Headphones

Lyrics

[Chorus: Lecrae] And my brother got headphones in Heaven I hope he hear this song, yeah, hey And my mama got headphones in Heaven I hope she hear this song, yeah [Verse 1: Lecrae] We went from nothin' to hunnids To milli's, man, who would've thunk it? We went from runnin' and duckin' To runnin' a Fortune 500 All of my people who held me down Now we liftin' them up Ain't no more stressin' or strugglin' Or dreadin' the first of the month Ain't no keys in the trunk Ain't no sleepin' in bunks Granny said, "Count your blessings" But if I could count them, it'd take me some months Wish you could see me now Livin' clean, got 'em callin' me Reverend Wish you could hear me now Hope you got you some headphones in Heaven Headphones in Heaven, I wish I could tell them I hope they can hear me, it's so much I'm feelin' Walked through that alley and cried with my cousin that died Left me broken, I still pray for healin' I know my destination Know they patiently waiting You can show me the ropes when I make it Until then, keep playin' my station [Chorus: Lecrae] Yeah, hey And my brother got headphones in Heaven I hope he hear this song Hey, yeah And my mama got headphones in Heaven I hope she hear this song [Verse 2: Killer Mike] In another dimension (Another dimension) I know my auntie is grabbin' my mama And, man, they just huggin' and kissin' (Huggin' and kissin') And she's sayin', "Look at him, Niecy Look, Denise, he went and did it See, Niecy, he was like you He was a artist, he get depressed and Yeah, he was like you Subject to trouble and few indiscretions Yeah, he had to war with some demons But beat him, now gon' tell Miss Bettie I'ma run and tell Mary Miss Bettie gon' tell Willie Burke Michael made millions and traveled the Earth" I could see them, cheer them, Tuck and Bim sittin' near them Like, "Look at that boy go to work" I'm talkin' about my Uncle Jeffrey My Uncle Carlton, my Uncle Henry My Uncle Ant-Man, my Uncle Vincent I be reminiscin', sippin' on whiskey Fly as a Frisbee From family of Christians, but I'm livin' risky Street dreamin', but demons won't get me The Lord had to fix me and God as my witness Man, I be wishin' that family could listen And Heaven had headphones, I tell them, baby All of them prayers you pray for me All of them prayers, they paid off, like, baby All of that grindin' through time and That pressure made diamonds, and now I'm like, baby I pray that you hear me Your prodigal son that came home Baby, baby, baby [Chorus: Lecrae & T.I.] Yeah, hey And my brother got headphones in Heaven I hope he hear this song Hey, yeah (Okay) And my momma got headphones in Heaven (Yeah) I hope she hear this song (Mm) [Interlude: T.I.] Hey, Cap You and Clay take care of each other up there, man Pops, you and Precious, man Y'all hear me, right? [Verse 3: T.I.] Me and my guardian angels been arguin' lately 'Cause they say I won't go with God tryna take me Now Satan is on me, it's taking its toll Carried the weight, I know God in control Bless me with all of the diamonds and gold Stack so much dough 'til it's harder to fold From millions, to thousands, to hundreds Blessings from then until now in abundance Commas on commas, made me a winner Still, I'm a sinner who runnin' from somethin' I made him a promise, no matter the sin The devil never will win I promise, if only you knew, in a sold-out arena on stage Still, I'm feelin' so lonely Questionin', guessin', and missin' my homies Disguisin' my tears, sayin' my prayers Laughin' out loud, talkin' to air Sayin' my peace when ain't nobody there, yeah So many people give glory to me When I know where the glory should be You see, 'cause I know how the story began So I know how my story could be It's a cold game, if I told names Of the people who died, who done poured into me If I tried to told you, song would've been over, man Literally, we'd have run out of beat