[Verse 1:]
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Woke up this morning, kissed my wifey, then hopped outta bed
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About to go ball, I got these shorts and lotion on my legs
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Walked right in the gym, "I'm a pick you, him, and him"
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Tryna get a triple-double like you, jumper on, I'm killin' them
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After the game was over, somebody in a wheelchair rolled up
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I ain't recognize him at first, he came closer, I'm like "hold up"
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Can't be, wait that's my dawg "I ain't seen you in a long time"
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He said, "I hear you blowin' up, but I'm glad to see you still on your grind"
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I was like, "what happened?" I remember us hoopin' back in the day
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He said, "I almost forgot, you ain't even seen me since the tenth grade
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Well long story short, it was Prom Night, I was in my Chevy
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Drunk driver ran the red light, hit me, it shoulda been deadly
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I survived, to a wheelchair I'm confined
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Lost my legs, I survived, still got life, I'm a thrive"
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That had me rocked, I ain't even had nothin' else to say
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Looked right at me man...
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[Chorus:]
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Then he said...
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"One day it'll change
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Things won't be the same
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They say I'm crazy, but I'm sane
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Next time, I'm a fly right past the sky (the sky, the sky, the sky, the sky, the sky)
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Fly right past the sky (the sky, the sky, the sky, the sky, the sky)
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Fly right past the sky"
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[Verse 2:]
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Pain excruciating
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Wrinkled skin, arthritis, but yet she's still amazing
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Her grandson kissed her on the cheek, "what's up, Big Momma?"
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She gripped his hand, cracked a smile and asked, "Where yo momma?
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Tubes all in her nose, IV, hospital clothes
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I don't think she got long, in the bed tryna hold her own
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He said "she comin', " "Ok, have a seat, I wanna talk to you
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I know you up in these streets, and just dropped outta school
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Yo pops gone, you in my home, and I ain't raised no dummies
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I got spat on, dog sic-ed on, hit winter holes for you buddy
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He said "I know, " she said "I don't think you do
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'Cause if you did you wouldn't waste your life out here, you ain't got no clue
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This cancer has spreaded, already know where I'm headed
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I served the Lord, he gave me joy, and I hope one day that you get it"
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He put his head down... "Boy, get yo head up
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I'm finally free, don't cry for me..."
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[Chorus:]
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Then he said...
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"One day it'll change
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Things won't be the same
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They say I'm crazy, but I'm sane
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Next time, I'm a fly right past the sky (the sky, the sky, the sky, the sky, the sky)
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Fly right past the sky (the sky, the sky, the sky, the sky, the sky)
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Fly right past the sky"
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Past the Sky
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| Derek Minor |
