[Chorus]

A bird with the word came to me

The sweetness of a honeycomb tree

And now I look what's taking over me

Couldn't fake it if I wanted to

I had to wake up just to make it through

I got my patience and I'm making do

I learned my lessons from the ancient roots

I choose to follow what the greatest do

A bird with the word came to me

The sweetness of a honeycomb tree

And now I look what's taking over me

Couldn't fake it if I wanted to

I had to wake up just to make it through

I got my patience and I'm making do

I learned my lessons from the ancient roots

I choose to follow what the greatest do

[Verse]

I'm repping for the longest cycle, mmm

My uncles had to pay the cost, mmm

My sister used to sing to Whitney, mmm

My mama caught the gambling bug, mmm

We came up in a lonely castle, mmm

My papa was behind them bars, mmm

We never had to want for nothing, mmm

Said, all we ever need is love, mmm

We see the same things

We sing the same songs

We feel the same grief

Bleed the same blood

You grew up in the home beside me

I always had a friend to call

How could I make it here without you? Mmm

I pray I leave before you're gone

[Chorus]

The bird with the word came to me

The sweetness of a honeycomb tree

And now I look what's taking over me

Couldn't fake it if I wanted to

I had to wake up just to make it through

I got my patience and I'm making do

I learned my lessons from the ancient roots

I choose to follow what the greatest do

A bird with the word came to me

The sweetness of a honeycomb tree

And now my luck was taking over me

Couldn't fake it if I wanted to

I had to wake up just to make it through

I got my patience and I'm making do

I learned my lessons from the ancient roots

I choose to follow what the greatest do

[Outro]

Hey, my little youth is crying

I'm almost home, almost home

Look, no further riots, mmm

Working my fingers to the bone

See, I do the best I can, mmm

Mama was a farmer, mmm

Papa was a goner, mmm