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I gave you that name, boy... |
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I will never stop feelin sorry that your home got broken |
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I feel that I owe you for the road that I chose |
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But I believe things happen the way they're supposed to |
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And you'll always be with me wherever that I go |
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I was right there for your first breath |
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I used to lay you on my chest when you slept |
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I fed you, changed you, read to you, bathed you, |
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I'm not trying to hold that over your head, |
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I'm saying thank you |
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God put you into my arms for me to teach you |
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Sometimes I gotta not be popular to reach you |
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But boy look me in my eye when I speak to you |
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I tell you these things because I believe in you |
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Respect, patience, excellence, and truth |
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Make good choices and always follow through |
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But above all else know Allah always watch us |
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And Everything we do comes back upon us |
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Alright, let's talk about your mommy |
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I need you to know that I used everything inside of me |
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To make you as healthy as you could possibly be |
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And I just couldn't see a good future for us three |
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And you gonna have questions as you grow |
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But there's certain negative things that you don't need to know |
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And baby boy that's what this is about |
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We live, learn, and figure it out |
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I just pray that you don't remember us sleepin on the floor |
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And me cleanin mouse droppings out of your toys |
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It took alot of hard work for us to get where we at |
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And young man, we aint quittin at that |
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Just know that it hurts me to death when I leave and go tourin |
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I'm scared that it might make you feel unimportant |
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But our bond is so strong that the moment I get off |
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We seem to pick right back up where we left off |
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I try to say that I do it for you |
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But in my heart I know that's not entirely true |
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So if I ever come home and feel that I've hurt us as friends |
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I swear to God that I'll never tour again |
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I ain't never met a child quite like you |
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Words don't suffice for me to describe you |
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You have a genuine goodness inside you |
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I watch you and wonder if I was ever like you |
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It's me and you, brother, for life |
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So when you put me in the ground, look for me in the clouds |
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You make me the definition of proud |
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You taught me what this life is really about |
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Faheem... |
