Heaven's Afternoon (A Dream Deferred)
Zachary Peterson
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If I make it to heaven, I pray I c my cousin Erin I pray I c my uncle Curly, I pray I c my granny Velma I pray I c my cousin Carla, Even though I never met u 'Cause shit ain't quite been the same, ever since yah left us But I know you in a better place, so these emotions is selfish But damn folk, we miss u, and I promise I'll never forget u I'ma tell me kids all about u, I'ma tell 'em all I remember Like everything that yah taught me, out of every conversation wit u Like never forget where you came from, and always count your blessings 'Cuz we could all die 2moro, yeah nigga that's no question 'Cuz our time on earth is borrowed, just in case you never knew N' if somebody hitn' my phone, E I'm hoping that's you But that's a dream deferred, n' they don't always come true So I put one in the air, n' mix the gin with the juice Then I ride around my city, with the top down on that coupe With Aaliyah playin' thru the speakers, n' all I'm thinkin' 'bout is u Niggas try to tell me that I pray too much but that's just what I do 'Cause when the beat touch yo soul, you just gotta speak the truth Even tho it might hurt, U just gotta tell 'em the truth U just gotta tell 'em the truth!! U just gotta tell 'em the truth My greatest fear is that I do just like my pops and leave So my promise to my seed, is that I'm not gon' leave They not gon' want for nothing, especially not from me And they gon' be spoiled rotten, all becuz of me I pray you get to know your granny, and your uncle G 'Cuz they made me who I am, but u gon' be better than me And I put that on my life, I'd giv it all to you Just to see you smile in Heaven's afternoon In Heaven's afternoon Just to see you smile in Heaven's afternoon 'Cuz they say, when it's raining and the sun is shining too That's yo people in Heaven, smiling back at you 'Cuz they say, when it's raining and the sun is shining too That's yo people in Heaven, smiling back at
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