My Story

Yeah, this is for anyone who's ever had a broken dream

Or a fucked up childhood, never lose hope

See I was raised by a single mother

No father figure, little sister, never had a brother

Never had another man teach me how to be one

Yeah, momma had a man, but he was never calling me son

And even if he did yo I would never take him serious

Cause people say they love me, but it's funny

Cause I don't think they know what love really is

Cause love ain't when you hurt a person

Love ain't avoiding a problem, you should be getting involved

Love ain't, when you pick somebody up by the neck

Then you grab his head and you slam it right into the wall

I was a troubled kid in school, so I just kept to myself

Psychologists ordered me medicine, it never did help

Cause every time I took it, I was never myself

I wasn't g, I never had a strap next to my belt

Just a regular kid that never joined the sports team

And every time I'd tried to talk to a girl, she'd ignore me

Started hanging around stupid kids and broke a few laws

Had a few problems, painted a few walls

But one day, something happened that changed my life forever

Something that I'll always remember

I said one day, something happened that changed my life forever

Something that I'll always remember

Check

I was walking home after school with two friends from my class

And then I seen a sketchy face walk past

But at the time I didn't think of it much

Cause 'round here there's always sketchy cats, tweakers and such

So I just kept walking till I got to king's drive

Then seen a bunch of motherfuckers giving me the stink eye

They started surrounding me, stopped me in my place

And right outside the circle I seen a familiar face

A cat that I used to be tight with

Never had no problems with him

But I guess he's smoking some nice shit

He came right towards me

I said: Fuck it, then fine, let's catch a fair one

Then caught a cheap shot from behind

I ran, they tripped me and caught me

They stomped me and kicked me

Kicks to my face, punches to my ribs and my kidneys

Then what happened next, you just might not believe

But everybody scattered, I was trying to breathe

Students, parents, and teachers, their watching me bleed

But nobody did shit, I was watching 'em leave

As I was dying, bleeding, losing my conscious

Flashed backs of reminders of things I've never accomplished

Everything turned white, then everything was fine

No more worries, nothing on my mind

No pain, no nothing, I guess it was my time

Then my whole life flashed right in front of my eyes

But all of the sudden I snapped back to reality

Took a look around but no ambulance was surrounding me

Guess this is how it ends, huh?

I guess this is what my momma meant when she said watch your friends, huh?

Guess I should have listened, but now it's too late

Taking my last breath getting closer to my fate

And right when I felt I was good with dying

A voice in my head said: Don't stop, keep trying

So I got my ass up, walked to school and dialed nine one one

True story, fuck what you think you could do for me

Fifteen years old, just another victim

Just another kid that would end up dead or in prison

Got to the hospital, the doctor said they don't know if I'mma live

Immediate surgery tube through my ribs

I could barely breathe, I was bleeding out

That's when I met God, yeah I can see him now

With a collapsed lung and two stab wounds

I'm losing blood quick, but I ain't going that soon

Everybody left, but I had strength in myself

I'mma be aight, that's what I say to myself

Yeah, and sure enough I kept on breathing

Almost paralyzed for the next three weekends

Private numbers calling, death threats to my family

Even named my little sis, so how can you be mad at me

When I told you that I fear for our safety

Cause no street cred is worth my mothers place g

They asked me who it was and I let em' know

I ain't ashamed of my choice and I don't regret it yo

Cause truth is, I don't follow no one's rules

I do what I feel's right, I ain't no one's mule

The whole thing was recorded and put up online

But you should know, if you can't do the time, don't do the crime

See I ain't no g, just a man with a passion

But I always took responsibility for my actions

I never hurt a soul in my life, I'm a family man

Always kept my word, so tell me how bad of a man I am

Cause when it comes down to it, all you got is you

And we all gotta survive, do what you gotta do

Fifteen years old, left in the dust

The world taught me never to love and never to trust

Nah, but now I know my purpose, now I know what I'm here for

Now I know what I've been waiting all these years for

Fifteen years old, left in the dust

The world taught me never to love and never to trust

Nah, but now I know my purpose, now I know what I'm here for

Now I know why I've been waiting all these years

Yours truly