Lump Sum

Dear Dad, the class began, hands were held and arms were open

Moments stolen from the grove when life's blood was always smokin'

One was chosen for another, broke my will against your wisdom

Pushed my face towards the light so I could cultivate the vision

Made decisions for the unit, hard times, you moved us through it

By each word and every move, but you're

The one who showed me what truth is

Thanks for the blueprint passed down, I rip it by the cover

Plus you showed me how to love my wife by the way you treat my mother

And mom, you sacrificed your body, scarred beneath the weight

To usher my soul into the universe, you had contact, you were first

To the worst I had to offer, caught His mercy in your stare

You were there, patched my wounds and protected me with your prayer

Gave me food when I was hungry, gave me love when I was empty

Gave me a look of knowing solitude

When I said, "When God would send me"

Thanks for the days, the nights, the laughter and the fights

Teaching me wrong from right, mom, the first woman in my life

To my brother, thanks for the beat downs and the harassment

In you I learned to express my views with heated passion

Followed your footsteps good or bad, so please get the facts straight

My big brother introduced me to this and gave me my first rap tape

I watched you grow up, drop, prosper and self-destruct

By the jewel of circumstances, it sucked, but still you stuck

A husband and a father, a brother and a son

Kevin, I'm so proud of the man that you've become

Pam, Jeff, Billy, Cliff, Payne, David, Terry, Chris, Ricky

The names stick with me, the names stick with me

Jason Lee, Ben Eaton, Josh Cleveland, Eric Sartain, Trent Gibson

Saw the best and the worst I've ever given

Syntax, I'd bend back the sky and shift the balance

I thank you for your strong mind, your friendship and your talent

You're example to all that witness cause there's no I in crew

You inspire me, brother, cause I can see Christ in you

Gus, where to start? The art's answer to my question

Blessed when lessons learned together this always led to progression

Each profession needs a genius to show cats what it's about

You keep making the music and I'll keep running my mouth

Plato, Harry Crum, enough heart for every alias

Thanks for helping me carry the torch as we take these kids

Listener, Illtrip, Fred V, Recon

Rabbi, Manuel, Seth Statik and Simeon

It's on until we change the face and finish what we started

I'm thankful that you're all a part of this

Yeah, it's on until we change expression, finish what we started

Deep Space Five, it's never stopping

Mary, I don't have the words to get across my feelings

I breathe a purer form of oxygen when I'm staring at your face

I can rise above my limits and break through this vaulted ceiling

I'm a better man today because you occupy my space

I hit the road, you hold it down and shun the glory

I'll be the mouthpiece for your heart

And I'll tell the world our story

Thanks for bearing our children, thanks for sharing your life

Thanks for saying, "Yes, man," thanks for being my wife

To my daughters and all unborn and future seeds

I look at the world through your eyes and you always help me see

Inspiration in your innocence and the future in your face

I write these songs so I can make your world a better place

That's all to say that all that I am

Is a collection of souls that God has used to touch me

Change a reflection, made a man from a simple stick figure

And if I've ever met you then you helped Him paint the picture

That's all to say that all that I am

Is a collection of souls that God has used to touch me

Change a reflection, made a man from a simple stick figure

And if I've ever met you then you helped Him paint the picture

That's all to say that all that I am

Is a collection of souls that God has used to touch me

Change a reflection, made a man from a simple stick figure

And if I've ever met you then you helped Him paint the picture

That's all to say that all that I am

Is a collection of souls that God has used to touch me

Change a reflection, made a man from a simple stick figure

And if I ever meet you then you're helping paint the picture