I remember like yesterday, life's good
Best homie in the same hood
Fight for him I wouldn't hesitate
Better days we were fighting for but I can't lie, it was cool
We was skipping school for the holidays
No real plans just the principal
Pick up games in my neighborhood worth more than pride, funny though
We would bet the most crazy things when the money low
December day but it was sunny though
Now I know that God's plans don't correlate with the weatherman's or your plans
That day shit hit four fans
All I know is I woke up and saw Poopsie crying
What's wrong, are you leaving again
Please don't I'll never tell that you drove the car just please stay
Each day I replay what she'd say
Take a deep breath look in the mirror
Still can hear her
Turned around to my biggest fear
It was me but physically it wasn't me, it was ugly
Woke up like a day later with my whole fam in disbelief that I was still alive
Grandma stood by my side
Held her hand and asked if I would die
She just cried
At that point I realized that this time, shit was real
Different deal than a bad cold or a broken arm
If I live I'll never walk
Can't walk then I'll never run
Can't run then I'll never fly
Fuck that I'd rather die
Frustrated
Doctor calls the whole family in for the worst news
For him it's like rehearsal
Get the family flowers call the funeral home get a hearse too
Can't lie that shit hurt too
To see my momma break completely down in the waiting room while I laid there
Lord knows how hard she prayed there
That night she was the only one stayed there
Superwoman meets Mrs. King meets my whole world while I laid there
Nah fuck that
What kind of man just lays there while his momma hurt all because of him and not at least try
For her sake man at least I can let her know how deeply I
Apologize for ruining your reception for your wedding
That's that selfish shit
Performance time when this track play swear on me I'm a need help with it
I ain't lying, nah I ain't lying
Decided then that it was game time
Here's the deal, God is the ref
Boxing match life versus death
And I'm just sitting here like how many verses left
Rapper shit
Moments like these better capture it
Crazy how now we can laugh it
Wasn't funny at the time but that's why we laugh at it
That night I closed my eyes and I began to pray
Dear Lord, here I am, use me, right now it's a battle Lord please choose me, who me, yeah you, look around, see my whole Family in celebration what's the occasion?
Who me?
Well they said I wouldn't walk so I ran out that bish like the man in this bish
I was hit got back up like I'm planning this shit
Passing the torch Archie manning and click
Really I get, turnt cause I swear that you don't have a clue bout the shit that I been through
Doctors was lost so I gave it to God by the third one I went to
Really it's simple
Wake up each day on a mission to finish what Martin was dreaming, why Rosa kept sitting and Malcolm kept scheming
All came together while David was bleeding and reaching for just one more breath so I can say
Thank god for my fam for my squad and my fan base
Every day is another day to be grateful. I'm grateful
Just in case I haven't said it yet i thank you. I'm thankful
This song is a dedication to the day I was chosen
12.18.01
I was almost gone. I wasn't even thirteen
The best things we ever learn all come from the worst scenes
But I'm gone make the best of it
