Mancala

Uh I recollect all the pain I had to author fresh Wading out in the waves, foot on a colonizer neck Like a collar, curtailed, I'm tryna follow the trail Cut off the coattails they hangin' on to, I plo- I plot on how to prevail and drop gems like Mancala When I'm put on the spot I don't bail My mama always be there Taught me to dig Found the flaws of my father, went and lost some appeal I know it's long and uphill, I started joggin' on 'em No Santiago, I was already wind and water Different novel, thicker lines of defense The follow-through was all in the wrist We took it farther I caught him stallin' again, I'm feelin' froggy, we might Just have to hop him in and hop in the whip, prolly I figured I'd be remiss to go at least without a Glick 'round me (yeah) Speak to Vince 'bout it (yeah, yeah) How many lives you take? How much time you face? How many times you draw your gun? Sometimes my mind draw blanks How many nights you pray? Still tryna find my faith Hostile gospel, that pen'll cost you, you try to talk through Interrogation, no registration, the license sliding Feel the vibration, got somethin' to shake the pavement Got a SKS for five hundred dollars, I love my partner, buddy Chris Bosh Cuz can't shoot when it hits hard can when the shit's dark Who gon' take it far enough to hit the fan? I done stacked so many rounds feel like the Michelin man Tired but I stuck around, they stabbed us, healing hands So what's my back to them? I had to stradle fence Smackin' shit, got my mama readin', askin' shit Fightin' all my life, can't pray at night because the calluses Skippin' school to shoot it through his cap, he still a graduate Slidin' like an abacus, promise it's some math to this He's been good (mmh, He been a father for me) He's been good (been so good) He's been good to me Honestly, my nigga Don't even trip on, like Whether you gon' do a good job or a bad job Or other, all that other shit, man You just gotta, you just gotta be there, man You just gotta pull up (yeah) I'm sayin' you just gotta Just be present, bro, like f*ck life Oh, man, am I, am I gonna f*ck up for the rest, so what? You just gotta be there, man You gon' f*ck up if you not (Yeah, so I'm gonna get a chicken sandwich) a'ight Uh, can I get a, um, chicken sandwich? And a, uh, a carne asada burrito?