Lyrics: Sidorin Dmitrii
Music: Sidorin Dmitrii
I came a mighty long way
Without the father, I wouldn't make it through the day
A blessing in disguise, a testament to your faith
There were some days when I tried to throw that shit away
Fresh out of school high, I moved right between hoods
Hearing drive-by's and sirens had a nigga shook
It took some time but that sound sort of ended up
Becoming white noise for my sleep, I never double looked
That lead flying was the last thing stressing me
I was a youngin, envision having family
How to feed them niggas off of selling ps3 cd'
Bootleg dvd's nigga please
This eight an hour barely keeping on the tv's
Sixteen dollars gotta last at least two weeks
Vending machine dinners
Always row C, I can't trip cuz someone out there really hungry
Fortunate made the most of my predicament
Restricted emotions was my sentiment
Ascent to another zone for my mental strength
Often overlook these things due to importance
Friends I had came far and few between
Cause me stiffen up straight
Like some over starched jeans
Denim niggas started joining on my tea
Draft day got niggas with ratings over 9
At the time I only thought the money fix me
It was my heart that needed change, over priced surgery
Life is bout dollars and currency but currently
My wealth resides in certainty
Certainly that is my time
My greatest asset
Commas in the bank gone be there after my last breath
But this life and the way I'm gonna live
Gonna live on from me through my kids
And through they kids
Sometimes you gotta make a way
Never know if you gonna see the day
We came a long way, came a mighty long way
Some days its gonna be rough
And every day you can't be tough
But you gotta make a way
From a mighty long way
Next chapter, I'm like a quarter way through the book
You never know I could have five percent left to look
And stare, gaze upon with a glare
Because this life ain't promised, nigga this life ain't fair
See, a black man in this world is feared
And a nigga unintelligent is often revered
That's why dropouts is up and graduation ain't near
Because we get more from life pushing drugs to our peers
I take notice, as I watch from the side
Like the neighborhood grandma peeking through the blinds
She done came a long way, survived Jim Crowe times
Just to see it relived with that nigga forty five
Shell casings laid around on the pavement
Its a war in america, on the claimants
That's the people, screaming for change man
But they more concerned with entertaining
Sometimes you gotta make a way
Never know if you gonna see the day
We came a long way, came a mighty long way
Some days its gonna be rough
And every day you can't be tough
But you gotta make a way
From a mighty long way