I Always Knew

[Verse 1: Bishop Lamont] I knew I was gonna be somethin' Besides a fuck up, drop out, my mother's disappointment Broke with no employment Hope rarely visits so the ghetto get's avoided Necessity the mother of invention Dad's missin' So I guess that makes it father too A hair pick couldn't show you what I been through Hell and back Then back again Matter of fact That's my point of origin Never see Heaven Only felt the flames Wonder why God ain't come when I used to call his name But I was off the hook, my phone, He felt the same Bad service We got disconnected See I'm livin' life Life ain't livin' me Fuck the negative, I switched the polarity Made lemonade with every lemon handed me Rap wasn't plan A It was plan C [Hook] I knew I was gonna be somethin' From the hood, Hollywood to the big screen I knew I was gonna be somethin' From the bus stop bucket to a Bentley I knew I was gonna be somethin' Even when my teachers used to say I wouldn't be I knew I was gonna be somethin' Block star to rock star, momma look at me [Verse 2: Bishop Lamont] See you wanna be a rap star I just wanna be happy And know my momma's proud when she look at me Raised in the dirt nigga Barely watered still grew like a Redwood Stronger even harder I lot of niggas I knew and know didn't make it Struck down on the block Struck out and got locked Strung out on that rock The way of the world crushed they dreams Rewrote they scenes, re-casted they roles (Damn) What a fucked up world, I know Got you feelin' like God ain't watchin' God ain't listenin' Life's so parallel to Hell you hear the Devil gigglin' I remember at times, gettin' so drunk out my mind Watchin' the night sky, wonderin' where we go when we die The homie Zack has a scuffle at the liquor sto' Fell back, cracked his skull, coma, he ain't here no mo' (rest in peace) Now every soul that we lost, that's what I'm livin' fo' [Hook] [Verse 3: Bishop Lamont] Single parent home livin' All I ever knew No Huxtable shit, no Pudding pops to get me through Just my momma And my brother Then he had to move for awhile we ain't see each other Used to hate my father For what he did to momma Used to see her cry when she died Fuck my father Said he'd come and visit No show, didn't bother Bags packed, he didn't call back, man fuck my father Had my hopes up And never showed up It's no surprise if we bad fathers when we grow up But I was just a baby Couldn't understand Nobody's perfect, you wasn't perfect, you was just a man Then I became a man See you every time I take a look in the mirror How could I hate you? Wouldn't be here without you And through it all I love you pops And I'mma shine for you [Hook] [Outro: Bishop Lamont talking] Look at me! Yeah! Motherfuckin' high school drop out nigga Hehehe. I love it. Hi to all my teachers and shit. Let's keep it movin' though Real is all I can give you nigga. Real is all you should ever want nigga Let's go deeper. I give you my life. I give you my soul BANG! It's the Pope Mobile