He said, Listen, I got no time to dive into descriptions
But I been having premonitions
Just call it visions from the other side
I got a feeling I won't see tomorrow
Like the time I'm living on is borrowed
With that said, the only thing I'm proud to say, I was a father
Write my story down, and if I pass
Go play it for my daughter when she ready
And so I'm leaving you this record, for your eyes only
Don't you ever scratch or disrespect it
This perspective is a real one, another lost 'Ville son
I dedicate these words to you and all the other children
Affected by the mass incarceration in this nation
That sent your pops to prison when he needed education
Sometimes I think that segregation would've done us better
Although I know that means that I would never
Be brought into this world
Now it's thirty years later, making sure this story's told
Girl, your daddy was a real one, not 'cause he was cold
Not because he went from bagging up them grams to serving O's
Nah, your daddy was a real one, not 'cause he was hard
Not because he lived a life of crime and sat behind some bars
Not because he screamed against the law
Although that was true
Your daddy was a real one because he loved you
For your eyes only
Thank You, Mr Schick for this Semester. See you in Western Civ
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