(D. ValentS)

Born In Avelino, served in World War II

Told stories about the horror

Of what war could do

Ex-Navy man Veteran of the Blue

Ghost sailed close to the Japanese coast

Pacemaker cut his career short

53 Steep Hollow, was his last port

On Birch Street, he had a tailor shop

Good Ol Lex, was like my surrogate grand pop

Marino Alfred, last name Gio Elle i, translated means jewels

Drove a Caddy bought from

Being nice with his tools

A needle and a thread

Staples of his trade

A widower but when she died

A new union was made

Back in love with whisky

Nightly drunk he'd reunite with Jenny quickly

I hope you fools choose to listen

I drop jewels bust it

I'm just a **** who inherited a winning jewel

I hope you fools choose to listen

I drop jewels bust it

I'm just a **** who inherited a winning jewel

It wasn't all Liley, when we was off the ave

It got really illy, after we lost dad

Single parent did ya best

With what you had

And we ain't had much

But it wasn't all that bad

Hustled hard the 9 to 5 is unforgiving

In the great uncoupling

Just trying to make a living

80's working mom Nanshe's on ya grind

On a pasta grinder almost lost ya hand one time

Stitched you up seen you laid up in bed

Cuts in ya fingers, remembered thinking I could've lost you instead

You bounced back kept making dough to get that bread

Juju who knew it'd be you & just this knucklehead

Scraped up nuff to get me Coleco Vision,

Respects, it's hard raising lil men for any woman

I hope you fools choose to listen

I drop jewels bust it

I'm just a **** who inherited a winning jewel

I hope you fools choose to listen

I drop jewels bust it

I'm just a **** who inherited a winning jewel

Verse three jewel

On to the last rock

I ain't gon say his name

I'ma just let the beat knock

But when I'm at his door

I hope I'm let in, if they got ring

Hope they camera see thru my sin

If they got audio hope they hear me out

So I can explain what my life was really bout

No Adam Sandler uncut gem I wasn't flawless

Running away from jakes made me feel lawless

With nuff sense to roam, till I have a Benz that's dipped in chrome

Til I have nuff friends that I feel never alone

Til I have nuff ends, my wrist is covered in stone

And all for what? to be knocked off a coveted throne?

We'll be judged when at the end zone

Last next level, hope I'm ready for home

Bring me a higher love, I've spiritually grown

You'd think we were on stage here

Thank you, and goodnight, and good luck