Letter

I gotta change my ways

Might as well start to watch what I say

I grew up a bad example

Lately, I can't smoke where I lay

I don't wanna set bad examples

All good, ain't no smoke with my lady

We at peace in the house burnin' sages

She just walking around sayin' prayers

In a few months, you'll be here in April

Brand new room for you, right now we makin' it

Even though I know you'll never stay in it

On the forty eighth floor where we stayin' at

That's just my lil' way of sayin' we makin' it

Daddy still gotta go hard to stay with it

Family all out of harm's way, we safe with it

Don't spend no more, lock the safe up, we savin' it

Just so you straight, ain't it

I'll give you all that I am

Teach you all of the things that I learned on my own

But they made me a man

You ain't gotta grow up in the streets like I did

I lost the bestest of friends

I didn't make sacrifices for them

I did everything for everybody but myself

And I felt like less of a man

Ain't gotta tote gats on Essex again

Lord sent a blessing, Amen

Mama ain't stressin', amen

Put family first as long they do the best as they can

Just watch for the snakes, everybody that hate

Wanna smile in your face and watch what you make

Just 'cause you born great, in the womb eatin' steak

Caught seats in the Wraith at estates, yeah

I bought your mama a Range, ninety K

I bought my mama a Benz, sixty K

Just got pulled over in that Bentley today

Police try and talk to me, ain't nothin' to say, aye

I was just brought up that way

My dad taught me that at a very young age

Say, I want my lawyer today

Say, I want my father today, okay

And every day, saw my dad, I was still on that A

Rebelled on my father, dabbed in that water

He instilled fear me every day

The more older I got, less I did what he say

Ain't tryna teach you that way

I ain't tryna beat you, I ain't

I'ma give you the game

Can't wait to see your lil' face

And meet you, I love you

You came from the blood of my veins

Give you food out my belly, clothes off my back

Plan your whole future, I'll spend every stack

Hustle to get every bag

Hustle and when you of age, I'll tell you about that

Just so you can understand my life

I got tired of wrong and started doin' what's right

Ain't no more pourin' codeine in my Sprite

And now I'm just up until six every night

No question, for you, I'ma ride

Play with my kid, homicide

All that bullshit to the side

I'ma be there till I die

And when I die, I'ma still be right there with you

Just hold your head to the sky

All you see red in mine

But it won't be no pain in your eyes

That's why I'm here to wash away your cries

G-Fazos in every size

My li'l **** swag gotta match mine

Baby Rollie time, if I'm shinin', you shine

Daddy on the grind, ain't gon' be there all the time

Make your mama happy, I don't see nothin' all the time

Things people say, I don't believe all the time

That's 'cause someone usin' me all the time

Only people who I put my trust in is mine

Only people who I stuck with is mine

And I only got money for mine

It ain't too much my money can't buy

My limit's the sky

This like a ladder to mine

You ain't gotta come up

And make all those stupid decisions like I

Ain't gotta thug to survive

I sold drugs to survive

Hurt some of my loved ones, I lied

Me and my big cuz had a fight

Still holdin' grudges of mine

Life too short, son

Just take your losses and ride

Life's super short, son

I'm just happy I'm alive