Nobody

(Nobody knows)

Respect the wind and how it blow

You never know

You could be up, you could be down

And then be down again some more

Respect the wind and how it blow

You never know

You could be up, you could be down

And then be down again some more

Yo, yo, yo

I nearly lost my mind a thousand times

Thinking about homicide

Demons whispering in my ears, offering alibis

Can't forget the pain I felt looking inside my momma eyes

I'm trippin', I ain't seen my pop shed a tear since like '95

Something bout a homicide make you think bout your suicide

Happen if those bullets collide?

What if I don't survive?

Imagine me not having a son?

How will my name survive?

I took the bullets out of that gun and thought about my wife

If I can help it, she will never have to bury me

I'm thanking God 'cause she has only come to better me

Save me from the fury of being a black man

With the plan to take the life of another young black man, damn

This turned into my testament now

I write my lessons, my blessings, successes, and my let-downs

I'm speaking hope to the struggle, as these tears falling down

I hope this message will help my kings put back on their crown, Lord knows

Nobody knows it, all that I am

And all I've been through

I give You the glory

All praises due

I wouldn't be who I am

If it wasn't for You

Singing glory Hallelujah

Precious children of the ghetto

Protect your dreams, don't ever let them settle

Don't let nobody tell you you ain't special

Don't let nobody act like you ain't meant to

Achieve at an all-time high

We are the children of an on-time God

And sometimes, on-time still can take a little while

Hope is multi-generational for blacks and brown

We grew a garden back in August and it harvest now

We growing roses in concrete, Pac is smiling down

On the least of us, the left-out and the looked-over

God bless them mommas who know how to stretch them leftovers

We say our prayers and then we take another step forward

Who shall we fear if the Lord above is standing for us? (Nobody)

They systems, it can never win

Sons of the sun, you can see it in our melanin

Fists in the air, freedom fighters, we ain't settlin'

On this road to Heaven, then we got to go through Hell again

(Nobody knows)

Yellow fields, dirt roads

Church home by the corner store

Blood stain, fox tails

K-9 on a hot trail

Little black child, chase your dream

Let nothing hold you back, not one thing

Fly as high as you wanna go

Shine your melanin across the globe

'Cause you can be what you wanna

Conditions your in, temporary hold-up

Loose your mind, baby, show us

The stars, the moon, the sun

Through you

(Glory) (Glory)

(Glory) (Glory)

Hey, all that I am

And all I've been through

I give You the glory

All praises due

I wouldn't be who I am

If it wasn't for You

Singing glory Hallelujah

If it had not been for the Lord on my side

Tell me where would I be?

Oh tell me where?

Where would I be?

Nobody knows

Glory

Glory

Glory Hallelujah

Glory

Glory

Glory Hallelujah