THE LIGHT PT. II

Lyrics

[Intro: Joba] The light [Chorus: Joba] The light is worth the wait I promise, wait Why did you do it? The light is worth the wait I promise, wait Screaming, "Please, don't do it" The light is worth the wait I promise, wait Why did you do it? The light is worth the wait I promise, wait Screaming, "Please, don't do it" [Verse 1: Kevin Abstract] Sick of these niggas givin' me false info Like I ain't grow up on MTV, Boondocks and The Chappelle Show Bitch, I can handle the truth That's how I entered the booth, look at all these bruises I got, it gave me so much confidence Back when I was makin' songs at my mama's crib The candle's lit, the temperature rising What type of man can find the right time to fly in? Especially when my cousin dyin' Should've never sold my soul, should've protected all my opinions To see the world move without you feel like a daydream (Kool-aid stands, band-aids wrapped around your beautiful hands) Protect me from the city Couldn't save me from the world back then Had Jeezy on repeat in your whip, no peace in my streets, and these days, no license Only take the Jeep if my boyfriend is drivin' Plus he got the kinda skin that make the police like him Ever since I was a kid, I always felt so frightened My mama from the ghetto Her vote go to any nigga that keep Jesus in the convo Me and her just get on good terms Thank God for them unexpected turns Breaks her heart when she see my city burn Thank God for teachin' me how to learn to have empathy even when it burns But I hate that you got me in this box expecting me to see the light See the light, see the light All my niggas to the right, right, right You see the light, light, light, light And all my niggas to the left, right Left, right, left, right You see the light, light, light, light, light, light [Verse 2: Joba] When that hammer pulled back, did you think of me? You were the one that taught me how to be Look at me now, in all my glory Overcame a lot, that's a different story Abandoned by the life-giver Looking back at my life different Deep cuts in the dusk of the final gasp before your life flashed What happens when you die? Does it fade black? I sense you in my skin and the trucker cap Miss it when we laughed Didn't trust my intuition when I saw the cracks I'm sorry, all I ever want to do is make you proud Fleeting moments always found a way around the frown Set aside the pain to celebrate the now Couldn't kick me out the house, I was fucked up Nothing to prove without doubt if I'm man enough What's the use? I could use you, 'cause I'm scared as fuck Tuck me in, always young enough to feel loved And share some, are you lookin' down? Inner child reachin' out, brittle-boned, crying out The past does not define you The past does not define you The burden was too much Couldn't save you from yourself when you'd self-destruct Couldn't save me from myself when I'd push my luck To tell the truth, I am just like you Left it all in the pistol that you used Always be your little man Following your footsteps even though I'm mad Even though you're gone, you live on And the day I have kids I'll tell them 'bout grandpa And how great he is And the grandkids' grandkids you'll never meet If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be Neither would they It's safe to say I'll find a way out the darkness The way you left Ma hits me the hardest What a shame things change in the blink of an eye Fade away, fast break to the depths in the sky Impermanence turned permanent with a 9 That's life, that's life [Chorus: Joba] The light is worth the wait I promise, wait Why did you do it? The light is worth the wait I promise, wait Screaming, "Please, don't do it" The light is worth the wait I promise, wait Why did you do it? The light is worth the wait I promise, wait Screaming, "Please, don't do it"