[00:00.362][Intro]
[00:01.700]See I was made in my fathers image and they belittle my deeds
[00:04.356]Their lust for convictions pledge allegiance to the almighty power and greed
[00:08.604]See seeds born withered parents still children adolescent to their ways
[00:12.252]Some preachers false prophets educated pigeon droppers using our sins to get paid
[00:17.082]Slaves - give them freedom but give them ****
[00:19.473]Take away their leader cause that give them hope
[00:21.489]Sell them dreams of changing things like they were never kings and queens befo'
[00:26.354]As small as a giant
[00:27.561][Hook]
[00:37.401]As small as a giant, I'm still ridin'
[00:39.713]Hand on my sword good Lord I need time
[00:41.953]Watch for the sun-eaters blocking our shine
[00:44.986]Enlighten my kind, reason for rhyme
[00:47.562]I'mma find Zion, free my soul
[00:50.234]Repent for all the things I done until my eyes closed
[00:52.265]When the boat man come I'm paying my toll
[00:55.433]Outside the gates of Heaven, pray to God I'm chose
[00:57.810]As small as a giant
[00:59.050][Verse 1]
[00:59.369]The beginning was kinda dark, not too soft fairly hard
[01:00.844]Drenched with love from my mother, connected to her struggle
[01:03.539]Till she cut me loose, now what shall I do?
[01:05.460]It was oh so easy look at how they treat me ever since she pushed me through
[01:08.924]Now put me back in and stop these contractions
[01:11.156]Water breaking, aw damn I know it's bout to happen
[01:13.380]Failed to fix, no picket fence, a dream deferred
[01:16.188]Beer and liquor chillin' with my ****** swishas and herb
[01:19.060]Eviction notices, hopelessness thrown on my shoulders
[01:21.923]God won't give you more than you can handle, carry these boulders
[01:24.676]Give it all I got until I get older
[01:26.524]Couple medals on my sleeves cause life made me a soldier
[01:29.220]Reminisce on how it was way back when
[01:31.508]But some things were better off way back then
[01:34.453]As small as a giant, a promise so divided
[01:37.117]Probably ain't surprised in so long since we sung such over Lord's camp fires
[01:40.813]Cosby's was cool but television is a lie
[01:43.404]Some reason I relate to survivor
[01:45.940]Fresh Prince but no Uncle Phil
[01:47.604]The Carltons that I knew never stayed where we lived
[01:49.908]Couldn't play with those kids
[01:51.469]When they were reading books we were playing cops and crooks
[01:53.893]When they was writing essays, I was writing hooks
[01:56.332]Mama I'll be that ***** on TV, cause people like Bow Wow and Soulja Boy make it look easy
[02:00.716]No Pun intended, hoping they get offended
[02:03.628]I'm throwing up if these ****** spittin'
[02:05.612]Didn't write it but recite it like puppets on strings
[02:08.484]Belittled as a peasant but my bloodline is of kings
[02:10.469]Knight in shinning armor for this rap ****, I slash quick
[02:13.621]Far as a man spit leaving gashes on these industry bastards
[02:16.789]They can't see what is real, don't know how I feel
[02:19.221]They weren't raised where I live
[02:21.371]In Mississippi
[02:21.707][Hook]
[02:21.892]As small as a giant, I'm still ridin'
[02:24.019]Hand on my sword good Lord I need time
[02:26.747]Watch for the sun-eaters blocking our shine
[02:28.914]Enlighten my kind, reason for rhyme
[02:31.933]I'mma find Zion, free my soul
[02:34.531]Repent for all the things I done until my eyes closed
[02:37.059]When the boat man come I'm paying my toll
[02:39.612]Outside the gates of Heaven, pray to God I'm chose
[02:42.342]As small as a giant
[02:43.079][Verse 2]
[02:43.415]Rise and shine, no time for sleep, thinking bout eating
[02:45.359]Leaving this place long gone
[02:47.023]I get no service on this earth I need to phone home
[02:49.391]Did too much dirt to talk to God, nowadays I get the dial tone
[02:52.711]Try again tomorrow, my heart filled with sorrow
[02:55.199]My family broke too so why bother try trying to borrow
[02:57.927]No car, no house, drug dealing, feeling like it might be my only option to get millions
[03:03.111]What else could I do?
[03:04.537]Put yourself in my shoes
[03:05.639]If you had no whip you'd take some shortcuts too
[03:07.767]Their ain't no time to be wasted, the world is going under
[03:10.935]Nowadays can't tell fall from spring and winter from summer
[03:13.944]I wonder if this was meant to be, maybe all the ******** was meant for me, takes a lot of energy
[03:18.239]Break these chains and erase these thangs society put up on our brain
[03:21.647]How could I explain it, we ain't free yet
[03:23.559]Obama cool but he ain't sending me no free checks
[03:26.048]They killing all my ****** Lord forbid I'll be next
[03:28.623]No now, got too many sorrows to say and
[03:31.104]Kisses to give, they don't feel how I feel
[03:33.815]They weren't raised where I live, Mississippi
[03:34.879][Hook]
[03:35.062]As small as a giant, I'm still ridin'
[03:37.111]Hand on my sword good Lord I need time
[03:39.119]Watch for the sun-eaters blocking our shine
[03:41.743]Enlighten my kind, reason for rhyme
[03:44.551]I'mma find Zion, free my soul
[03:46.935]Repent for all the things I done until my eyes closed
[03:49.719]When the boat man come I'm paying my toll
[03:53.166]Outside the gates of Heaven, pray to God I'm chose
[03:55.335]As small as a giant