1] Your momma me read the Book of Job They shoulda called it the of Soul I into this hurtful Earth in perfect health Caught Stevens-Johnson when I was ten years old and external fever, 80% Fatality rate at that time, ain't that some Severe eye, my eyes swollen shut For like two or three months, it's still bright as And I lost my lip skin back darker than its original pigment Skin disfigured boils and blisters Unidentifiable by my little Come to think of it, I got a crazy check The shrink I'd be traumatized, but I'm alright My first years of High School were not alright Them dimes wouldn't me no time, no, not a nod I mean not even you. we eventually got But I was nobody, you was the hottie in the school Or the to me, not saying that cuz I'm your dude I'm glad I got to watch the that you blossomed to we always had the same classes I copied off your work, and you ain't had The answers but it worked, mama, thanks a lot Probably have graduated had you not Somewhere down the line, we an item The was in the air like this flight I'm lighting The first few was so exciting Got deeper in this rap and started pushing shit My got funny, you wanted to go on dates I had a Sounwave beat tape tryna beat Could've spent minute with you but I had to get it For me and you, you sing too so you knew the I know it was hard but you stayed My fam had doubts, you me you was proud I did some things, you did some things, always came back We knew the only way to make it was work together Seven whole years, seven years It was to end with our grandkids Luckily for me I'm used to being cut But I'm a nice guy, why Lord? Why Lori? Why'd you have to take her me? Guess you needed angel face for all of heaven to see Your picture still on my mirror and so scary I swear I still ain't looked at obituary So now I'm so up I think I'm flying I the spliff will never finish I the Mayans wasn't lying my world ended You used to say that I could see the You was wrong, you was in it And I was just you the day before You you loved me, I said I loved you more And as much I wanna and bid the mic adieu And fall off a tower tryna find you I gotta stay cuz I remember that day I looked you in the face and told you can stop me Not you Stick to the plan, I'll meet you at our If is true and we don't get too lost Even if you forget me and you left behind I never lied, I love you in a place where no space and time I close my eyes and I can hear you singing loud We never got to tell them who The Love Religion was I ain't finna stage a cry in rhyme Sincerely I to let you
2] Everything I love the most taken away My and music is next And if that before I turn 28 Then I'm going out Kurt Cobain I still believe in God, we just never spoke Unless we talkin' symbolically, then I agree But if you really look at it that way Then, hey man, God like me I to believe that But what's acceptable is anything's possible but special My ma took my TV, Clem took my Now I'm on TV and on the be dethroned by these systems of control Just keep your fingers crossed and get locks off your soul Don't be dethroned by systems of control Just keep your fingers crossed and get them locks off soul
(Soul!)