February 28, 2000

February 28 the year is 2000 Monday getting ready for school I grab my things But I can't forget my Eastbay Magazine Where me and my homies Would do our shoe browsing Looking at kicks that we hadn't seen I thought my mom was sleep So I went to school frowning But something was off And I couldn't shake it I told her bye before I left And she didn't say it I didn't go in her room In case she's laying naked The whole bus ride to school My heart was aching Maybe I shoulda stayed home As soon as I got to school I used the pay phone The line was busy Now I'm feeling sick to my stomach And getting dizzy Cuz in these days It would only be busy If she was on a 3way But I know she doesn't know how Plus she was sleep when I left I couldn't concentrate All I could think of was of death As I felt my heart beat out my chest And told my friend Larry I think somethings wrong And i can't reach my mom on the phone And as the day went on I felt like a ticking bomb In the middle of class I'm called on the intercom And told me come to the office I had a phone call it was my aunt And she was talking Asking me about my mom And if she was home Her van was in the driveway But seemed she was gone I said she was when I left At this point I'm just a mess I told her come and get me I have the key to the house And I wanna see what this is about The drive home was like a blur But I'm hoping the lord Will have my mom alive When its time to open the door We pull up, and my mind's racing off track We enter the house And I point straight to the back To where my mom's room is And Claire enters slow Then comes out crying Please tell me it isn't so I walk in with no lies spoken My momma was laying dead With both eyes open And that's the moment that my life changed And the, source of my pain And that's the moment that my life changed And the source of my pain