Letter To My Brother

There's mines where people Go to get silver And there's places where people Melt gold to make it pure Iron dug out the ground Copper made out of rocks Fire in every darkness Where I feel safe and not insecure I'm far from where people live They work alone hanging from ropes Thought about working too But I'm on my own It's like I live in a boat Tell me where I can get this wisdom from I understand it well enough to know I need to get it done (Yeah) I wish my life could be same as It was a couple years ago Memories was Legendary That's why I keep them close And you wonder why when we get liquor We always make a toast? Sitting with all my niggas and all elders Cuz they respect me the most Thought helping people could bring New possibilities I never knew I'd give me enemies My enemies quiet it's like they tongues Stuck to the roof of they mouth Its like they want me to catch a felony Big sis hold It down for me No really I been staying out the way Just to keep my peace Mama told me stop running away from god Stay away from the streets Please tell me how i'm running Right living was my clothing And my fairness was my robe And my turban I gotta do what it need to be done To preform this whole operation Just like a fucking surgeon He threw me in the mud Now I'm just dusty and I'm filled with ashes I gotta a lot of scares from dat shit Not them little scratches (F*ck that shit) This a letter to my brother The one who told me lock in And get my shit together (For real Yeah) This a letter to my brother His body ain't here But his spirt lives forever (Live on, onnnn) This a letter to my brother Brother to another mother Always got each other I remember when we first met we was Fucking up the summer And we ain't never trust a hoe That tried to f*ck with out the rubber I'm fucked up (Yeah) Thinking about my mistakes When I'm masked up (Yeah) Shit grew so long But it was still fucked up I be damned if I put my hands up (I be fucking damned If I put my hands up) I'm in the eye of the storm Knowing it can lead me to death I need a place to call home Don't wanna get deep in the depths I know I ain't alone That's why I can't be depressed Anxiety ain't killing me no mo I took my time taking breaths Next time when I see you We gonna keep on rapping Next time when I see you We already know what happens Next time when I see you Shake my hand firm Next time when I see you We'll be on good term's This a letter to my brother The one who told me lock in And get my shit together (Get that shit together now) This a letter to my brother His body ain't here but his spirt lives forever