A Matter Of Time

Yeah, listen

I can imagine if I had a little me, a new life I created

Me and mama's live vessel of inspiration, we made it

I can picture you right now, skin a milky coffee brown

And your mother's big beautiful eyes

I'm talking 'bout the blue-tinged, almond-shaped diamonds looking back at me

A smile always in 'em while you giggling happily

You're the physical embodiment, perfection that God gave

Please never forget that your conception was love created

We a couple but a family, I doubt it

We'd love to have you now but finances won't allow it

Coz there's nothing in this world that my child just won't have

We working hard at it so the struggle you don't grasp

And our lives are a testament to hers

Plus I kinda always felt that we'd be blessed with a girl

First born, so proud and you ain't even exist yet

But maybe in our hearts you've been living and baiting each breath

And right now we can't give you all you needing

Coz we building and we tryina make something you can believe in

And we doing alright but I'm knowing it's not enough yet

We gon' get there and prolly sooner than y'all expected

I must admit I get concerned how the world is

Sometimes it's not a nice place for a child to grow up in

So that's why we tryina stack paper, yeah baby

No relying on employment, want a choice where we raise ya

Uh, I bet you're talented with a passion for music

And well, it's in your blood so it's nothing to you kid

I hope you'll have a voice like your mother do

And I'll be up front in the crowd, wide-grinning coz I'm watching you

And yeah I know this sounding quite full on

But that's how I'm feeling so it's only right in a song

And I'm hoping one day that you'll hear it

And realise that you more than just special, you a blessing infinite, aaliyah

Baby girl I know that you're gonna shine

I love you so much even though you're not yet mine

Baby girl, it's just a matter of time, a matter of time

Baby girl I know that you're gonna shine

I love you so much even though you're not yet mine

Baby girl, it's just a matter of time, a matter of time

Ooooh, a matter of time

Ooooh, a matter of time

Even though you're in the future

At times I wish you were here

There's so many things I wanna teach ya

Like how to read and how to sing

I try to picture just how you'd look

Have your daddy's eyes or your mother's smile

At the end of the day it really doesn't matter

What matters is when you're here, you're in my arms

Baby girl I know that you're gonna shine

I love you so much even though you're not yet mine

Baby girl, it's just a matter of time, a matter of time

Baby girl I know that you're gonna shine

I love you so much even though you're not yet mine

Baby girl, it's just a matter of time, a matter of time

Ooooh, a matter of time

Ooooh, a matter of time