Winter Wonderland

I know you got them people you ain't seen in awhile Thought about y'all when I wrote this shit Wonder how y'all came out and shit And how you ended up whether you have-, you have kids or somethin', I don't know Yeah, Ville shit Winter wonderland, winter wonderland Growin' up, my momma layin' with some other man Nigga put his hands on me like my poppa Maury Povich, motherfucker, you are not the father No need to holla 'cause that nigga live so far away I wonder if he'll call today? Such a hard pill to swallow, I hit the kitchen, look what momma made Turn on the television, just another homicide This time it way around the way, down the street And my mother say was my brother's age, went to school with him Rode the bus with him, he was cool with him He was just with him and a few hit him Pop-pop-pop-pop-pop, damn, right before Christmas Eyes get watery, stepfather say "It's a cold world, now, nigga go do the dishes," this is Winter wonderland, winter wonderland Swear, I gotta make it out or I'm a goner, man I wanna see New York or even California, man So I'ma kill this shit and hope that I'm a wanted man, livin' in a Winter wonderland, winter wonderland Yeah, I know it'll be snowin' in the mornin', man I wanna see New York or even California, man So I'ma kill this shit and hope that I'm a wanted man And I pray the Lord bring everything that I ask for I pray the Lord bring everything that I ask for I pray the Lord bring, pray the Lord bring everything that I ask for I pray the Lord bring everything that I ask for How long does a dream last? How much steam you need to make this thing last? As a boy, time creep up 'bout real slow, as a man, now it seems fast Too fast, in fact, one day you get laughed at that The next day you make a million off of classic tracks But, you know, typical Jermaine, dreamed of gettin' to the game Finally got the ball and just passed it back But one day, and you gon' have to shoot that bitch nigga Don't be scared to wear the shoe that fits, nigga You a star, it's only doubt that could dowse your flame Before it rains, better lose that shit, nigga F*ck that, I bust back, livin' with trust that I am the maker of my own damn destiny Pen in hand, cookin' up my own damn recipe For success, though life stressin' me, won't get the best of me, no Winter wonderland, winter wonderland Swear, I gotta make it out or I'm a goner, man I wanna see New York or even California, man So I'ma kill this shit and hope that I'm a wanted man, livin' in a Winter wonderland, winter wonderland Yeah, I know it'll be snowin' in the mornin', man I wanna see New York or even California, man So I'ma kill this shit and hope that I'm a wanted man And I pray the Lord bring everything that I ask for I pray the Lord bring everything that I ask for I pray the Lord bring, pray the Lord bring everything that I ask for I pray the Lord bring everything that I ask for