Long Way from 03'

Long way from 03 Know my papa watching over Me I do this for Christine & JC They told me let it go It'll come back if I believe I pay my homage here on the beat To let y'all breathe Rest In Peace, to my peeps Remember when they told the Kid he couldn't rap Back in 03', let me tell you how The story Crack - cocaine in the veins of My mom and dad Flash a smile in every flick so you Can't see I'm sad Traumatized from all the times I choked from teardrops in her Eyes I pray to God and ask Him Why He show me miracles and signs Occasionally, I rewind, to a time So bliss Who knew by sharing my story It'd feed my kids Who knew that just telling a Poem would shift The mindsets of a generation Pumpin' their fists I tried to tell my moms few years Ago She ain't wanna hear me though She said, Take the college route I said, These raps gon' go I went and got that paper But most them jobs said no Take out another loan for school I got a one year old I'ma cop her some art, we call That liquid gold Shoutout 4:44, that's economic Growth The law of attraction, that's a Concrete rose This the cycle of a broken home Forced to be strong I won't stop til' all my Lil' homies Own That property, instead of rentin' I'd rather see you hold one Queen, rather than pimpin' Rather see ya lovin' ya daughters Than lustin' women When looking in the mirror I Struggle to truly listen Admit that I ain't perfect, but do Yearn to be different Learn from my mistakes and free My mind from all the prisons See my papa did some time in jail But I won't get descriptive Mama did some time but then She got right back to business Cousins doing time I'm just Trynna dodge the statistic Working in them Juvenile Halls Uplifting children Never thought I'd be behind bars To check a sentence Check the sentence again; ooh That boy different Hip-Hop saving the lives cause it Was written Long way from 03 Know my papa watching over Me I do this for Christine and JC They told me let it go It'll unfold if I believe I pay my homage Right here on the beat To let y'all breathe Rest In Peace, to my peeps The center of my heartbeat Spittin' hope instead of slanging Dope Out in these streets Know my granny happy At who I turned out to be Know my granny happy At who I turned out to be Since 03 Know my papa watching over Me I do this for Christine & JC They told me let it go It'll unfold if I believe I pay my homage Right here on the beat To let y'all breathe Rest In Peace, to my peeps