Storm

Kurt, Jimmy, Janice, Amy died at 27

Jesus died at 33

I turned 40 on the beach

What's so special about me?

He turned water into wine

And I turned torment into rhymes

Put my fortune on the line

I set my pride aside over a thousand times

So when I pick up the mic

Guess I gotta give another microscopic glimpse into life

Shed a little light on the wrongs and the rights

Through the songs that I write, we ain't givin' up the fight

I do it for the shorties who didn't have a dad

Who couldn't even add so they didn't do the math

Gotta set 'em straight when they on a crooked path

I'm just tryna be the role model that I never had

Yeah, I've weathered the storm

Weathered the storm

So you can move on

So you can move on

Nigga, this a blueprint

Nigga, this a blueprint

Encrypted through song, a village ain't shit

Without examples

So that's why I gotta be an example

So I guess I gotta speak my truth

I was just a nappy-headed youngin

Every summer always into somethin'

Corners for the killers and drug dealers

Thank God I was raised by a village

Big bro taught me how to move

Walkin' through the toughest blocks without a bruise

Checkmate when you cornered and outta moves

When it goes down, do what you gotta do

Remember nothin's impossible

Even when it don't seem logical

My people been jumpin' them obstacles

And failure ain't never been optional, life is so volatile

Oh well, know that it won't always go well

Believe in yourself and you won't fail

Lead a path and create your own trail

Yeah, I've weathered the storm

Weathered the storm

So you can move on

So you can move on

Nigga, this a blueprint

Nigga, this a blueprint

Encrypted through song, a village ain't shit

Without examples