We've Come a Long Way

13 people in a one bedroom apartment scraping

spare change and put it in a empty milk carton

I was waiting on income tax so I could get that 2

grand, because hard times had my face buried in my two hands

I was, weak in the knees so tell me how could I

stand; no money in my pocket I'm feeling less of a man

Moma, I ain't forget some nights we had to sacrifice

with a fan in the window so they wouldnt turn out the lights

But that was the past, and look at you now;

over an acre a land and about to build that house on the ground

With a lack of transportation, I needed a ride;

and I never really had the best that money could buy

But thanks be to God for keeping my life in order;

ot times I struggled just to keep my head above the water

No money to pay the next bill and I didn't know what to do but I

thing I knew is that I didn't have a clue

and the bills were due we came a long way

This 2nd verse is to my brother, aye dude I love you;

and even if I had the option I wouldn't replace you with another.

I remember first fighting and us cussing one another

and not having respect because we did it in front of mother

Our personalities differ,

we like day and night and you were,

off to the army when you took your first flight.

And when you moved away to daddy's Ray that hurt my

heart But I tried to cover it up by saying I hated your guts

Yea its been a long road,

even bumpy at times I still look up

to you, even when you grumpy at times

Because you my big brother,

and you're one of a kind and you can't

quote me on this, whenever I shine you shine

And now you have a son and its pulled you to a new start,

people can say what they want but none has a bigger heart

Grady Hypolite Jr.

you'll forever be my brother and the day has

finally come that we can laugh with each other

Last but certainly not least,

this goes out to my God who,

gave me salvation when I couldn't save myself