Passing Tha Time

[Verse 1] Since early as first grade, I knew that you always had me The only kid with braids, the other kids were laughing at me I looked you right in ya eyes, you looked me back into mine And you hold me close, you wiped my eyes and told me it’ll be fine My brothers and sisters nine, we suffered through perilous times But you kept giving them love, but some of us turned to drugs and crime We moved from ghetto to ghetto, struggling from hood to hood Don’t mention bills, you had to make meals from whatever you could Remember the days of eating mayonnaise and Wonder Bread Wondering if Daddy’s dead or simply where the nigga at I blame my father for leaving you stuck with ten seeds to raise Somewhere near the early age a father nigga had learned to hate So every since the day you left I fell out of love with writing Life no longer seems exciting, guess we wasn’t supposed to win Now all my life is just a matter of passing time Until your eyes are looking back into mine [Hook: Ben Harper sample] Now, all of life Is just passing the time Until once again Your eyes look into mine Now I [Verse 2] Remember my first charge, I think it was B&E We robbed three corner stores Cause we were in I’m living off some shit I’ve written I guess the message Is honor your mother and father Believe me, you’ll never redeem it [Verse 3] So short of the glory of God, so short of the glory of Mom I’m not an emotional MC, my heart eludes my sleeve It’s hard