Heavenly Father Thank you for the blessings that you have bestowed on me I realize, that without you, I am nothing And, when you with me, the world can be against me And victory will be mine Or shall I say, victory will be mine through you And again, thank you for the blessings, that you have bestowed upon me Amen (Amen) I realize the blessings bestowed on me But, realize these streets have got a hold on me If I don't rat on em, they gon roll on me And, I know, this ain't what life is supposed to be I realize the blessings bestowed on me But, realize these streets have got a hold on me If I don't rat on em, they gon rat on me And, I know, this ain't what life is supposed to be Naw, naw, naw I took all my problems, and laid em at the altar I gave 'em to my Father, here's what I have to offer Make me a better father, so I can feed my daughter Make me a better sergeant, so I can lead me soldiers I coulda been a martyr, I'll take and I'll starta But I was slicker and quicker, smarter and harder I came so far, bruh We worked so hard, bruh Where was you, when we was fucked up, and had no cars, huh, huh, huh True friends, gonna stay true Ship jumpers, gonna jump ship Don't expect much, from a punk bitch They just sit back, and then bump lips When the time comes to dump clips, they ain't nowhere to be found Worked my ass off, to get where I'm at Bitch, look at me, now I realize the blessings bestowed on me But, realize these streets have got a hold on me If I don't rat on em, they gon roll on me And, I know, this ain't what life is supposed to be I realize the blessings bestowed on me But, realize these streets have got a hold on me If I don't rat on em, they gon rat on me And, I know, this ain't what life is supposed to be Naw, naw, naw I was blessed with a baby, breathin Ten fingers, ten toes Daddy spoils, Daddy's girl She gotta weird way ah gettin, what she want It's not, that I spoil my babygirl It's just that, we live in a crazy world And, I might not be here, when she's seventeen I just want her, to remember me So, I take her to the store, and buy everything Cause, I may not live, to see a weddin ring I may not live, to see her senior prom And, if I ain't here, listen to mom Do what ya can, to help out Keep things straight, around the house And, when y'all argue, watch ya mouth Cause, that's ya mama, she cares about ya Loves you, more than anything Lay down, her life for you Just like daddy, that ol girl Right there, she'll die for you So, if I ain't here, when ya hit ya teens Try not to be too much, of a headache And, just know, that we loved each other You wasn't no mistake I realize the blessings bestowed on me But, realize these streets have got a hold on me If I don't write on em, they gon roll on me And, I know, this ain't what life is supposed to be I realize the blessings bestowed on me But, realize these streets have got a hold on me If I don't write on em, they gon write on me And, I know, this ain't what life is supposed to be Naw, naw, naw I was blessed, with a pawpaw That taught me, how to Cracker Barrel Blessed, with a grandma That can cook, better than Cracker Barrel Blessed, with some homeboys That'll ride, for they homeboy Blessed, with some people That'll die for me, homeboy I do this thing, here I've done this thing, here So many years, I'm now, labeled a pioneer Yeah, underground Veteran status, I let em have it Like fully automatics, with metal jackets You can get it, how you live, baby Fuck all that talkin, I'ma bring it to ya crib, homie Boyyy What I gotta do, to get a little bit ah, peace ah mind Seem like everybody, wanna take a little peace, ah mine Try to take mine, I'ma draw the line Draw the line (Boyyyy) I realize the blessings bestowed on me But, realize these streets have got a hold on me If I don't rat on em, they gon roll on me And, I know, this ain't what life is supposed to be I realize the blessings bestowed on me But, realize these streets have got a hold on me If I don't rat on em, they gon rat on me And, I know, this ain't what life is supposed to be Naw, naw, naw