| Faheem
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| I gave you that name, boy…
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| I will never stop feelin sorry that your home got broken
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| I feel that I owe you for the road that I chose
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| But I believe things happen the way they’re supposed to
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| And you’ll always be with me wherever that I go
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| I was right there for your first breath
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| I used to lay you on my chest when you slept
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| I fed you, changed you, read to you, bathed you,
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| I’m not trying to hold that over your head,
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| I’m saying thank you
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| God put you into my arms for me to teach you
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| Sometimes I gotta not be popular to reach you
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| But boy look me in my eye when I speak to you
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| I tell you these things because I believe in you
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| Respect, patience, excellence, and truth
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| Make good choices and always follow through
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| But above all else know Allah always watch us
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| And Everything we do comes back upon us
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| Alright, let’s talk about your mommy
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| I need you to know that I used everything inside of me
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| To make you as healthy as you could possibly be
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| And I just couldn’t see a good future for us three
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| And you gonna have questions as you grow
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| But there’s certain negative things that you don’t need to know
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| And baby boy that’s what this is about
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| We live, learn, and figure it out
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| I just pray that you don’t remember us sleepin on the floor
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| And me cleanin mouse droppings out of your toys
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| It took alot of hard work for us to get where we at
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| And young man, we aint quittin at that
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| Just know that it hurts me to death when I leave and go tourin
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| I’m scared that it might make you feel unimportant
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| But our bond is so strong that the moment I get off
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| We seem to pick right back up where we left off
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| I try to say that I do it for you
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| But in my heart I know that’s not entirely true
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| So if I ever come home and feel that I’ve hurt us as friends
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| I swear to God that I’ll never tour again
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| I ain’t never met a child quite like you
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| Words don’t suffice for me to describe you
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| You have a genuine goodness inside you
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| I watch you and wonder if I was ever like you
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| It’s me and you, brother, for life
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| So when you put me in the ground, look for me in the clouds
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| You make me the definition of proud
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| You taught me what this life is really about
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| Faheem… |