Elevator (In Memory of Joshua Nelson)

Lyrics

[Intro] Yeah [Verse] Tryna make it out the struggle, it gets hard to level-up Stack the cheddar up, tryna better us Long nights early mornings, man, I'm not in bed enough See the toll in my eyes, they be looking red and stuff Told momma, "I'ma grind 'til I get some better stuff" Wrote a letter with a header and I hope you read it up 'Cause I meant that shit when I said it If you bet the bluff just know I switched the cards and I'ma make sure you regret it See, I know just where I'm headed, I could never fold In a world that's so cold, give the windows to my soul In the mirror, I sit froze in reflection, contemplate my stresses tryna balance wit' the blessings I know it's all test and I do good on those but it's been a while since school days with the bros Yeah, it's been a while since I really knew myself Vindication at my shows tryna prove my wealth And it came real close when I heard my music felt by this girl that lost her brother Showed her my song "Water" right before they lost each other Said it hit her so deep played it for her dad and mother Talked about it at the funeral I felt that in my stomach Man, he had the same name as me, prolly 'bout the same age as me And it's crazy how this life goes, he had some dreams too prolly just like those that I got On long nights at my spot just praying that I'd pop Then life stopped Prayers to your fam 'cause I care for that man If you ever need shit, I'm there for you man Put it in a song just to show you that I am And his spirit lives on okay, moving on Tryna show forgiveness to the ones that do me wrong Tryna fight my demons but express 'em in these songs Tryna find the reason that on sleepless nights I just sit dreaming That I just hit Nieman's, I just copped a Panamera, I just found freedom Right hand on my chest, this my pledge of allegiance to the art I been fiending from the start but they ain't feed me And my heart stay bleeding need a bottle with a genie In between having the world and having nothing Every step mean something every breath, every sec we rushing Never check, on our loved ones just tryna get a check Tryna elevate, get the money power and respect So forget, all the bullshit you done misstepped Intercept every intersection in a second For a friend of me turned enemy I get the weapon I don't mean to sound a mess but that shit got me stressing I just spill it out in writtens like a fucking best man Excellent, next man, like a fucking X-Man I done earned my stripes if they ain't familiar bet they heard he nice I'm like Steph and Dell Curry, I done hit the 30 twice I done counted dirty money, I was rocking dirty ice Funny how it numb the pain, even with the worried nights Funny when it's some to say I barely get the words out right Always conscience with the words I write I just hope you heard it right [Chorus] God, will you please watch over my soul? I can't tell what's right from wrong no more And if you take my life before I wake Then I pray the Lord my soul to take Yeah, Lord will you please watch over my soul, yeah I can't tell what's right from wrong no more If you take my life before I wake, yeah Then I pray the Lord my soul to take