A Letter to Sick L (1980-2001)

Lyrics

[Intro: Nas (Sample)] To my man, to my man, God bless your life To my man, to my man, God bless your life [Verse 1: K-Hill] To my man Sick L, God bless your life Send me a vision in my dream and let me know what heaven's like Let me know what's your life like And let me know: "Why did God take you home that night?" (Lord forgive me) I'm gonna blow for the both of us Carry them dreams for the livest nigga on my team I know we just got close I've probably known you for about three years But that still can't stop my tears Far as I'm concerned, we was close enough, me and Panama Sorry that it ended on some social stuff I can't forgive myself the night for not picking up the phone Looking at the caller ID like I wasn't home It wasn't personal, I had a format, a refill Spent some time with my fam and forget my past The biggest lesson that you ever taught me was to cherish my people while they livin' 'cause tomorrow ain't promised [Hook: (Keisha Shontelle), Nas (Sample) & K-Hill] (Your way lives on) To my man, to my man, God bless your life To my man, to my man, God bless your life (You stay, we stay) (Your way lives on) To my man, to my man, God bless your life To my man, to my man, God bless your life (You stay, we stay) I know you're gone now, but Imma still make your mom proud I'll say her son had a greater side than just they realized [Verse 2: K-Hill & (Keisha Shontelle)] I can see you in the stars like: "Look at me now! I'm with the Lord, which is greater than a platinum award" You and I was on the same accord to make it in this game But young niggas just can't move forth That's why I had to write a song like: "We can't grow" To show these local rap cats why we can't blow Sometimes I wanna holler at your nephews and your older brother 'Cause when I see 'em it's like you still living At times, I keep apologizing, hope you forgive You was a brother from another mother, player for real (You stay, we may) If I never try to make it, then I lied to you I can't wait to go to heaven just to vibe with you December 28 I cry but look at the arts But now I celebrate 'cause that's the day you met up with God Sick L, you know we would have been world-renowned But when I make it to the top, Imma hold your fam down [Hook: (Keisha Shontelle), Nas (Sample) & K-Hill] (Your way lives on) To my man, to my man, God bless your life To my man, to my man, God bless your life (You stay, we stay) (Your way lives on) To my man, to my man, God bless your life To my man, to my man, God bless your life (You stay, we stay) I know you're gone now, but Imma still make your mom proud I'll say her son had a greater side than just they realized (Your way lives on) To my man, to my man, God bless your life To my man, to my man, God bless your life (You stay, we stay) (Your way lives on) To my man, to my man, God bless your life To my man, to my man, God bless your life (You stay, we stay) I know you're gone now, but Imma still make your mom proud I'll say her son had a greater side than just they realized [Verse 3: K-Hill] This ain't a sad dedication, more like a celebration And a clean slate for every single cat that hated If you got a place in heaven, you already made it I just hate the way your life was taken So random, and I still feel so damn dumb Lookin' at your casket, waitin' for you to wake up I still think about the good times before the break-up How you came to the hospital when I got caught up If you'd seen the way I cry, you'd probably call me something like, uh, a kleenex thug Nigga, you know how you were Your mainline was: "Hill, you and [?] gonna blow Send your beats off to Def Jam and get that dough And when you get money, cop me some dro Let me flip it on the block, so we can get more dough" My young nigga always had a hustle with him God, forgive him, you know my nigga had good intentions [Hook: (Keisha Shontelle), Nas (Sample) & K-Hill] (Your way lives on) To my man, to my man, God bless your life Panama gang To my man, to my man, God bless your life Vic Vega (You stay, we stay) Sick L [?] (Your way lives on) To my man, to my man, God bless your life From [?] with style To my man, to my man, God bless your life And some of the city [?] (You stay, we stay) I know you're gone now, but Imma still make your mom proud I'll say her son had a greater side than just they realized (Your way lives on) To my man, to my man, God bless your life K-Hill To my man, to my man, God bless your life Keisha Shontelle (You stay, we stay) 9th Wonder, y'all (Your way lives on) To my man, to my man, God bless your life To my man, to my man, God bless your life (You stay, we stay) I know you're gone now, but Imma still make your mom proud I'll say her son had a greater side than just they realized [Verse 4: Keisha Shontelle] Lord, I know you will guide him since his life has denied him Angels, give us a sign that he's holding a mic As he closed his eyes, heaven's gates were rising Now he's resting in silence, [?] [Outro: Nas (Sample)] To my man, to my man, God bless your life To my man, to my man, God bless your life To my man, to my man, God bless your life To my man, to my man, God bless your life To my man, to my man