Credits
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Remember back when I was 5, I see my grandmother's pride
Care taking for friends and watched a couple die
Grew attached to how you love and what you had inside
Never held your tongue, wasn't letting nothing slide
Learned early that you gotta give credit where it's due
Who better to start with? I gotta start with you
All them days when you was sick and hustling us all to school
Character and confidence, you gave us all the tools
[Verse 2]
Now they whooping if we need it, but thinking how we was treated
You saw something in us way before we could've seen it
All them long drives with the cousins out to Phoenix
Everybody got in trouble when they laughed at me for peeing
Boy, I couldn't do wrong, that's how you made me feel
When I ain't made grades, you saved me from getting killed
Remember bringing you the bags where you carried all your pills
My parents separated, you was loving me for real
Thank you, granny
[Verse 3]
Say your prayers, be for real
You know I miss a part of you, keep your head up
You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine
You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine
I need you to be a man, stay true
Don't let nobody get over you, be for real
You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine
I'm watching over you in the sunshine
[Verse 4]
What the Ds and Fs stand for?
Doing fine?
What your little ass know about grind?
You make money at night, but with the sun, you gon' really shine
You gon' get rich, just rich for time
You started selling with the mess, you coming down mixed up
Interrogations, that's when your friends gon' switch up
If you Kobe, why deal with the ground beef?
That's a problem on the street, just ask everybody
[Verse 5]
You ain't make that team, but can't hate it
We all learn from that, then little Damian made it
Hugh is still scrambling, John is still stacking
Chris fixing the whips and Kenny making it happen
The boat going down with the captain
Lead by example, they really watching your actions
Conversations with my grandmother
Them talks saved me, man, I hella love her
[Verse 6]
Say your prayers, be for real
You know I miss a part of you, keep your head up
You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine
You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine
I need you to be a man, stay true
Don't let nobody get over you, be for real
You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine
I'm watching over you in the sunshine
[Verse 7]
To the villains that raised me, little knucklehead
I ain't got nowhere to go, that was enough said
It was chili, spaghetti, gumbo and spare ribs
Everybody got their plate but they ain't chipped in
When it was Christmas, nan put my name in a hat
Made me feel a part of something, I was thankful for that
When it was late, you tell me I knew where the blankets was at
It mean that you had some pearl right to the back
I be like, granny, it's me
When I came in hella lit
And nobody ever understood what granddaddy said
But you always felt the love and just nod your head
Believe fat make greasy, you always said
Grandma Franks was always there to cosign with that
And when the heater broke, you left the stove on that mat
You always kept it one hunnid, I was on my hype
You left the door unlocked and it saved my life
[Verse 8]
Say your prayers, be for real
You know I miss a part of you, keep your head up
You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine
You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine
I need you to be a man, stay true
Don't let nobody get over you, be for real
You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine
I'm watching over you in the sunshine
[Verse 9]
You original Clarence Street, nobody can compare
Used to make us drop down and say the Lord's prayer
Became the routine, we did it when you wasn't there
I quit football, you told me, show 'em you ain't scared
Gave me that inner faith, gave me nothing to fear
Then I went and got Defensive Player of the Year
Treat people how you wanna be treated, that was your slogan
I love that wrestling and you bought me that Hulk Hogan
Still watching people's kids, still cooking dinner
Foundation strong 'cause it's you that's at the center
Too many acts of kindness you doing with no agenda
Half blinded in one eyes with a great set of antennas
Told me I could probably catch a fish with your hook head
Drank some alcohol, you was telling me I look dead
I was in the wrong, you said you wouldn't tell my mama
Ain't nothing like a person that can always keep a promise
[Verse 10]
Say your prayers, be for real
You know I miss a part of you, keep your head up
You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine
You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine
I need you to be a man, stay true
Don't let nobody get over you, be for real
You know I'm watching over you in the sunshine
I'm watching over you in the sunshine
