Warrior Song (feat. Alicia Keys)

Uh, If I can teach somethin' so dear And hope somebody learn somethin' from it And give it back They can't break me or shake me, they too fake to come kill me Think they faith this was Satan, they mistake me I'm filthy Rich off the ghetto madness, so now they wanna dare me It's gonna be a murder confront me, the burners are empty Middle Passage I made it, I'm from the land of David The Nazarene of Bethlehem they had me wrapped in blankets That bunch of backward gangsters, that sign of Alpha Davis Snitches with smile-like faces got you blowin' trial I hear this Hopin' my child can see through this tryna be a good daddy I was there when she was born and she'll be there when I'm buried Kind o' waitin' is scary, all my years have prepared me What I fear is my temper, I subject to the center Right through a man's soul straight through his eyes Straight through his heart, I'm still alive how did I make it this far? 'Cause I been high I been low, searchin' for a way to go Every single night I pray And Lord I'm on this battleground, lost just waitin' to be found I guess it's just a warrior's way This is the song, for my warriors, a warrior song Bravehearted and strong, definition of a warrior Gonna keep marchin' on To the sound of our own beatin' drum Like King Nasir fightin' the British regime I can't cope my existence is hope for younger teens who lost in their world Earlier this year I buried my queen in a gold casket Your mother's the closest thing to God that you ever have kid I'm askin', what would you do at your own mom's funeral? Wanna pick her up out of it, this can't be real Tellin' my daughter grandma's gone, but I can't keep still I can't go on, responsible for so many Her last days at the hospital Visits from family I'm tryin' not to bust shots at niggas Wishin' death on other nigga's mothers ain't right but why mommy? She raised me in the projects alone Her untimely exit from her, heavenly body Got me ready to embody somethin' quickly Can't be happy, fuck a party she can't party with me So your apologies are burnin' ya own souls To the kids with no parents at home, grab a whole This is the song, for my warriors, a warrior song Bravehearted and strong, definition of a warrior Gonna keep marchin' on To the sound of our own beatin' drum Fight 'til the fight is over, for my peoples I die see When you thought they were soldiers they turned out to be nobodies I think they out to get me, helpless was livin' sinful If you was me all this pain I'm feelin' would bend and killed you I'm a warrior, it only made me stronger But in my head it gets darker who wishin' evil on ya? Sometimes I wish I was dead But I took heed to the cause I'm a warrior, yeah 'Cause I been high I been low, searchin' for a way to go Every single night I pray And Lord I'm on this battleground, lost just waitin' to be found I guess it's just a warrior's way This is the song, for my warriors, a warrior song Bravehearted and strong, definition of a warrior Gonna keep marchin' on To the sound of our own beatin' drum This is the song, for my warriors, a warrior song Bravehearted and strong, definition of a warrior Gonna keep marchin' on To the sound of our own beatin' drum This to all my warriors, who breathe with the heart of a lion To everybody that lost their mother, their father, rest in peace moms! My mother's last words, "Never give up" A true warrior, who raised me in the hood, in a war Love ya girl, y'kno keep marchin' Yea yea yea, you never give up To all my warriors, haha Braveheart, braveheart, definition of a warrior