So Dearly

[Intro] I just, I have a hard time .. sometimes tryin' to explain 'n' ...... Emotions .. so, so much sometimes .. and a .. I mean .. it's just kinda .. I don't know man .. it's just the whole way that happend .. it's just .. [Verse] She had the brown west african features She was lookin' sweet as peaches On gorgeous spring day With a thing to say Little or no make-up Covered her face up But brother when she smiles She light the whole place up She was covered from the waist up In a pastel pink scarf She's soft And Midas with the way that she talk In my thoughts she kept me company when we We're apart Early on I felt that she would own a piece of my heart Out of respect I kept the distance in the physical But moved in on the mental and emotional 'til she seem more approachable So hopefull I had never been casanova I had never been She's probablly been approached by better men But then again I please the earth-citizen She probablly like religious men That's something that most are conciderin' I sat back and thought about it Then reflect If I approach her with respect Our roads have got to intersect Ahhh It got deeper said her name Was Latifah, "Glad to meet cha Heard you was a preacher Maybe later we'll speak" I felt numb, dizzy Body tingelin', thinkin' what to say next Ready to sign over my paychecks No disguise On the blessing From her eyes I was guessin' She had been through Enough to know the evil that some men do I felt the pain I be umbrella in the rain Body yell the name After that I never felt the same She felt warm to me Her eyes sang a song to me She long for me To touch her I can feel it But too shy to reveal it The strong attraction started creepin' in We can spin together through the universe But must become a unit first We ain't had money for the big weddin receptions But we had the real commitment And the priceless connection The mere mention of the name Latifah Sent me deep into the ocean With no scuba dive suit This girl is potion(?) When I'm in pain All she has to do is put a hand on me Y'all ain't understandin' me She: bring out the man in me She: ain't 'fraid to challenge me She: know how to handle me We: go build this a family Strong up off reality Together in the Jihad We struggle hard to please god With each and every aspect of life We increase And with each pass of year It's more and more clear That god is the reason that we're both still here If we follow his directions We're expectin' his protection And I'm carving out a section Of this earth for us to rest in I'm strivin' I'm never satisfied with just survivin' Strivin' to provide a life in which our soul feels alright in You're a priceless diamond At your feet is where the paradise is lying Even the nicest rhyme in the world couldn't explain This is just my attempt to document The blessin' that Walked into my life one afternoon I love you