Magnolia Tree

If you’re searching for me

Calling, tryna get a hold of me

I’ll be, where I found my peace

Siting beneath the magnolia tree

They say out of sight out of mind

But I ain't see you for time

And there hasn’t been a minute when you’ve been out of mine

Ever since I was a kid I’ve been writing lyrics and countless rhymes

Tryna find the Spirit that seems hidden

From this doubters mind

Can I borrow your conviction

I’ve been doubting mine?

You keep crossing my boundary lines

You aint bound in time

I wasn’t looking but I swear I found a sign

We might leave this drought behind

I can hear you in this house of mine

In the kitchen and then up the stairs

Grief always leaves leftovers that don't find inside my Tupperware

I'm tryna' put less trust in fear

So when I look back on my life it ain’t a dusty rear window mirror

I get reflective around this time of year

It’s around the time you climbed the vine to the final tier

God came round last night

He was wearing workman’s gear

I made toast we said cheers

I think he shed a tear

We ate'spag bog' and sipped a little wine

I bought from lidl for £6.99

I knew it wasn’t beneath him

I told him I’d been stressed

He just smiled

Said "don't worry child" and kept on eating

If you’re searching for me

Calling, tryna get a hold of me

I’ll be, where I found my peace

Siting beneath the magnolia tree

I just got basic needs

A place to sleep a plate to eat

My Jamaican queen

And a Joel baker beat

A stage to place beneath feet

Before I MC and raise the heat get em' out their seats like they Meryl Streep

I don’t think I’m gonna make it

Used to dream about getting famous

Now I just dream about my children’s faces

And sitting by the dock of the bay

When I'm old and grey

Pipe smoke fading away

Saying “All is grace”

I don't need a different life

Don’t need a bigger slice with the kitchen knife

I just need a simple life

I got delivered from the strife

Of the magpie chasing after glitter

Missing out on the gift of life

I asked a wise man for insight and this was his advice

He said "Ain’t nothing richer then the hidden life"

So consider the price each time you pick up the mic coz' this one precious life you ain’t living it twice"

If you’re searching for me

Calling, tryna get a hold of me

I’ll be, where I found my peace

Siting beneath the magnolia tree