Lost One
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Lost One
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(Verse One)
I heard motherf*ckers saying they made HOV
Made HOV say
Ok so
Make another HOV
Ni**as wasn't
Playing they day roles
So we parted ways
Like Ben and J-Lo
Should of been did it
But I been in a daze though
I put friends over business
End of the day though
But when friends
Business interest is they glow
Ain't nothing left to say though
I guess we forgot what we came for
Should've stayed in food and beverage
Too much flossing
Too much
Sam Raustien
I ain't a bi*ch
But I gotta divorce them
Hov had to get that shallow sh*t
Up off him
I ain't even wanna be famous
Ni**as is brainless
To unnecessarily
Go through these changes
I don't even know
How it came to this
Except that fame is
The worse drug known to man
It's stronger than
Heroin
When you can look in the mirror
Like there I am
And still not see
What you become
I know I'm guilty of the two
But not like them, you lost one
(Chorus)
(Verse Two)
I don't think
It's meant to be, B
For she loves her work
More than she does me
And honestly at twenty-three
I would probably
Love my work
More than I did she
So we ain't we
It's me and her
Cuz what she prefers over me
Is work
And that's where we
Defer
So I have to give her free time
Even if it hurts
So breathe Mami
It's deserved
You've been put on this earth to be all you can be
Like the Reserves
And me
My time in this army is served
So I have to allow she
Her time to serve
The time's now for her
In time she'll mature
And maybe we can become we
Again like we were
Finally
My time's too short to share
And I ask her now it ain't fair
But yeah she lost one
(Chorus)
(Verse Three)
My nephew died
In the car I bought
So under the belief
It's partly my fault
Close my eyes and squeeze
Try to block that thought
Place any burden on me
But please not that Lord
Time don't go back
It goes forward
Can't run from the pain
Go towards it
Some things can't be explained
What caused it
Such a beautiful soul
So pure, sh*t!
Gonna see you again
I'm sure of it
Until that time, little man
I'm nauseous
Your girlfriend's pregnant
The Lord's gift
Almost lost my faith
That restored it
It's like having your life
Restarted
Can't wait for your child's life
To be a part of it
So now I'm like a child
Waiting for a gift
To return
When I lost you I lost it
(Chorus)
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