[Chorus]

Like a person needs his soul

Like the winter needs the cold

Just talk to 'em for a minute

Ayy, just talk to 'em for a minute

Like the baby needs to cry

If you go I swear I'll die

[Verse 1]

How the fuck I'm free out here and you locked in there

Your whole family acts like I don't care

They don't know about the nights I just lay in my bed

I can't even sleep, I just lay in my bed

Eyes full of tears and a heart full of pain

Take deep breaths every time I hear your name

You was more than family, you was like my brother

So when the shit went down it's like I lost my brother

And I wish we could trade places

Swear to God, dawg, wish we could trade places

Livin' a life of crime, but it wasn't your life it was more like mine

I often think about the close calls we had

And I often think about the close brawls we had

And I love my nigga, what you know bout that

And I'll do anything to get Golmouf back talk to 'em

[Chorus]

Like a person needs his soul

Like the winter needs the cold

Make 'em understand, ayy

Make 'em understand

Like a baby needs to cry (Please, make 'em understand, look)

If you go I swear I'll die (Ayy, ayy, look, talk to 'em)

[Verse 2]

Mel Man, you my heart, I swear to god

Knew you was real, man, I saw it from the start

Even when I was wrong, my nigga had my back

Even when I was right, my nigga had my back

We used to laugh, wasn't shit funny

Late night at my grandma house counting money

I trust you with my life, dawg

If I was married, I'd trust you with my wife, dawg

Any given time a half a mill in your possession

You ain't called in two days man I still wasn't stressing

'Cause when I talk my nigga listen

Switch shit, you used to help me with them pigeons

Ernestine won't talk to me, dawg, and it hurts

She treat a nigga like I'm the scum of the earth (Scum of the earth)

In your eyes I couldn't do no wrong

So to you I dedicate this song

[Chorus]

Like a person needs his soul

Like the winter needs the cold (Ayy, talk to 'em for me, my nigga)

(Yeah, feel me on this one, make 'em understand)

Like a baby needs to cry (Ayy, talk to 'em, I don't think they understand me, my nigga, talk to 'em)

If you go I swear I'll die

[Verse 3]

Must've bust ten rounds through the strap in your lap

Knew I was a gangsta I wasn't going for that

Pussy nigga in my yard? Talkin' shit?

Knowin' damn well I was on some G shit?

Let the whole clip ride and didn't think

Let the whole clip ride and didn't blink

You asked me kindly don't bring the white in the house

And then what I do, bring the white in the house

Bricks in the attic and ye'en know?

Your grandson's killin' them, he's gettin' 24

Feds at the door, I'm out of town

You ain't tell 'em shit, you held me down

Now a-days, I rock the mic, I'm getting paid for that

And all the shit I been through, I'm getting paid for that

Always said I would make it, wish you could see me now

But if I tried to tell her, she probably wouldn't believe me now

Love you Mattie Lou

[Chorus]

Like a person needs his soul

Like the winter needs the cold (Real talk, ayy, ayy)

(You don't know what you got 'til it's gone, nigga)

(Real talk, real niggas do real things, nigga)

Like a baby needs to cry (Ayy, real talk nigga)

If you go I swear I'll die (Mel Man, Golmouf, y'all already know what it is, nigga)

[Outro]

Mattie Lou

Rest in peace, real talk (Peace, baby)

Lost everybody in one year, nigga, I'm still here

Ain't shed a tear, ain't shed a thought, nigga

I'm still here, nigga

Real niggas do real things, nigga

Fuck it, I'm here, nigga

Ain't going no motherfuckin' where, nigga

Fuck what you think about me, nigga

Get your shit together, come see me, nigga

Real talk, nigga, 124, nigga, the 'Ville, nigga...