Life Got in the Way

Lyrics

[Intro: Various Media Clips] The hip hop world is mourning the loss of manager Chris Lighty who is dead of an apparent suicide The death of Chris Lighty is gonna have a devastating impact on the music industry [Verse] And I wonder would my life be different if you never woulda taken yours And I know that's selfish but your memory'll break my heart I remember walkin' in your offices the day we met And I played you songs and you said I'd be a great success Shit, I ain't make it yet, I wonder if you're hearin' this Ain't work together long but maybe since you're gone, you're curious I'm wonderin' if heaven got XM or a Sirius And if you hear my interviews and know that I been killin' shit And my career has been crazy, a lot of highs and lows On the day we met, I said it's finally my time to blow My other manager trippin', he thought I'm gon' leave He thought that my ambition was replacin' all my loyalty On Thursday, we was textin', was supposed to link the next day I woke up around 11 and washed up, got ready I walked out of my crib and got a text from your assistant She asked me to reschedule to Monday, I said I'm with it Finished textin' and sat by my building a couple minutes Then I walked into my crib and I logged into my Twitter And my heart was beatin', hard to breathe, all I see is R-I-P I was supposed to be with you the moment that they called police When they found you bleedin' in your yard, musta been hard to see You in heaven now but would you ever make a star of me? Man, I can't help but wonder What would happen if they never put you under? Rest in peace [Outro] Life got in the way, life got in the way of a lot of things man That's okay, it's a part of my story, every struggle Every struggle was a lesson, every lesson is a blessing, you feel me? Like, without all these trials and tribulations Without god testin' me like this, I would not be the person that I am today I wouldn't have these stories, I wouldn't have this music I wouldn't have this gift to share with anybody So every time I've ever had to overcome something, it's been motivation That's really what it is, this isn't a story about roadblocks This is a story about findin' motivation in the hardships And letting that compel you to be great, you know? I'm blessed, I'm in the best situation of my life There are so many things to look forward to I never felt better, I feel so blessed, I feel so blessed