Family Ties (feat. Dutch & Donaeo)

I was never taught to be great

Seen a lotta heat but never had a fireplace

See my mother get beat and my brother tend tape

I was just a little kid, wishing he just had a cape

Wishing we could just flee

Screaming, "Mommy don't stay," but Mommy wouldn't leave

All she did was go to Jake's, next day

He'd be free 'cause she wouldn't shut the case

Players there showed the weed that my daddy would blaze

Every time my mom flies would always want her way

Mommy movin' brick, so she in and out of state

Somebody did her dirty, she was held by the gate

She was looking at ten but the lawyer beat the case

By the grace and the power or the mercy of the state

Made a lot of money, but she never owned a safe

Checks to the cash point, all I did was pray

Hoping that my mother will be happy for a day

'Cause we never had a light that he never had to stay

But we celebrated when they sent him to J.A.

Nobody never liked that **** like the Jake's white God

Didn't strike that **** running bling

Never smoked cigs, never smoked Mary Jane

But I get high off the force in my brain

Never smoked weed, never smoked Mary Jane

But I get high off the force in my brain

I'm crying waterfalls

Someone pass me a light

Seek to find a way to escape my mind

When will I enjoy life

I'm so tired

Crying waterfalls, waterfalls

Waterfalls, waterfalls, waterfalls

Waterfalls, waterfalls, waterfalls

Waterfalls, waterfalls, waterfalls

As a little youth I never had a lot of faith

'Cause Christmas Santa never came

And then my brother wanted presents

I go out and go and get it

Got my brother, I was trappin' in the rain

'Cause I remember when I caught my first case

I was fourteen and I was in the fast lane

Month four, I was in classes and I got my ass nixed

Flexin', I was sellin' class A

What do you expect when your brother half ate?

Him and his little sister had to share a half plate

Now I ain't gonna lie, I was motherfucking hungry

Satan on my shoulder sayin' smash the whole plate

I know I'ma eat 'bout a quarter past eight

Still gotta be a man 'cause I showed a fam hate

Used to be a used to, I can't be ashamed

Daddy ain't around, ain't seen him since I was eight

Everything changed now I've got a little weight

Gotta drop orders on the estate

Said he need a runner, I was runnin' all day

Just to make sure I got trainers and a fade

I didn't care if for what I had to save

Took pride in others, added to my name

And I don't care if he don't feel my pain

True stories, hustlers relate

I'm crying waterfalls

Someone pass me a light

I need to find a way to escape my mind

When will I enjoy life

I'm so tired

Crying waterfalls, waterfalls

Waterfalls, waterfalls, waterfalls

Waterfalls, waterfalls, waterfalls

Waterfalls, waterfalls, waterfalls

Waterfalls