Away from Me

(Sent at 6:49 p.m.)

("Hey Thomas this Ella, just that I just wanted to call)

(And tell you that I spoke to Marius)

(And he wants you to write him back and send some pictures)

(Also he wants you to come and see him some time)

(Well, call me back when you can)

(Bye")

Ayo, what up Reese? It's been a minute since we last spoke

Side by side, in a circle round mad folks

We took it round each other wishing we were still close

But I'm grown and it's tough for you to swallow

I know it hit you hard when your boys hit you

And your letters, I never answered back to

Even though life keep me racing like a track dude

I bailed out in your time of need

But you fucked me over in your time of greed

We from the same womb, what happened to the creed?

An unspoken word betweens you and I

J-B's for life, we ain't supposed to cry

Remember after my first fight, we stayed up all night

Getting taught how to throw them thangs

If he defeat I, it's the force you bring

Harassing Kevin after lunch for about a week

How did we get to the point when we would hardly speak?

Pulling up to the house, fresh change of sneaks

Big buckets, pants stay tight from the big duckets

We all loved it, I was so naive

Big brother kept me smiling, tricks up his sleeve

Had me facing claves, cases and stacks of threes

My God, it ain't what it supposed to be

Barbeques, family and friends close to me

(Uh, uh, uh, yo)

Ayo, I know we ain't spoke in a while

It's kinda foul 'cause a **** getting older, ain't no time for you now

Wishing you was right here so I could hold you now

(You're so far away from me)

Now bring it back

Ayo, I know we ain't spoke in a while

It's kinda foul, 'cause you getting older and now I'm missing your smile

And we went our separate ways, ain't no problems now

(You're so far away from me)

'Cause one day we gon' still get down

We gon' still get down

Get-get-a-get-get down

Get-get-a-get-a-get-get down

Get to get, yo say, get to get down (Oh, oh, whoo)

(You're so far away from me)

Now bring it back

Ayo, I know we ain't spoke in a while

It's kinda foul 'cause a **** getting older, ain't no time for you now

Wishing you was right here so I could hold you now

'Cause one day, we gon' still get down

(You're so far away from me)

Check it, now what the deal baby? I'm still here, still crazy

I'm real sorry we ain't had a chance to chill lately

Or even talk as often now, congratulations

They telling me you almost walking now

Roads of life I'm crossing now

Can't wait to get you back to N.C. so we can all get down

And get real tight, have you dressed up rocking the ill Nikes

Show you what a father is supposed to feel like

It's been nights that I wake up thinking that I hear you

Back of my mind start feeling fearful

Thinking if the words I say are really getting to you

And when I hold you in my arms if my face look familiar to you

That shit be killing me dude, I pray that your eyes remember me

Black and white is all you can see in infancy

And eventually I'll have you on some comfortable shit

Two parent income, Claire and Cliff Huxtable shit

But right now it's all about this long distance

All I can do is get along with it, try and be strong with it

Fuck being long winded

Hearing you laugh is like music to my ears but the song ended

Me and your moms both missing your smile and all your silly faces

Even your hurl on our pillowcases

God damn it, this ain't how life supposed to be

'Cause baby boy, you should be close to me, now run it down

Ayo, I know we ain't spoke in a while

It's kinda foul, 'cause you getting older and now I'm missing your smile

And we went our separate ways, ain't no problems now

(You're so far away from me)

'Cause one day we gon' still get down

Now bring it back

Ayo, I know we ain't spoke in a while

It's kinda foul 'cause a **** getting older, ain't no time for you now

Wishing you was right here so I could hold you now

(You're so far away from me)

One day we gon' still get down

Get-get-a-get-get down

(One day we gon' still get down)

Get-get-a-get-a-get-get down

(One day we gon' still get down)

Get to get, yo say, get to get down

(One day we gon' still get down)

One day we gon' still get down

Now bring it back

Ayo, I know we ain't spoke in a while

It's kinda foul, 'cause you getting older and now I'm missing your smile

And we went our separate ways, ain't no problems now

(You're so far away from me)

'Cause one day we gon' still get down

We gon' still get down

Yo, this one is for our peoples that is out there

We just want you to know y'all ain't forgot there

Oh yeah, we hearing y'all, and yeah, we feeling y'all

(You're so far away from me)

And yo, this one is for my peoples that is out there

And Little Dil and Little Jordan ain't forgot there

Oh yeah, we hearing y'all, and yeah, we feeling y'all

(You're so far away from me)

And yo, this one is for my peoples that is out there

Tyree R.I.P., you ain't forgot there

And yo, I'm hearing y'all, and yeah, we feeling y'all

(You're so far away from me)

Say somethin' (Ahh)

Say somethin' else (Ahh-ahh)

(Sent yesterday, at 1:05 a.m.)

("Hey baby, it's me it's 1 o'clock um)

(Just callin' to say what's up, see how your day is goin')

(See how your day went and everything um)

(I took Dylan to the doctor uh, tonight or this evening)

(He's ok so, um, you can call me um)

(Don't want nobody)

(Even if it's just to say hey, I miss or love you)

(Tell me what you did today and you may not get a response)

(But you know that's it so um if you wanna call me please do)

(Don't want nobody)

(If not just call me tomorrow, sometime when you get a chance ok)

(I love you, we miss you, goodnight bye")