Verse 1:
It’s now or never dog
You ready for this life or not
Nobody said it would be easy
Gotta fight for your spot
Weeks on end
No friends, no relationships
They don’t ever hear from you so they think you turned fake and shit
Not knowing your heart is broken
You’ve just gotten so much better at not showing certain emotion
No longer soft spoken cuz you figured out closed mouths don’t get fed and breads one thing you’re tired of not holdin
Mama ain’t work so hard for me to waste this chance
Life might be a bitch but ima take this dance
Look death up in his eyes and ima shake his hand
Cuz all my life I been waiting for this yeah
Said it’s now or never we gonna live on forever
Yeah yeah
Said it’s now or never we gonna live on forever
Chorus:
All these problems in my past I’m tryna let it be and move on I got my whole life ahead of me
All these people always ask me if I’m ready for it
Shit
Man I’m ready as I’ll ever be
All these problems in my past I’m tryna let it be and move on I got my whole life ahead of me
All these people always ask me if I’m ready for it
Shit
Man I’m ready as I’ll ever be
Verse 2:
It’s like the brighter that I shine
The more I’m blinded by the light
It’s like the higher that I climb
The more I’m frightened by the height
But I refuse to live a lie
Don’t know if that’s wrong or right (yeah yeah)
But just know that if I die
That I died living life
And lord please protect my mama from
All of life’s woes I know there’s a lotta them
I worry bout her out here alone
And I can’t recall the last time I picked up a phone
Oh the irony, I should be
With you In your time of need
But I’m too busy tryna be
The man you taught me how to be
Hope you proud of me
I have to fly and spread my wings
To reach for bigger better things
One day I’ll bring you everything I love you ma
Chorus:
All these problems in my past I’m tryna let it be and move on I got my whole life ahead of me
All these people always ask me if I’m ready for it
Shit
Man I’m ready as I’ll ever be
All these problems in my past I’m tryna let it be and move on I got my whole life ahead of me
All these people always ask me if I’m ready for it
Shit
Man I’m ready as I’ll ever be
(Hidden track “Letter to my son”)
If you hearing this, I guess you’re here
You been on my mind for a couple years
Time to time, I done shed a couple tears
You my son, my light, you the sum of all my fears
Because growing up I ain’t never had that father figure
And your grandma, she ain’t never had a lot to give us
But she damn sure gave everything she had
Was my mother and my dad, my first friend and my last so I promise you
Ima do my best to be a boss for you stay up on my grind and ima make it to the top for you
Even when I’m busy ima always make time for you and
Even when I’m scared I’ll be a man do what I gotta do
To let you know that you a blessing to this earth
I’ll never tell you things to make you question your worth
I’ll never lie to you cuz I know how that shit hurt, you my son, my blood, I’ll give you all the love you deserve
And if ever you scared I’ll help to build your confidence
And just to be fair I’m new to all this father shit
But ima be there at every parent teacher conference
To talk about your grades and all your big accomplishments and milestones
You won’t ever have to cry alone
Son I swear to god you won’t ever hear that dial tone
And wonder where I’m at cuz I’m right here where I belong I’m at home
If you need some lifting up then I’ll be strong ima teach you how to build a team, just put your trust in god have faith in the unseen
Show you how to chase a dream, to get it by any means and always protect your mother cuz your mother is your queen
So many things I wanna say to you, no matter how long it takes, im gonna wait for you
And one day I’ll give you everything you never had
And son I’ll try my best to be a better dad