My Nephew

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Dreads hangin' Bangin' with my family Got heavy metal on me Vessel I ain't scared to death Don't got to say I'm hard All my skin is made of scars All my patnas play they part Roll up quick and take your car Pounds of weed, I'm so high I reached down to save a star Rollin' on my favorite bar Snatchin' every ladies' heart Bloody murder, makin' art Money is my favorite part Strung out like a fake guitar On the block, no H&R Got suckas, no candystand Always keep a handyman This gangsta walked up to me All he said was, "Can you dance?" Then I tried to run away Shot my through my legs and pants Then he said, "Yeah, how 'bout now?" Well now I'm in the ambulance It's no longer my voice you hearin' It's more like my dyin' thoughts Thought I wasn't scared to die Now I'm dead if I try to cough Through my spirit separatin' Now my soul is flyin' off Feel a major tug from Satan Smart enough to fight it off He said he got my soul already I just gotta sign it off "Lord give me another chance to make up for the time I lost" He said, "It wasn't only time Boy it was your life you lost And I'll give you another chance But just remember I'm the boss." Then my eyes were open I'm no longer dead I saw my homeboys and all they eyes was red I told 'em I'm alive, this what they said "We gon' get you right back on the block soon as you get up out this bed." I tried to argue wit' 'em but months later Forgot about my creator Hustlin', stackin' paper Bout to make a delivery Had my sister's kid wit' me Saw a angel in the street Then I swerved and hit a tree Thought God was my enemy Cause my lil homie didn't breathe His future was history I shouted, "Father finish me!" I said, "If you don't do it, I'ma run away and finish me!" He said, "You are a wretched man With stubborn ways and tendencies And I've kept you alive these times But you call me your enemy?" Then the little kid wit' me spoke inside to inner me He said, "God told me to ride wit' you Just so I could die wit' you And now that He's reminded you Now I can have life wit' you." Although his body was solid I knew he was alive I thought my car wasn't mobile I had a different drive Carried him back to the house and I watched my sister cry Knew I had to do something for He who lives inside So I went to the block and told my patnas "Listen guys, sure as a pigeon flies I see the world with different eyes It ain't about the shoes you wear Throw 'em at the finish line And y'all say y'all love me dawg But only when I'm finna die I done found a different love He catches every tear I cry I know y'all are sittin' back Thinkin' 'bout how weird am I But I cannot live this life no more Man I'm a different guy My eyes got wings now my Father made my vision fly And ever since then I'm tellin' y'all I see the light It's clear as day homie I found myself in Jesus Christ I know what I'ma love and what I'ma be in life And I can't tell you but just know that I'll marry a preacher's wife" Since what I said was real, they couldn't help but swallow "Let's go to church tomorrow" They all agreed to follow I went inside and by my sister's door Through the crack, she was still huggin' her son but her son was huggin' her back