ******* |
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Talkin’ 'bout some real life ******* |
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Goodbye letter, dear life ******* |
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So if a ******* kill me, hope he mean it |
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I just hope I die for a reason |
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They probably won't miss me ’til they need me |
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Have problems with admitting that they need me |
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Have problems with they man then they need me, Lord |
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I'm talkin' 'bout some real life ******* |
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Goodbye letter, dear life ******* |
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Way too concerned to be conceited |
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I live and I learn, then die tryna teach 'em, Lord |
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Die tryna reach 'em |
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They care more about how much I leave 'em when I leave it |
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I hope I leave more of an impression on my kids to be destined to have blessings to believe in, Lord |
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Just got off the phone with my son |
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Told him, "You a son of a gun" |
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Just got off the phone with my daughter |
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Told her, "I won't hesitate to ******* a young ******* up" |
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Lord, a few ******* left me |
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And only got a new ******* elected |
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My old ******* was too disrespectful |
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And only give my new ******* respect |
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That’s power, yes |
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So now we’re next |
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Can't lie though, I tried though |
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I’l die tryin', that's a common death |
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We was such a team, we was chasin' our dreams |
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Then it stopped, now I’m outta breath |
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Now they try to tell me I need rest and I'l find love again, I ain't find it yet |
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Oh, but I guess it is what it is |
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As it appears, oh ******* |
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The object in the mirror is more near than it appears, oh ******* |
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And sometimes I fear who in the mirror |
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That ******* weird |
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He done died so many times but still here |
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Why am I here? Here |
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Life |
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What is my meaning? My reason? |
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Naked ******* really love ones |
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Sometimes our loved ones don't love us |
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I'm *******' more than I'm makin' love |
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Sometimes I make my rubber wear a rubber |
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I just tell my lady, "Nothing's easy" |
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Even though I make it look easy |
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But understand looks are deceiving |
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Lookin' like I'm lookin' for some grievance |
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'Cause I been through way too much, don't wanna think about it |
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Crank about it, gotta drink about it |
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Gotta synchronize it, tranquilize it |
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Doctor ain't prescribin' what he ain't realizin' |
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Pain inside me got me thinkin' 'bout me |
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Tryna hang my body, sanctifyin' |
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I'm a gangsta dyin' 'cause all gangsters die |
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Can't deny it, you can't take my lion |
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I'm a angry lion hangin' by a string |
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I can't describe it |
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Feel like a anchor tied to my finger |
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Got me sinkin' to the bottom of my drink |
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I know a lotta *******s think I got a lotta *******s |
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There's strength in numbers but there's honor over strength |
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I talked to God the other day, he said he got a ******* |
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So, I look death up in her eye and then I wink |
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It's way too real |
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The ******* I'm talkin' way way too real |
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I hope it gave you chills |
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The dirt under your feet could be the grave, you feel |
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You don't know how dead you feel until you're dead for real |
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Gettin' high after I paid the bill |
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Lower than a Navy SEAL |
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Show up with them Navy guns |
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I hope somebody prayin' for 'em |
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Price tag, no mistake, somebody payin' for 'em |
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Ice baths, now my face numb, no expression |
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What's the life expectancy when you don't expect *******? |
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Mama told me, "******* the world and be so aggressive" |
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Be so fluorescent, watch these hoes 'cause they so obsessive |
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I don't get too high to look over blessings |
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Never come in second, make the most of your seconds |
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They so precious |
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'Cause if we could buy time every store would sell it |
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If you want me to read your mind, need correct spelling |
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I keep it real, *******s better keep it copacetic |
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Lookin' in the mirror at the one that know me better |
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I was too busy to talk, I wrote an open letter |
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Dear life |
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Was is my meaning? My reason? |
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That's the question |
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I ask the reader |
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God bless the reader |
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Dear life |
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What is my meaning? My reason? |
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That's the question |
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| [04:18.080][Outro: Jacida Carter] |
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You know, when he told me Toya was havin' a baby, I say, "Y'all young. You know y'all young." But I said, "Be the best father you can be," you know. And truly, he is that |
