Wings

Yeah
We never could believe in our father, our fathers failed us
We broke the law only for mail, and they jailed us
I ain’t have too many friends, my friends were illustrated
Cried the day my mom came home, rehabilitated
Even before my child, I had mouths to feed
I was looking out when nobody was looking out for me
Just to think I started my hustle, with a ounce of weed
But in the end I still got arrested, for a pound or three
We was listening to 2Pac, Hit 'Em Up
A bag of guns in a club the homies, lit it up
Shoplifted paint, hit the train and, did it up
Big bro doing stickups, fingers, twisted up
Me and Ill used to roll like a E pill
Freestyle all night in my Sedan de Ville
Learned how to make songs with the Sandpeople
They gassed me up, I ain’t even need a refill
Started spitting the day I heard Big L
Got a lotta dreams, some bigger than Denzel
I got a wild story I hope that it ends well
Am I right, am I wrong, sometimes I just can’t tell, but
One night I had a bad dream
And you said it’d be okay
I did a lot of bad things
I knew I’d never get away
But one night I had a dream
The next morning I didn’t wake
That night I grew wings
That morning I flew away
I remember rolling a blunt, wit' a quarter O
I remember taking the bus, out to Forest Grove
I remember having my doubts, 'bout the music though
Couple years lived on the couch, at the studio
Never had too many friends, friends were rap-related
Used to bump an old mixtape, that my grandma gave me
Dad my superhero I swear, it ain’t exaggerated
Mom went to college in her 30's and never graduated
Let someone put hands on me once, second time snapped
Got my ass whipped at the crib if I ain’t fight back
Bumping Charlie Hustle, letting 40 give me game though
Homie J got popped and let me move his weight though
I was moving bags on the bus, wasn’t safe though
Tried to rob me I got jumped, I was straight though
First bitch left me I cried, I’m okay though
Second bitch left me I tried, something changed though
We looked up to Pun, Pac and then Big L
Fought a lot of scenes and almost got expelled
Only time we felt heaven is when we would inhale
Am I right, am I wrong, sometimes I can’t tell, damn
One night I had a bad dream
And you said it’d be okay
I did a lot of bad things
I knew I’d never get away
But one night I had a dream
The next morning I didn’t wake
That night I grew wings
That morning I flew away