Story Behind The Song
This song is about my father, and how he overcame his problems to better his life.
| Song Length |
4:11 |
Genre |
Rap - Hip Hop |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Similar Artists |
Master P |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
My mind’s strong yo you can’t win. And take my life that I live.
Goodness overshadowing my sins, the wicked can’t stop the righteous.
A cold night in January my own life started, was the last of 10, 5 brothers, 4 sisters, disciplined when they said, you would listen. Straight respect I gave never fake, raised with strict ways being trained to be great. Lived my life up, so many moments I cherish forever. Then I settled down, ready to begin my future through the seeds I leave planted, then they standing close by they head commander advancing them through lessons I provided with the devil testing them, they battle to the end.
A drop out of college lost his 3rd seed, for me that was the hardest hardship. But what followed was God’s gift to me; a newborn seed gave Hassan strength to move on. Hitting the bottle, hot from losses in gambs, dwelling on it all night into tomorrow. Working mad J.O.’s making mad payouts then drinking the pain away, coming home wrecked. Causing distance from my fam, now I understand self-destruction of man. I seen my wife who had it with my habits, telling me she’s ending our 20-year marriage. Can’t expect that but I got no choice, most prized possession getting separated. Hated life made it dark for myself, battling addictions keeping me blind; I rise with no outside assistance. Overcoming times that I learned from, making me a man that’s wise.
The time came to make a move with these cats backing with stacks, I’ll regroup soon after a long time-a-braking my back fa low amounts-a-cash ta get it going. Dealing with the worse kind of people mad holes in my back, so many disappointments. 10 years passed, looked out for fam and gained mad respect doing it with class. And there always has to be the envious, mad cause they don’t have the things I worked hard to get. Them cowards getting loud in the place, hating cause I turned my life around. And my kid’s are so proud of they father, they all look up to me and seen I couldn’t take the hardships no longer. Staying in control, never falling off the ledge that I know to guide lives.