Lord, it's a constant struggle down here Specially when all you know how to do is hustle down here Lord, it's a miracle, I'm still breathing down here
Yeah, a lot a mysteries, a lot a histories Too much blowin' up and showin' up, and not enough growin' up I mean it happens, people change, yeah A brother
Ha, ha, I'm fine y'all It's your boy Ghetto Superman A.k.a Lyfe, a.k.a don't got a wife What up Young Boy? Everybody talkin' about livin' on Capital
Yeah, I had to come back with something What's on my heart y'all I mean you like to look at dem girls In those short shorts, all dat good stuff But don
Little somethin' for my godson Elijah And a little girl named Corinne Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice I say the darker the flesh
So we, we talked about this goodbye thing, man And Def, I mean but I just thought man We had so much history together She was, she was with me when I
I was born by the river That my momma cried when my daddy died Maybe that was the reason I didn't get the attention That I was needing to touch 'Cause
Tony, Rohnstadt, say Bring breath back Jesus swings, Jesus swings Jesus swings, Jesus swings Shorty, what you mad for? I don't know too many That go
Oh, Lord thank You, thank you baby Oh, that's what I'm talking 'bout Lovely as summertime always been a friend of mine Slicker than banana peels Cooler
It's that man again Some people have heard of him as a hustler Hell, hope live, really Street life killed my daddy Got my momma pregnant in the back
See I'm jealous of your clothes 'Cause they touch you more than I do And it kills me sometimes to know That your toes spend so much time with your shoes
Well i guess it all started you know my earliest memory is that i used to see so many people doing so many things,so many guys money, girls.And i thought
The Phoenix The Phoenix Aye yo what's good? Man, this ya guy Lyfe Jennings, once again, man I just want to start off by sayin', 'Thank you' To everybody
Eh, yo, yo, now see most cats, would take advantage of you right now But I ain't gone do that yo, I'mma give you the game, right I'mma give it to you
I remember shoot outs over necklaces Little Debbie breakfasts An' it's growin' up in the projects, life stinks Drinkin' fifths of Hennessey To forget
And from the ashes a phoenix rose With wings made of gold It gently touched me a touch of relief I was ready to start a new circle Hoping it would never
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Long was the time, long, long was the time again Long was the time, long, long was the time again Long was the time when they say the phoenix was calling