Just Listen

Just listen Just listen Just listen Sawyer ave in vineland Where I started my path Momma played both sides She was my mom and my dad As a youngin I was determined To change up her life Once that thought came across Man I never thought twice Sad to say Man my dad wasn't there Most my life Went to jail Came home And left again with a wife Remember all them sleepless nights Bags under my eyes Life was never sweet Like lemon That's mixed in the sprite Most the stuff I been thru Left me traumatized All the pain All the hurt All I knew was just cry But I shook it off I got myself up And I rised When I take a look back I really came a long way Struggle all I knew I almost failed the second grade Grandmom couldn't help me Didn't understand any page Momma in the hospital She had her drink all laced All I had was myself And a first grade brain God blessed me I should be the class of 2019 Had to try to coach myself I didn't know how to train I overworked myself I had so much to gain So stressed So depressed I tried not to complain I was looked at so differently I was never taken seriously All my life been called black as hell I was full of misery People really wasn't with me nah In my face they act friendly Behind my back they envy Talked about my skin tone Showed no sympathy Always got gunned And served on my forehead Honestly That's the only reason why I grew dreads This generation mislead I cant let the negativity Get to my damn head Before I met the people I met My heart was bright red Now it's black it's not functioning Im feeling so dead I can dig much deeper than this But the shovel broke That's not the only thing On my list that's been broke My heart broke My bonds broke I wish for everything To be normal again But unfortunately The wonds broke All that weight on my back Was too much to cope with Growing in my younger years It was hard to focus My younger brothers Looking up to me I'm their motive These last nineteen years I've been locked and loaded God did this for a reason Everybody noticed When they heard no profanity They heard a poet I gotta stay 10 toes Imma keep on going There's no love out here It's only hate that's showing Just hear my pain And let me motivate you My life is changing Im forever thankful From here is up I cant go back down Momma your son Is gonna hold it down You raised a king Imma earn my crown One day this world Is gonna hear my sound