(D. ValentS)

Yes,

It been such pleasure being with you

All these years (nah mean)

One time long ago, my mans Franks

Said "Yo Valents"

I kinda thought to myself

I like that name, it's a dope name

I'd like to welcome you to the end of DVS

And the beginning of D'Valents

Drop the puck

Line up my opposition

It me's that in my own way

My second and third edition

Can one ego gain control?

A permanent acquisition

Well let's see which one remains

As my final addition

I've had many names

My government is David James (Valents)

But back in the Chess

The Natural took the reins

And built defense mechanisms

With no antibodies

Gordy Howe hat trickin em'

Game sick in him

Nat kept bagging hotties

Weekend sessions in the Bronx

Mondays made the kid tardy

Even when in class

My white ass was there hardly

Too busy perfecting my craft

With the fine point sharpie

Lived between the lines

Cuz real life was not even perfect partly

So long son, peace dun

Nat you was a blast

You grew up and blew up

Way too freakin fast

Next verse, lets split the D

Now Nat you's on offense

Since you could never out defend that dude DVS

What a fitting third period

To have the captain come up big

And he deserves to be

The player of the game

In the last game

It's meant so much to this city

And what a great play it is here

The heart and soul of this team and franchise

This guy is the blood and guts

As time goes by, and I'll tell ya what

It comes to end sooner than you really think

And this is the kinda situation

That there going to cherish for the

Rest of their lives

This is a human moment

I don't know what to say

This a faceoff

So DVS time to go boy (bye-bye)

Cuz under that Valents mask

You like a Caster Troy

My charismatic nemesis

At a precipice

A foot in and one foot out that life

With such recklessness

DVS it's been a privilege

But I gotta det ya image (bye-bye)

You like bottle of that 92 vintage

Rhythm n blue

In ya whale tales

Money green nah mean

Cuz your hustle

Cuz your hustle prevails

This for the Hart, it's beat

Helped hone my skill

DVS wore the colors

As a team we was ill

Long moved on but raps

Feeling like she's mine still

You did me wrong, gone baby gone

We've just lost that thrill

DVS fell hard, for life he's NHL

Gets native homegrown love

Hang his banner in the XL

Up in the rafters among

The greatest CT rappers

Franchise player like Francis

It's time you and my camp calls you quits

The emotions at an all time high right now

These people have worshiped this man

Over the years

Because he has put every thing he has into this organization

There was a time when he went away

They brought him back

They brought back so much tradition

Crowd continues to enjoy and relish this moment

The final moments, and every one of us

Feeling the same emotional tug on our hearts

You D'Valents now leave DVS on ice

Body check his mic against the boards

Show em you just as nice

But as D'Valents

This was a line brawl but my penalty

Is end fake identities once and for all

D'Valents ya age

Match that on thing on your hip

And with ya permit even your hammers

(Too legit 2 quit)

No more multiple women, who you kidding

You gon' die a hero and a family man

You at peace with chillin'

You ain't in these streets

You ain't obsessed with beats

You doing drop offs and buckling car seats

But you a wiser dude, DVS we through

All along it's Valents who advised you (yeah)

Mo cars, Mo clothes, Mo jewels

Valents won't facilitate

Besides DVS would bankrupt

A and J's whole estate

Next thing you know he'd end up

Like Bobby drop off's by eight

Told you on NC, steer ya destiny

But you can't force ya fate

You can't let cycles of bad relationships repeat again

You're daughter ending up some dudes Late Night Medicine

You Lived This, so give them that Game To Win

Ya son with Flowing Pains

Writing just to stay sane

You gon let DVS live ya life in vain

Nah, Honorably Discharge from this tour of duty

You Next Level now, it's okay act bougee

Raise my stick to young in's that spit

But my time has come

DVS will rise again, Stay Cool

And wait for the Midnight Sun

When this is over

I want you to take this face

And burn it