[Intro]

The boy had dreams, yeah

[Chorus]

The boy had dreams, had to get it by any means

Didn't know how long my life would be, some death I seen

Never know when your time will be, life ain't guaranteed

I was only 8 when I lost my best friend

The boy had dreams, had to get it by any means

Didn't know how long my life would be, some death I seen

Never know when your time will be, life ain't guaranteed

I was only 8 when I lost my best friend

[Verse 1]

Her story was tragic, still ain't know everything that happened

Felt I was too young to be seeing her up in a casket

Prayed to God to use magic, put together them ashes

Something ain't feeling right, I'm melting like plastic

Some things I forget, but I remember lots of times

Things I seen keep replaying up in my mind

Tried to make the feelings go, think I forgot how to cry

Forgot who I was, didn't care if I wound up dead

Was mixing them drugs, but the demons were still in my head

Thought God didn't love me, didn't care what happened next

They told me I must be mentally ill, I'm depressed

Perky's and lean, couldn't feel my body

Liquor and weed, almost made me catch a body

Making sales in P's, yeah, rapping was just a hobby

Didn't do it for me, yeah, my idols I would copy

[Chorus]

The boy had dreams, had to get it by any means

Didn't know how long my life would be, some death I seen

Never know when your time will be, life ain't guaranteed

I was only 8 when I lost my best friend

The boy had dreams, had to get it by any means

Didn't know how long my life would be, some death I seen

Never know when your time will be, life ain't guaranteed

I was only 8 when I lost my best friend

[Verse 2]

Thinking 'bout my mama when I almost got shot

Was in love with the drama, wanna slide when I got robbed

Some things done changed: now I'm looking back to God

He healing my pain in ways the drugs could not, yeah

This life too short, but with God it's everlasting

Praying to the Lord when the devil start attacking

Like, get out my house, I already sent you packing

God love me in amounts that I couldn't imagine

He saved me from a cell

Better yet, he saved me from Hell

Not my best, but I'm doing well

Sometimes it be hard to tell

But my life a guarantee

God watching over me

And if I die tonight, I know where I'm going

I was off track, but Milly be back, can't waste no time

The demons attacked for a fact, I was fighting for my life

But I don't forget the times

And I don't forget the lies

But I wanna use 'em rhymes

Tell em what's true in life

[Chorus]

The boy had dreams, had to get it by any means

Didn't know how long my life would be, some death I seen

Never know when your time will be, life ain't guaranteed

I was only 8 when I lost my best friend

The boy had dreams, had to get it by any means

Didn't know how long my life would be, some death I seen

Never know when your time will be, life ain't guaranteed

I was only 8 when I lost my best friend