[Verse: Riky Rick]
Yeah
Do I really feel alive?
Only hustlin’ to survive
Feelin’ lost because my daddy, never taught me how to drive
So I had to start my journey, knowin’ everybody dies
Misdirected ‘cause I'm runnin’ with the tears still in my eyes
Fearful of my little guy, growin’ up and realising grown ups only tell you lies (Damn)
Daddy leavin’, mama why? She tellin’ you it's fine
I’m listenin’ through the bathroom, all I hear is mama cryin’ (Uh)
My generation fucked, family going bust
‘Cause our parents didn’t know, having money ain’t enough
Fuck I’m talkin’ ‘bout? They was only doing it for us
When you black and from my country, tryna makе it is a must
So we sacrifice the lovе, just to make it out the dust
He was such a happy boy, why the fuck he taking drugs?
Chasing memories ‘cause memories is who we thought we was (It’s what we thought)
If I die before my yungins are millionaires, tell ‘em they did good but the system was never fair
I was very lucky, I don’t know how I took it there (No idea)
(I don’t know how I took it there)
All I know is mama covered my pain
Sat me down, held my hand, closed her eyes and she prayed (I didn’t wanna believe it)
(I didn’t wanna believe it but this was work)
(That’s what work should be)
(And it’s still working)
[Chorus: Lusanda]
Wish it was easier to realise my dreams
Wish I could take away the things I see in my sleep
But it’ll come soon, oh
It’ll be better than you know soon, soon
Better than you know
[Outro: Riky Rick]
Like I said, I didn't wanna believe it, I didn't wanna believe it
But when you start having as much success as me and my brothers have had
And you start having as many blessings as me and my brothers have had
You start realizing that there must be a
Higher power
There must be something else working
It can't just be you
It's not ‘cause you talented, it's not ‘cause you got money
The blessings is coming from somewhere else, man
No ways, no ways, no ways
I remember sleeping at Les' crib
And thinking to myself every night before I went to sleep
“What the hell am I doing with my life?”
I need to go get a job, I need to go do something
‘Cause this music shit is not gonna work out for me
It's worked out for a lot of people around me
But for me, it might just not be my destiny
And that n***a looked me in the eyes and said “You gotta keep going because there's
Something special that's gonna happen for you”
And it did happen, it did
But one thing I realised through this whole journey is that
I've never taken a moment to celebrate and look back on everything that we've done
All the mountains that we've had to climb
All the dragons we had to slay
All the demons we had to conquer
Some of which are still there
My homie used to say “It’s a beautiful thing”
It's a beautiful thing
Rest in peace to all the brothers and sisters that we've lost on the way
We miss you, you'll forever be in our hearts