Fresh Air

Indeededly I needed me a breath of fresh air

Stepped outside but wasn't none there

Took a walk up the block, why not, to get a cold drink

Fuck it, a twelve, it ain't like I ain't got no bank

With a stride I arrived at the corner store

I felt sorry for a bum, I gave him some, he said he wanted more

Wanted to kick him in his chest and take my ends back

Started to think 'bout where his family and his friends at

And I could even be his kin that didn't recognize him

Walked right past and despised him

Or he can even be disguised as a peasant

But really he's an angel derived from up in heaven

Just to scope out the selfish and the ones with greed

Who don't give a shit and take more than what they need

And then I thought to myself, say dude, he's a man too

I gave him a few more dollars and a cool breeze came through

For certain I was hurtin', kinda down on my luck

Seems I had just run out of gas and I needed a few bucks

Wires hangin' out the tire on my raggedy truck

And I ain't gon' lie, I wanna cry, but hell, I sucked the shit up

And get to walkin' with this gas can, lookin' like a madman

Talkin' to myself, tryin' to formulate a game plan

And that's quite difficult when you ain't got no cash in hand

And the people that could help you passin' by you laughin'

And it's hot, and they don't understand, have no idea

And you probably wouldn't get the picture either 'til you out here

With nobody else to help and you just stuck with yourself

Searchin' for strength to carry on and not give up on yourself

Though it's hard but I just keep my stride, keep my pace

Swallow my pride like a mustard seed and keep my faith

I'm askin' God 'cause I don't know how much more I can take

But just when I couldn't bear no more, somebody gave me a break

And I'm like, 'preciate you

Life is like a roller coaster, always up and down

And what goes around, nigga, always come around

Tryin' to stay above water, man, I ain't tryin' to drown

Know we all gotta die, but I ain't tryin' to go now

I weeble and wobble, but I won't fall

I struggle a little, but I won't crawl

If I fall down, sucker, I'ma pop back tall

I ain't perfect, but I'm tryin' to do the right thing, y'all

If I could press rewind and do it over again

Then I would right all my wrongs and erase all my sins

But I can't, all I can do is pray and don't pull a stunt

I got more time left behind me than I got left in front

I finally figured which direction that I need to go

I might crash movin' too fast, so I'm takin' it slow

And I learned life's a gamble and sometimes it ain't fair

When I'm faced with shit I can't handle, I go get some fresh air

Fresh air