Soul Food

It's been too long since I've been down this block

Reminiscing while I'm whippin' to my granny spot

And I'm hoping that she cookin' and whippin up a pot

Of that Soul Food I've been missin' a lot, ayy

This what I live for

I've been workin' too much, I need to live more

I've been around too much, I should be here more

These the times that remind you what you're here for

My ma's smile is worth a fortune to me

I can't count how many times I done seen that lady cry

If I never saw it again, that'd be too soon for me

I swear it feel like an angel is fallin' from the sky

Happiness ain't cheap and we done paid our dues

The world's best tailors couldn't fit our shoes

The world's best painters couldn't match our blues

I swear the world's best cook couldn't make this soul food

Grandma in the kitchen, that's like me on the stage

Cause I'm eatin, leavin' no crumbs and clearin' the plate

And I'm comin' back for more, so tell cousin don't be late

Cause that's Spitini and Braciola ain't ever gon' be safe

Sicilian, Italiano, my bloodline from the boot

Mozz' and Romano, straight down to the root

So I'm talkin' like a Don when I walk up in this booth

And if the family proud of me I got shit else to prove

Grandpa still at home, that's a blessing in itself

We sick of all the hospitals, stressin' over his health

Tellin' me to tighten up, cause later's gon' be hell

And I'm talkin' to you like a younger version of myself

Little fuel for the thought, lotta food for the soul

I pray I'm just as wise as you when I get old

Respected as a great man who done stuck to the code

I can promise you I won't leave no story untold

My bro and sis over 21 now, that's crazy

I remember when both of y'all were just lil' babies

And it seems so amazing, I'm proud as hell to say

That you both doin' way better than I was at your age

My favorite faces in this room, I'm grateful and I'm blessed

This is way overdue, this a relief from my chest