Abuelo Was A Painter

Mi Abuelo was a painter He paint a picture let me know that life was dangerous But just as beautiful You got a dream you chase it So f**k a cubicle I found a scene and laced it And now I'm doin' good Abuelo was a painter He paint a picture let me know that life was dangerous But just as beautiful You got a dream you chase it So f**k a cubicle I found a scene and laced it And now I'm doin' good Mi Abuelo was a painter, Oye Como Va Tito Puente in the background, he had me play the drums It was later in the streets I heard that "Ran Kan Kan" Bodies hit the floor all I could do was run, run, run L train tracks rumblin, I started to get numb Not to say I wasn't scared but all violence had become Something natural in the habitat, misguided youth with guns It was f**k the academics, we was into gettin funds Used to rock the Rosary, and now it's 14 karat nugs Ya' best friends become ya enemies like dammit where's the love Mi Abuelo was a painter Mi Abuelo was a painter He paint a picture let me know that life was dangerous But just as beautiful You got a dream you chase it So f**k a cubicle I found a scene and laced it And now I'm doin good Mi Abuelo was a painter And a musician Santana in the background, it's something different Used the tell me not to waste my talent caught up in façades I was running with the wrong people caught up pickin sides Gifts in the gutter, candle stick and a stutter Pops slipped into a bottle And my Mama was dismissive I had the words of mi Abuelo, uh That's what made me different See that man was well respected He was wise and so I'd listen Can't imagine where I would my life would be if I ain't have his vision Probably dead or in a cage, fightin demons burning sage/ Now it's Neimans in The Bay, coppin' Prada kicks wit Skyyler Flippin beats and gettin paid Sunny seasons every day Mi Abuelo was a painter He paint a picture let me know that life was dangerous But just as beautiful You got a dream you chase it So f**k a cubicle I found a scene and laced it And now I'm doin' good